Viola Davis has become the most nominated Black actress in Oscars history

scaled-down, pre-taped, one-hour ceremony, will probably tell us a few things we already know about this year’s awards races, and maybe a few things we don’t about a couple of tight races.The chances that they can create turmoil in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor races are slim, but there’s a lot at stake in the two actress categories at the SAG Awards, and the opportunity for the guild to christen real front runners.Carey Mulligan, Frances McDormand or Viola Davis? Maria Bakalova,

Viola Davis‘ latest photoshoot was a family affair! The Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star, 55, posed with her nine-year-old daughter, Genesis Tennon for a very special cover of W Magazine. This was Viola and Genesis’ first mother-daughter magazine cover, and most certainly not their last. The ladies shined on the cover, part of a photo essay helmed by friend Regina King in The Directors Issue.

Regina King directed Viola Davis in “Black Americana: A Photo Essay on Love and Pain” for W Magazine.

The 2021 NAACP Image Awards crowned DJ D-Nice, who hosted hit socially distanced dance parties during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its top honor of Entertainer of the Year in an evening that featured numerous references to the coronavirus crisis. There were also numerous references to voter suppression and the role of Black people in the results of the 2020 election, including helping Democrats flip the Senate with the wins of Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Georgia.

Hollywood veteran Viola Davis, who will be essaying the role of Michelle Obama in the Showtime series, The First Lady, recently opened up about her experience portraying the character.

root for everybody Black at the NAACP Image Awards, a show specifically created to honour the achievements of Black artists and entertainers of colour. In the middle of an awards season riddled with controversy (we’re looking at you, Hollywood Foreign Press Association) and some incremental change (the Oscars aren’t so white this year), the 52nd NAACP Image Awards served as a refreshing celebration of the best of the best in Black excellence, as it does every year.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine There’s no denying Viola Davis is a style star.  MORE: 2021 Oscars may take place in very unusual locationThe Oscar winner wows whether she’s slaying a look from home, on a virtual red carpet, or at a star-studded event.

As the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards rolled in on Monday, it was clear that this year’s Oscars would be a ray of hope for people of colour. Infamous for having all-white nominees, the award show received backlash for consistently failing to diversify in the past.

History in the making! Nominations for the 93rd annual Oscars were announced on Monday, March 15, and the impressive list is full of groundbreaking achievements.

Gallery: Everything you missed from the Golden Globes 2021 (BANG Showbiz)Taking to Instagram, he wrote: "Wow! I'm honoured to be nominated by my fellow actors alongside such inspiring performances, and am grateful to the Academy for their support and encouragement. I’m equally thrilled for our visionary writer-director Darius Marder and the brilliant Paul Raci, as well as our editor Mikkel, sound designer Nicolas, and co-writer Abe Marder.

The much-awaited Oscars 2021 nominations are finally out and while not everyone is a winner there are some great firsts. This year's awards season has been dominated by late actor Chadwick Boseman and it was a repeat at the Oscars 2021 nominations.