Viola Davis attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards: An Evening of Excellence Honoring Viola Davis and Ted Danson at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 03, 2025.
John Kobaloff/Getty ImagesBefore the biggest movies and TV shows of the year are honored at Golden Globe Awards 2025, Viola Davis He was honored with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award.
The actress, 59, received the honor at The Gold Gala: A Celebration of Excellence at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Friday, January 3. The Cecil B. DeMille Award is named after the late director and recognizes outstanding contributions. To the world of entertainment. Since its inception in 1952, the award has been given to 69 honorees, making Davis the 70th recipient.
“I was born into a life that didn't make any sense. I didn't fit in. … I just wanted to be somebody. I wanted some little nuggets of gold,” Davis said while accepting the award. diverse. “What I had was magic. I was curious. I could teleport—I could pull myself out of this worthless world and relieve myself of it sometimes.”
Davis went on to state that her “curiosity” led her to begin her acting journey. “I was curious enough to know that not only could I perform magic and house these people, I knew what they could do for me,” she explained. “What could I find in all these lives that could somehow rain down those nuggets of gold from Gordo and give them to me and make my life meaningful?”
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Davis ended her speech on a heartfelt note, saying her younger self would “scream” at her accomplishments. “She's standing behind me now, and she's wearing my dress. She's wearing the same red rubber boots that she wore rain or shine because they made her cold,” she told the audience. “She squeaks. It does say one thing. “Make them hear this,” she says. What he's whispering is: I told you I'm a wizard.
Davis wore a silky pink V-neck dress to the Golden Gala, and followed it up in a sexy black dress with multi-colored sparkles on the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday, January 5, at the Beverly Hilton. She took pictures of herself with her husband, Julius Tennonwho wore a classic black suit and white shirt. She took to the stage during the concert to perform I'm still here's Fernanda Torres With the prize For Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon.
John Kobaloff/Getty ImagesThe Golden Globes announced Davis as the recipient of the 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award in November 2024.
“Viola Davis is an iconic figure whose profound talent changed the lens through which we see and understand film.” Helen HoehnPresident of the Golden Globes, He said in a statement at that time. “Honoring her the 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award is not just an honor, it is a reflection of our admiration for her continued dedication to her craft and her tremendous impact on the industry. Viola’s courage to portray complex and powerful characters has broken barriers and paved new paths, making her an icon of excellence and an exemplary awardee.” This prestigious award.
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Davis responded to the news via Instagram At the time, he wrote: “Overjoyed! laden! Honored! Thank you @GoldenGlobes. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Throughout her career, Davis has been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her film. Fences in 2017. Her remaining nods were for her work in doubt, Help, How to get away with murder, Ma Rainey's black bottom and The woman king.
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon attend the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2025.
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesDavis is Also an EGOT winnerhaving won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and two Tony Awards. In January 2023, she spoke about her passion for her profession while explaining what the EGOT honor means to her.
“I think everyone wants their life to mean something,” she told Grammy.com. “I believe in the Cherokee birth blessing, which is, ‘May you live long enough to know why you were born.’ I think you literally want to make a hole in this world in any way you can.
“A lot of people don’t know how to do this,” she added. Not many people have found this thing that they are passionate about, that they can do. Some have. But we are all looking for that, to make a hole in this earth before we leave it. I think about that in my work a lot. I've really found this thing that I love to do. So I always want to make it meaningful.”
