Another award for Viola Davis: Harvard 'Artist of the Year'

Viola also received an Oscar this year for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Fresh from her best supporting actress Oscar win for her role in Fences, Viola Davis has now received the 2017 Artist of the Year Award from the Harvard Foundation.

Davis attended the Cultural Rhythms Festival on Saturday. She briefly came on stage before taking a seat to watch a series of cultural musical performances by students.



In addition to the Oscar, Davis received the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and British Academy of Films and Television Arts awards for her portrayal of Rose Maxson in the film adaptation of Fences, an August Wilson play.

Davis also won a Tony Award for the 2010 Broadway revival of the play.

Previous winners of the Harvard award include Quincy Jones, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon, Salma Hayek and Shakira.

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