Viola Davis earns EGOT
Viola Davis achieved coveted EGOT status by taking home the Grammy for best audio book, narration & storytelling recording for her 2022 memoir, "Finding Me."
In her acceptance speech, the "Woman King" actress said she wrote "Finding Me" for her 6-year-old self "to honor her, her life, her joy, her trauma, everything. And it has just been such a journey."
Davis also thanked her husband Julius Tennon and her daughter Genesis, calling them "my loves."
"You are my life, you're my joy, you're the best chapter in my book," she added.
Davis already had two Tony Awards, the first for best featured actress in a play for "King Hedley II" in 2001 and another for best leading actress in a play for "Fences" in 2010. She earned an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for "How to Get Away with Murder" in 2015 and an Academy Award for best supporting actress for the movie "Fences" in 2017.