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RI’s own Viola Davis to be honored at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony

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RI’s own Viola Davis to be honored at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony

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Awards season is upon us, and Rhode Island’s own Viola Davis is set to receive one of Hollywood’s biggest honors at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony.

She’s won all the major awards − Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony − and now Davis will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2025 Golden Globes. She earned a best supporting actress Globe for the 2016 drama “Fences,” and now will be recognized for outstanding contributions to the entertainment world, according to a statement from the Golden Globes, the organization that replaced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Davis won the best supporting actress Oscar for “Fences” in 2017. The “Woman King” star achieved EGOT status − securing Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards − when she won a Grammy in 2023 for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording (for her memoir “Finding Me“).

Davis, 59, is well known for giving back to the Ocean State – both to Central Falls High School (she’s an alum) and other schools. A Rhode Island College graduate, she gave the commencement address at the University of Rhode Island last May.

How to watch the Golden Globes

The 2025 Golden Globes will air live Sunday on CBS at 8 p.m. EST. The show will also stream live on Paramount+ with Showtime for subscribers. (Paramount+ Essential subscribers can stream the ceremony the day after.)

For those eager to catch early action, the live red carpet pre-show begins at 6:30 p.m. EST, hosted by Rachel Smith (“Entertainment Tonight”) and Marc Malkin (Variety). The show will stream at Variety, “Entertainment Tonight,” Women’s Wear Daily, Billboard, Rolling Stone and other Penske Media platforms.

Who is hosting the 2025 Golden Globe Awards?

Fresh off her stellar, headline-making performance at Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady,” comedian Nikki Glaser is hoping her piercing brand of humor is better received than the bomb experienced last year by stand-up Jo Koy. She’s even put off a cosmetic procedure until after the big night, joking she postponed a brow lift to host.

What is the Cecil B. DeMille Award and who else has won?

The Cecil B. DeMille Award, established in 1952 and named after the legendary director, has honored 69 luminaries, including Walt Disney, Sidney Poitier, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Oprah Winfrey and Davis’ “Fences” co-star Denzel Washington.

“Viola Davis is a luminary whose profound talent has continuously shifted the lens through which we see and understand the film,” said Helen Hoehne, Golden Globes president, adding that the award represents the star’s “relentless dedication to her craft and her monumental impact on the industry.”

Ted Danson also being honored

Actor Ted Danson, who appears in the Netflix comedy “A Man on the Inside,”will receive the Carol Burnett Award, bestowed upon those who’ve made outstanding contributions to television

With reports from Marco dell Cava of USATODAY.

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