Viola Davis Wins Supporting Actress Oscar For Pittsburgh-Filmed 'Fences'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Viola Davis has won the supporting actress Academy Award for her role in "Fences," which was filmed in Pittsburgh.
Davis won for her portrayal of a mother determined to hold her family together despite the rages of her husband, who is played by best actor nominee Denzel Washington.
The Oscar win comes in a role that Davis previously won a Tony Award for when she starred opposite Washington in a Broadway revival of "Fences." The film is the first big-screen adaptation of an August Wilson play.
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Davis said in her acceptance speech, "Here's to August Wilson who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people." She also praised Washington and her parents, breaking down in tears.
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