1 / 35 Viola Davis Became The First Black Woman To Win An Emmy For Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Viola Davis won our hearts time and time again this past year, but the most swoon-worthy moment came during the 2015 Emmy Awards in September. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drama-best-actress-emmys-2015_55fc33d1e4b00310edf6c0e3">Davis won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series</a> for her role as Annalise Keating on "How to Get Away with Murder." The win cemented Davis' place in history as the first black woman to win an Emmy for a lead role in a drama series.<br><br>"The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity," Davis <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/live/emmys-2015/viola-daviss-emotional-emmys-acceptance-speech/">said in her acceptance speech</a>. "You can not win an Emmy for roles that simply are not there."

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