Name: Viola Davis
Age: 46
Character: Aibileen Clark in The Help
Film: An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960's decides to write a book detailing the African American Maid's point of view on the White families they work for, and their hardships they go through on a day to day basis.
Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly - and unwillingly - caught up in the changing times.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Davis has no previous Golden Globe wins.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: But she has one previous nomination: Best Supporting Actress for Doubt.
Award/Nominations for role: The actress has already picked up Best Actress awards at the African American Film Critics Association, Satellite Awards and Santa Barbara Film Festival for Outstanding Performance.
She has also picked nominations at the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Screen Actors Guild, New York Film Critics Online and Washington D.C. Film Critics Association Award.
Critics: “The performances are simply superb - but it is that of Viola Davis that really does stand out. It's a tour de force performance by Davis as she can not longer bear the way that she and her fellow maids are treated so, despite her fear of the repercussions, she stands up for what she believes in and does what she feels is right.” - FemaleFirst
“As hard to dislike as it is to truly admire, this artfully manipulative issue movie knows where its strengths lie... and most of them lie in Viola Davis.” - Film 4
“Yes, it gets a bit sentimental. Yes, some 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' friendship clichés creep in. Yes, it glosses history. But it's also heartfelt, hilarious and the cast is a dream-team topped by Viola Davis.” - Time Out
Take a look at the other nominees:
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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