Viola Davis is about to collect yet another shiny trophy for her already overcrowded mantle. The legendary 59-year-old actress—whose resume is basically an encyclopedia of Hollywood greatness—has been crowned the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree for the 2025 Golden Globes. This news dropped like the hottest tea on Wednesday (November 20), leaving us all wondering: What can’t Viola do? (Answer: nothing.)
Let’s not forget, this isn’t her first Golden Globe rodeo. Back in 2016, she won Best Supporting Actress for her soul-crushingly brilliant performance in Fences. (Denzel Washington cried, we cried, the popcorn cried—it was a whole thing.)
Now, for those of you scratching your heads and thinking, What’s the Cecil B. DeMille Award?, here’s the scoop: It’s like the Oscars’ Lifetime Achievement Award, but with more glitz and less “wrap it up” music. Since its creation in 1952, this golden nugget of prestige has been handed to the crème de la crème of Hollywood, including Oprah (queen), Barbra Streisand (legend), and Walt Disney (mouse daddy). Viola’s name is about to be etched onto that iconic list like the cinematic royalty she is.
And let’s not gloss over this—Viola is an EGOT winner, people. That’s right, she’s got an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony chilling in her trophy case like some overachieving squad of awards. At this point, the only thing she hasn’t won is a bake-off, but give her time.
Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes and apparent head cheerleader of the Viola Davis Fan Club, dropped a statement so glowing, it might as well have been written in gold leaf:
“Viola Davis is a luminary whose profound talent has continuously shifted the lens through which we see and understand film.” Translation: She’s so good, she makes the rest of Hollywood look like community theater.
“Her courage in portraying complex, powerful characters has broken barriers and paved new paths, making her an emblem of excellence.” In other words, Viola is the Beyoncé of acting, and we’re all just lucky to witness it.
So, as Viola gears up to accept this well-deserved accolade, one thing is clear: she’s not just breaking glass ceilings—she’s bulldozing them in a designer gown. And we’ll all be watching, popcorn in hand, wondering how someone can be this iconic.
