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          The 21st Annual SAG Awards: Lauded by critics for its style, simplicity and genuine warmth, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG....

          Viola Davis gives revealing unscripted speech at Golden Globes awards gala

          LOS ANGELES − Viola Davis is no stranger to accepting awards.

          The actress championed ordinary stories about people of color in her acceptance speech.

        1. The actress championed ordinary stories about people of color in her acceptance speech.
        2. SAG Awards | Viola Davis, Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Number one, I use my imagination.
        3. The 21st Annual SAG Awards: Lauded by critics for its style, simplicity and genuine warmth, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG.
        4. Viola Davis Delivers an Expectedly Wonderful Acceptance Speech at the SAG Awards.
        5. 'Thank you for thinking that a sexualized, messy, mysterious woman could be a year-old dark skinned African American women who looks like.

          6. But when the EGOT winner heard that she would receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2025 Golden Globes, she reacted in a manner that was different from past honors.

          "This is a first award I was told that I won that made me cry," Davis, 59, told USA TODAY before receiving the Cecil B.

          DeMille Award for achievement in entertainment at Friday night's inaugural Golden Gala. "Little Viola showed up who just never could imagine that she could evolve into this life, into this career. I just feel incredibly grateful today."

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          The Golden Globes presented Viola with her honorary statuette at the gala.

          The event also recognized Ted Danson, who received the Carol Burnett Award, given to person who's made outstanding contributions to tele