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I did want to mark the fact that it was the first African-American to win the Lead Actress category.I thought it was so progressive.

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• I did want to mark the fact that it was the first African-American to win the Lead Actress category.I thought it was so progressive.

  

  Viola Davis
  • Winning
  • Actresses
  • Progressive