--- description: The actor just won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar title: Celebrities React to Viola Davis' Oscar Win image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf802279a3e594538/6988bc0abc6cfc03a43e04e1/viola-davis-speech1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Celebrities React to Viola Davis' Oscar Win  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 27, 2017 3:25 AM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 27, 2017 3:25 AM CUT [Viola Davis](http://time.com/4683341/oscars-2017-viola-davis-speech/ "undefined") gave one of the most inspiring speeches at the [Oscars Sunday night](http://time.com/4680083/oscars-2017-winners-list/ "undefined"). Perhaps that’s why celebrities flocked to social media to congratulate the star on her win for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in _Fences_. Her _How to Get Away With Murder_ co-stars joined a chorus of other friends and celebrities in tweeting their praise for the actress, her performance and her acceptance speech. > [](https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/836045109086969856) > [](https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/836046770228473856) > [](https://twitter.com/ajanaomi%5Fking/status/836047172303011840) > [](https://twitter.com/wesleysnipes/status/836047587673157632) > [](https://twitter.com/MattMcGorry/status/836047294269116417) > [](https://twitter.com/RestingPlatypus/status/836047020339101696) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4683353/oscars-2017-viola-davis-win-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4683353/oscars-2017-viola-davis-win-reactions/"},"headline":"Celebrities React to Viola Davis' Oscar Win","datePublished":"2017-02-27T03:25:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:52.570Z","description":"Even Oprah couldn't handle her speech","url":"https://time.com/4683353/oscars-2017-viola-davis-win-reactions/","keywords":["awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf802279a3e594538/6988bc0abc6cfc03a43e04e1/viola-davis-speech1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf802279a3e594538/6988bc0abc6cfc03a43e04e1/viola-davis-speech1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"89th Annual Academy Awards - Show","caption":"Viola Davis accepts Best Supporting Actress for Fences during the 89th Annual Academy Awards, on Feb. 26, 2017 in Hollywood, Calif.","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4683353/oscars-2017-viola-davis-win-reactions/","name":"Celebrities React to Viola Davis' Oscar Win"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"Even Oprah couldn't handle her speech","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4683353/oscars-2017-viola-davis-win-reactions/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4683353/oscars-2017-viola-davis-win-reactions/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```