Viola Davis has won the best supporting actress Oscar in Los Angeles for her performance as Rose, the beleaguered wife of Denzel Washington’s former baseball pro, in Fences.
Tonight’s win makes Davis the first black actor or actress to win the triple crown of acting: an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy.
When Davis and Washington appeared on Broadway with the same production, it won more Tony awards than any other play in history.
Davis was previously Oscar nominated for Doubt in 2008 and The Help in 2011; this is her first win.