Viola Davis Accepts AAFCA Icon Award: "I Will Continue to Leave a Legacy of Hope"
Courtesy of 12th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards
Mariah Carey also fought back tears while accepting a special award during Wednesday night's virtual telecast put on by the African American Film Critics Association.
Even with heaps of critical praise, a long list of hit projects and a mountain of awards on her mantle, including an Oscar, Emmy and two Tony Awards, Viola Davis said she has long struggled to feel worthy of such praise.
"What makes it an easy pill to swallow is when I think about people like August Wilson, and I think about directors like George C. Wolfe and Denzel Washington," said Davis on Wednesday night while accepting an Icon Award presented by AdColor from the African American Film Critics Association during the group's 12th annual awards presentation. "And the reason why I say that is my acceptance of any of this praise is equal to my absolute passion to leave a legacy. A legacy for brown-skinned girls just like me who were told that they were invisible."