Congratulations to Viola Davis! 2015 Emmy Winner as “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series” for her Lead Role in ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder.
Acceptance Speech: “In my mind, I see a line. And over that line I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me to get over that line but I can’t seem to get there no how. I can’t seem to get over that line. That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s. The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. Here is to all the writers, Peter Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes … People who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black. And to all the Taraji P. Henson’s and Kerry Washington’s … to Gabriel Union, thank you for taking us over that line.” | x
