27-02-2017 04:20 via theverge.com

Viola Davis’ acceptance speech is the Oscars at its best

Viola Davis is taking home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her devastating performance in Fences. After taking the stage to accept her award, she proceeded to level the audience with a soaring speech that brought some there to tears. Host Jimmy Kimmel even said that she ought to get an Emmy for it.
“Here's to August Wilson, who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.”
"We are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life," she said in her speech, before
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