US EditionViola Davis receives prestigious Chairman's prize at NAACP Image Awards
- On Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, Viola Davis accepted the NAACP Chairman's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, a prize presented by Capital One honoring platform-driven change.
- Davis has long paired artistic work with community service, using her platform to highlight lack of opportunity for women of color in Hollywood and supporting underserved communities through the Davis-Tennon Foundation.
- As an EGOT winner, Davis has amassed accolades across film and television, notably from Fences to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and she is already a nine-time NAACP Image Award winner.
- Onstage, Davis framed the award as a reaffirmation and praised caregivers, including those at the food pantry in Central Falls feeding 3000 people a month and caring for her mother.
- The honor places Davis among past recipients including Vice President Kamala Harris and Amanda Gorman, and formalizes her legacy of opening doors for Black women beyond performance.
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Viola Davis delivered a speech at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, where she reflected on her beginnings, success and the current state of the nation.
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