Viola Davis Honored With AAFCA Icon Award (EXCLUSIVE)
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variety.comAngelique Jackson Oscar winner Viola Davis will receive the Icon Award from the African American Film Critics Assn. during the 12th annual AAFCA awards on April 7.
Previous recipients of AAFCA’s Icon Award are Sidney Poitier and Kenya Barris. Announcing the honor, AAFCA president Gil Robertson said: “Viola Davis has excelled in every single format available to an actor.
She’s a powerhouse actress who continues to impress with her incredible range and ability to lend herself to any era and dig deep into the humanity of every character she plays.” “When you think about her in ‘Doubt,’’The Help,’ ‘Fences’ and now ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ she just goes there,” he continued. “Following in the footsteps of other legendary actresses by.
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