Viola Davis Becomes 3rd Black Woman in History to EGOT
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Viola Davis finally achieved EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) status on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for her memoir, Finding Me. She is now the third Black woman in history to EGOT, joining Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson, and one of only 18 people in total who have won all four awards.
“I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola. To honor her, her life, her joy, her trauma, everything,” the legendary actor said on stage, decked out in a striped sequin dress. “It’s been such a journey. I just EGOT!”
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Sunday, February 5th 2023 at 8:08PM
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