Viola Davis on Chadwick Boseman, Awards Season and Transforming for 'The First Lady' (Exclusive)

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.

Oscars history after she picked up a nod for Best Actress today (March 15).The actress received her fourth nomination for playing the lead role in Netflix‘s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at a ceremony earlier alongside Andra Day, Vanessa Kirby, Frances McDormand and Carey Mulligan.She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 for Fences, after being nominated in that category in 2009 for her work in Doubt.

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.

The 2021 Oscar nominations were announced bright and early this morning and there were some major milestones on the list!

Angelique 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.

Viola Davis, Kate Winslet and more of Hollywood’s Finest are coming together for British Vogue.

Dakota Fanning is set to pportray Susan Elizabeth Ford opposite Michelle Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford and Aaron Eckhart’s Gerald Ford in Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady, headlined by Viola Davis, Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Davis executive produces the series, directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDakota Fanning has signed on to play Susan Ford in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned.Susan is the only daughter of Betty Ford and President Gerald Ford, who will be played in the series by Michelle Pfeiffer and Aaron Eckhart respectively.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Viola Davis never misses a chance to make a statement on a red carpet or use her platform for change - and the same was true even when she did so virtually for the Golden Globes Sunday.

Elizabeth Stewart is among the star stylists who have made pivoting to virtual awards-season dressing look effortless. For Sunday’s Golden Globes, she talked to The Hollywood Reporter about working with nominees Viola Davis and Amanda Seyfried.

Viola Davis was stunning! The actress brought elegance and style to the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. While she made a virtual appearance from her home, Davis didn’t hold back when it came to her attire.The actress looked spectacular in a custom gown from Los Angeles-based brand Lavie by CK.

Gallery: The 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards announces nominees (dw. com)Boseman died in August 2020, having kept secret a four-year battle with colon cancer.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Chadwick Boseman was announced as a winner during the 2021 Golden Globes on Sunday, February 28.