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Elisabeth Moss Wins Best Actress in Drama at 2017 Emmys
Elisabeth Moss Wins Best Actress in Drama at 2017 Emmys
Elisabeth Moss Wins Best Actress in Drama at 2017 Emmys
The 2017 Emmy Awards keep rolling right along with one of the more intense competitions of the night, and it seems a great injustice has finally been undone. After many years of Mad Men snubs, Elisabeth Moss has finally taken home a statue for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for The Handmaid’s Tale.
Viola Davis Wins Her First Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis Wins Her First Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis Wins Her First Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
Believe it or not, Viola Davis just won her first Academy Award. The fact that Davis won for her tour-de-force performance in Fences is far from surprising, but the fact that it took Academy voters this long — the woman’s been working for 21 years and has been nominated three times — to give her the award that’s long had her name on it is pretty shocking.
2017 Oscar Predictions: The ScreenCrush Staff Picks the Winners
2017 Oscar Predictions: The ScreenCrush Staff Picks the Winners
2017 Oscar Predictions: The ScreenCrush Staff Picks the Winners
It’s that time of the year again where we must set aside our personal opinions and favorites to try and guess which movies the Academy will deem the most culturally significant. A lot had changed since our initial Oscar predictions last December. Manchester By the Sea is no longer a Best Picture frontrunner, a race dominated by La La Land with Moonlight shortly behind. The days of calling Natalie Portman a Best Actress shoe-in last fall feel like a distant dream, and Lion and Hacksaw Ridge might just lend this year’s Oscars some surprising upsets.
‘Hidden Figures’ Upsets at SAG Awards, Ups Oscar Chances
‘Hidden Figures’ Upsets at SAG Awards, Ups Oscar Chances
‘Hidden Figures’ Upsets at SAG Awards, Ups Oscar Chances
Just when pundits had begun to reduce the Oscar fracas to a two-horse race between toe-tapping populist favorite La La Land and critically-adored downbeat character piece Moonlight, a possible spoiler has come out of nowhere. Last night, the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards gave Hollywood’s union of performers a chance to recognize some of their own whom had done outstanding work over the past year. The most coveted award of the ceremony is the prize for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture, regarded by some as a bellweather for Oscar night, and it went to unexpected contender Hidden Figures.
Andre Holland Joins Viola Davis in Steve McQueen Thriller
Andre Holland Joins Viola Davis in Steve McQueen Thriller
Andre Holland Joins Viola Davis in Steve McQueen Thriller
It’s been over three years since Steve McQueen released his last film, 12 Years a Slave, but the director of the Oscar-winning drama has a couple of projects on the horizon — including Widows, an upcoming heist thriller based on a screenplay by McQueen and acclaimed Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn. Viola Davis signed on to star in the film last fall, and today brings word that another awards season favorite has joined her in McQueen’s highly-anticipated new project.
Three More Stars Announced for Golden Globes Presenters
Three More Stars Announced for Golden Globes Presenters
Three More Stars Announced for Golden Globes Presenters
It’s officially awards season, and with potential nominee shortlists come presenter announcements. Today, three more stars will join Anna Kendrick and Steve Carell at the Golden Globes, as it was announced today that Viola Davis, Sylvester Stallone, and Priyanka Chopra will join the ranks of the 2017 presenters.
‘Fences’ Clip: Viola Davis Definitely Going to Win an Oscar
‘Fences’ Clip: Viola Davis Definitely Going to Win an Oscar
‘Fences’ Clip: Viola Davis Definitely Going to Win an Oscar
While some actresses would shy away from letting their line deliveries get emotional enough that their spit and snot practically flies at the camera, Viola Davis is not some actresses. If you feel like you’ve heard the word “Oscar” more than enough when it comes to Davis and Denzel Washington’s Fences, get ready to hear it one more time: Viola. Davis. Is. Going. To. Win. Best. Actress. This. Year.

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