Honestly, Octavia Spencer’s win for Best Female Actor In A Supporting Role, was expected, as she’s been the one to beat during this awards season. She’s been on a roll this season, having won awards for her performance at the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and now the SAG Awards. Spencer was honored to be recognized by her fellow actors, and quoted after her win:
“It’s beyond profound,” she said backstage, “because its your peers saying you are the best that you can be tonight.”
Asked by a reporter if she was excited by the chance to continue her success and win an Academy Award in a few weeks, Spencer demurred and praised her competition.
“I would be lying if I didn’t say to you I would love to win an Oscar,” Spencer said. “But we have a group of brilliantly talented actresses, and it’s not a foregone conclusion that because I’ve won these [awards] then I’ll win [the Oscar]. I would never be that presumptuous. I mean, Melissa McCarthy, Jessica Chastain, Janet McTeer are in that category. Pretty brilliant.”
I predict Octavia will soon be called Academy Award Winner, because she got The Oscars on lock.
Viola Davis I thought had more competition, and I wasn’t too sure if she would get it, especially since Meryl Streep seems to be the one to beat, and who was the one who walked away with the Golden Globe. But she did it and she won for Best Female Actor In A Leading Role.
Viola quotes after her win:
“I feel pretty overwhelmed with my name being called,” Davis said backstage Sunday night when the cast answered questions about the film’s best ensemble win.”
“I just don’t see the ‘best’ thing going on,” Davis said. “It’s hard. Every time I start a new job, I feel like I start with a clean slate. … I feel like everyone is going to find out what a hack I am. And it’s strange to triumph over Meryl Streep.”
Co-star Cicely Tyson quoted:
“I’m not surprised that Viola and Octavia were awarded for the unbelievable work that was done in the film,” Tyson said. “I had a dream — and I told Viola about it — that she and Octavia did win. So it wasn’t a surprise to me. What surprised me is that the two of them were black. That’s unusual … what I saw tonight was extreme promise and hope.”
I am so happy to see that they BOTH got wins last night, well deserved!!!
Let’s talk about how amazing they each looked. Viola Davis’ skin was absolutely glowing!!
Congrats to these ladies, and watch their acceptance speeches below…
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