Viola Davis and Ted Danson both accepted lifetime achievement awards on Friday night at the first Golden Gala, ahead of the 2025 Golden Globes in LA.

Viola Davis was honored with another award this year, but viewers of the 2025 Golden Globes didn't get to see her accept it. The EGOT winner, 59, was the recipient of this year's Cecil B.

Meryl Streep, a past DeMille honoree, presented the honor with a stemwinding speech about how overwhelmed she was by Davis’ talent ... That girl who was little Viola was enough.

You'll need no help understanding why Viola Davis received this standing ovation. The EGOT winner delivered a powerful speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award Speech ahead of the 2025 ...

Viola Davis shared her journey from poverty to being ... whom she called "a great broad" before launching into her speech."This is my testimony," she said. "I think I decided to be an actor ...

Gilbert Flores//GG2025/Penske Media via Getty EGOT winner Viola Davis has another trophy to ... The actress, 59, made an emotional speech at the Golden Gala on Jan. 3 as she accepted the Cecil ...

Meryl Streep, a past DeMille honoree, presented the honor with a stemwinding speech about how overwhelmed she was by Davis’ talent at the first table ... That girl who was little Viola was enough. And ...

LOS ANGELES − Viola Davis is no stranger to accepting awards ... moment came at the beginning of Danson's acceptance speech, when he professed his love for Burnett and she shouted, "I love ...