Viola Davis received her first Grammy for her audiobook of her memoir, Finding Me, finishing her EGOT assortment.
EGOT is an acronym that represents a recipient of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
In her acceptance speech, Viola mentioned that she honours her ebook to her six-year-old self. She mentioned, “To honour her life, her pleasure, her trauma, every part. And, it has simply been such a journey – I simply Egot!”
⨠#EGOT winner @violadavis shares with us on the @CityNational Bank First Look Camera how her life has come full circle after profitable her first GRAMMY on the #GRAMMYPremiere Ceremony. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/UR7z4c6cVG
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
The 57-year-old actor has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards, making her probably the most nominated Black actor in historical past. In 2017, she received the Oscar for greatest supporting actress for her efficiency in Fences. In 2010, she received a Tony award as greatest lead actress for a similar position within the authentic Broadway play.
Before Fences in 2010, Viola additionally received a best-featured actress Tony for her position within the Broadway play, King Hadley II, in 2001. She can be a five-time Emmy nominee and received one in 2015 for her position within the TV collection How to Get Away with Murder.