'I see me': Viola Davis gives emotional speech about self-worth after being honoured at Critics' Choice Awards

Viola Davis was the recipient of the #seeher award at the Critics' Choice Awards held in LA on Sunday night.

The National Association Of Advertisers, that represents marketers, sponsored the award as part of its campaign to further an accurate portrayal of women in the media. 

'I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are and I just recently embraced that at 51,' the actress said. 

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Honored: 'I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are and I just recently embraced that at 51,'Viola Davis said at Critics' Choice Awards in LA Sunday

Davis was presented with the gong by fellow actress Amy Adams and received a standing ovation from the Hollywood crowd.

'Thank you,' Davis said. 'It’s hard to accept being a role model for women when you’re trying to lose weight.'

The star of How To Get Away With Murder and The Help went on: 'I’ve always discovered the heart of my characters by asking: ‘Why?’'

Designed for her: The actress was presented with the #seeher award created by the National Advertisers Association for portrayal of women in media

Popular: Davis was presented with the gong by fellow actress Amy Adams and received a standing ovation from the Hollywood crowd

Made a joke: 'Thank you,' Davis told the audience. 'It’s hard to accept being a role model for women when you’re trying to lose weight'

Women rule: Adams and Davis posed backstage with the award

'When I was handed Annalise Keating, I said: ‘She’s sexy, she’s mysterious … I’m used to playing women that [I] have to gain 40 lbs. [for] and wear an apron.' So I said: ‘Oh, I’ve got to lose weight. I’ve got to learn how to walk like Kerry Washington in heels'…' she added.

'And then I asked myself: ‘Well, why do I have to do all of that?’ '

In addition to the honorary award, she also won a Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in the film fences, starring Denzel Washington.

She lost out on the night's Best Actress Award for How To Get Away With Murder  to Rachel Evan Wood for Westworld.

Big winner: In addition to the honorary award, she also won a Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in the film fences, starring Denzel Washington

Had a date: Davis was accompanied to the awards show by husband Julian Tennon

WINNERS: 2016 CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS

 Best Picture:

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land - WINNER

Lion

Loving

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Sully

Best Actor:

Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea - WINNER

Joel Edgerton - Loving

Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling - La La Land

Tom Hanks - Sully

Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Actress:

Amy Adams - Arrival

Annette Bening - 20th Century Women

Isabelle Huppert - Elle

Ruth Negga - Loving

Natalie Portman - Jackie - WINNER

Emma Stone - La La Land

Best Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali - Moonlight - WINNER

Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water

Ben Foster - Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea

Dev Patel - Lion

Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress:

Viola Davis - Fences - WINNER

Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women

Naomie Harris - Moonlight

Nicole Kidman - Lion

Janelle Monáe - Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea

Best Young Actor/Actress

Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea - WINNER

Alex R. Hibbert - Moonlight

Lewis MacDougall - A Monster Calls

Madina Nalwanga - Queen of Katwe

Sunny Pawar -- Lion

Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen

Best Acting Ensemble:

20th Century Women

Fences

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight - WINNER

Best Director:

Damien Chazelle - La La Land - WINNER

Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge

Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea

David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water

Denis Villeneuve - Arrival

Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Original Screenplay:

Damien Chazelle - La La Land - WINNER - TIE

Barry Jenkins -- Moonlight

Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthimis Filippou - The Lobster

Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea - WINNER - TIE

Jeff Nichols - Loving

Taylor Sheridan - Hell or High Water

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Luke Davies - Lion

Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals

Eric Heisserer - Arrival - WINNER

Todd Komarnicki - Sully

Allison Schroeder/Theodore Melfi - Hidden Figures

August Wilson - Fences

Best Cinematography:

Stéphane Fontaine - Jackie

James Laxton - Moonlight

Seamus McGarvey - Nocturnal Animals

Linus Sandgren - La La Land - WINNER

Bradford Young - Arrival

Best Production Design:

Arrival - Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte/André Valade

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Stuart Craig/James Hambridge, Anna Pinnock

Jackie - Jean Rabasse, Véronique Melery

La La Land - David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco - WINNER

Live by Night - Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

Best Editing:

Tom Cross - La La Land - WINNER

John Gilbert - Hacksaw Ridge

Blu Murray - Sully

Nat Sanders/Joi McMillon -- Moonlight

Joe Walker - Arrival 

Best Movie Made For Television or Limited Series: 

 All the Way – HBO

Confirmation – HBO

Killing Reagan – National Geographic

Roots – History

The Night Manager – AMC

The People v. O.J. Simpson – FX - WINNER

 Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series:

Olivia Colman – The Night Manager

Felicity Huffman – American Crime

Cynthia Nixon – Killing Reagan

Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson – WINNER

Lili Taylor – American Crime

Kerry Washington – Confirmation

 Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series:

Bryan Cranston – All the Way

Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Cuba Gooding Jr. – The People v. O.J. Simpson

Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager

Tim Matheson – Killing Reagan

Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson – WINNER

Best Actor In A Drama Series: 

Sam Heughan – Outlander

Rami Malek – Mr. Robot

Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul - WINNER

Matthew Rhys – The Americans

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan

Kevin Spacey – House of Cards

Best Actress In A Drama Series:

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander

Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder

Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black

Keri Russell – The Americans

Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld - WINNER

Robin Wright – House of Cards

 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

 Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones

Kit Harington – Game of Thrones

John Lithgow – The Crown - WINNER

Mandy Patinkin – Homeland

Christian Slater – Mr. Robot

Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Christine Baranski – The Good Wife

Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones

Lena Headey – Game of Thrones

Thandie Newton – Westworld - WINNER

Maura Tierney – The Affair

Constance Zimmer – UnREAL 

 

 Best Drama Series:

Better Call Saul – AMC

Game of Thrones – HBO - WINNER

Mr. Robot – USA Network

Stranger Things – Netflix

The Crown – Netflix

This Is Us – NBC

Westworld – HBO

 Best Comedy Series:

Atlanta – FX

Black-ish – ABC

Fleabag – Amazon

Modern Family – ABC

Silicon Valley – HBO - WINNER

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Netflix

Veep – HBO

Best Costume Design:

Colleen Atwood - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Consolata Boyle - Florence Foster Jenkins

Madeline Fontaine - Jackie - WINNER

Joanna Johnston - Allied

Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh - Love & Friendship

Mary Zophres - La La Land

Best Hair and Make-Up:

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hacksaw Ridge

Jackie - WINNER

Star Trek Beyond

Best Visual Effects:

A Monster Calls

Arrival

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Jungle Book - WINNER

Best Animated Feature:

Finding Dory

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

The Red Turtle

Trolls

Zootopia - WINNER

Best Action Movie:

Captain America: Civil War

Deadpool

Doctor Strange

Hacksaw Ridge - WINNER

Jason Bourne

Best Actor in an Action Movie:

Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange

Matt Damon - Jason Bourne

Chris Evans - Captain America: Civil War

Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge - WINNER

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool

Best Actress in an Action Movie:

Gal Gadot - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Scarlett Johansson - Captain America: Civil War

Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad - WINNER

Tilda Swinton - Doctor Strange

Best Comedy:

Central Intelligence

Deadpool - WINNER

Don't Think Twice

The Edge of Seventeen

Hail, Caesar!

The Nice Guys

Best Actor in a Comedy:

Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys

Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins

Dwayne Johnson - Central Intelligence

Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool - WINNER

Best Actress in a Comedy:

Kate Beckinsale - Love & Friendship

Sally Field - Hello, My Name Is Doris

Kate McKinnon - Ghostbusters

Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen

Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins - WINNER

 Best Actress in a Comedy Series: 

Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live - WINNER

Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish

Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag

Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:

Anthony Anderson – Black-ish

Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth

Donald Glover – Atlanta - WINNER

Bill Hader – Documentary Now!

Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk

Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:  

Julie Bowen – Modern Family

Anna Chlumsky – Veep 

Allison Janney – Mom

Jane Krakowski – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - WINNER

Judith Light – Transparent

Allison Williams – Girls

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: 

Louie Anderson – Baskets - WINNER

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Ty Burrell – Modern Family

Tony Hale – Veep

T.J. Miller – Silicon Valley

Best Sci Fi/Horror Movie:

10 Cloverfield Lane

Arrival - WINNER

Doctor Strange

Don't Breathe

Star Trek Beyond

The Witch

Best Foreign Language Film:

Elle - WINNER

The Handmaiden

Julieta

Neruda

The Salesman

Toni Erdmann

Best Song:

Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - La La Land

Can't Stop the Feeling - Trolls

City of Stars - La La Land - WINNER

Drive It Like You Stole It - Sing Street

How Far Ill Go -- Moana

The Rules Don't Apply - Rules Don't Apply

Best Score:

Nicholas Britell - Moonlight

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival

Justin Hurwitz - La La Land - WINNER

Micachu - Jackie

Dustin OHalloran, Hauschka - Lion 

 

  

 

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