Viola Davis on Her Meme-Worthy Moment at the Actor Awards and Why She Wanted to Write Crime Fiction With Courtroom Thriller ‘Judge Stone’

Variety · 2026-03-10
Viola Davis on Her Meme-Worthy Moment at the Actor Awards and Why She Wanted to Write Crime Fiction With Courtroom Thriller ‘Judge Stone’

It’s far from Viola Davis’ first time becoming a meme. The EGOT winner can’t help chuckling at the exuberant way she announced “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan as best actor winner at last weekend’s Actor Awards — and how the clip instantly went viral. “Me and my husband [actor and producer Ju