Viola Davis made history as became the 23rd actor to get the "triple crown of acting", which is used to describe actors who have won at least one acting award at the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Tonys at the 89th Oscar awards held last night.
Viola made history as she did not only win her first oscar, she's now a member of one of the most prestigious acting clubs in the world, EGOT.
The first black woman to get the "triple crown of acting" is Whoppie Goldberg, but her Tony award was for producing Broadway musical ''Thoroughly Modern Millie' not acting.
Read her speech after winning the award:
“I became an artist, and thank god I did, because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. So here’s to August Wilson, who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.”
“Fences,” which she described as, “a movie that is about people, and words, and life, and forgiveness, and grace.”
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