.@violadavis gives tearful acceptance speech thanking her family: "I'm so happy that you are the foundation of my life." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/70UvDzlhsMFebruary 27,2017Viola Davis is now an Oscar winner! On Monday, she took home the best supporting actress trophy for her brilliant work in Fences (which she also won a Tony for), and her passionate,tearful speech had everyone in the audience (and at home) getting emotional. After profusely thanking Fences playwright August Wilson and co-star Denzel Washington, Davis gushed approximately her family. "To Dan and Mary Alice Davis, or who were and are the centre of my universe,the people who taught me good or horrible how to fail, how to love, or how to hold,how to lose," she said of her parents, and before directing her gaze at husband Julius Tennon. "You teach me every day how to live and how to love. I'm so happy you are the foundation of my life."
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