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Viola Davis stars in "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures/Ilze Kitshoff)

The historic conundrum of "Woman King"

Melanie McFarland
Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt in "The First Lady" (Ramona Rosales/SHOWTIME)

First Lady doesn't live up to its icons

Melanie McFarland
In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., (L-R) Joshua James Richards, Dan Janvey, Mollye Asher, Peter Spears, Charlene Swankie, Chloé Zhao, Linda May, and Frances McDormand accept the Best Picture award for "Nomadland" onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

The mixed bag of the 2021 Oscars

Melanie McFarland
Chadwick Boseman as Levee, Colman Domingo as Cutler, Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, Michael Potts as Slow Drag and Glynn Turman as Toledo, in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (David Lee/NETFLIX)

The glory of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

Melanie McFarland
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Stormy Daniels; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Viola Davis (Getty/Ralf Hirschberger/Don Emmert/Jesse Grant)

10 women who wouldn't be silenced in '18

Rachel Leah
Steve McQueen, photographed by Jill Greenberg. Learn more about Jill's work and her initiative, Alreadymade., to hire more female photographers at <a href='https://www.jillgreenberg.com/'>jillgreenberg.com</a>

Steve McQueen on the women of "Widows"

Andrew O'Hehir
Viola Davis (AP/Jordan Strauss)

Viola Davis regrets acting in "The Help"

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Still from Two Sides trailer, of a woman holding a sign as she takes part in a protest following the death of Eric Garner. (TV One/Getty/Kena Betancur)

Seeing through the eyes of cops who kill

Rachel Leah
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Niecy Nash on TV diversity

Alli Joseph
Meryl Streep, winner of the Oscar for best actress for her role in "The Iron Lady" is congratulated by fellow nominee Viola Davis (Reuters/Gary Hershorn)

The 2017 Academy Awards

Gary M. Kramer
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Oscar prediction season

Neal Pollack
"Fences" (Paramount Pictures)

Playwright behind Oscar nod

Misha Berson
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(Getty/Matt Winkelmeyer)

Academy Award nominees

Gary Kramer
82nd Annual Academy Awards (Getty/Andrew H. Walker)

Oscar nominations

Max Cea
Viola Davis poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture for "Fences" at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (Jordan Strauss/invision/ap)

burns at the golden globes

Matthew Rozsa
Will Smith and Margot Robbie in "Suicide Squad" (DC Entertainment)

Second-rate "Suicide Squad"

Andrew O'Hehir
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Mireille Enos in "The Catch" (ABC)

"The Catch" falls flat

Sonia Saraiya
(Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy)

We saw the future at the Emmys

Sonia Saraiya
(Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Hamm wins "Mad Men" Emmy

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Viola Davis' historic Emmy

Erin Keane
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Shonda Rhimes (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Rhimes on racism

Anna Silman
Ruth Wilson, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson (Showtime/ABC/CBS)

Feminist actress roundtable

Anna Silman
Viola Davis accepts the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series for “How to Get Away with Murder” on stage at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP) (Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)

Sarah Gray
Kerry Washington in "Scandal"; Viola Davis in "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)

Rhimes' shows end with a bang

Sonia Saraiya
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