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Nominated Role

Viola Davis plays Aibileen Clark, an African-American maid who agrees to talk to a writer about her white employer.

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Academy Awards History

This is the second Academy Award nomination for Viola Davis. She was previously nominated for:

DOUBT (2008)

Nominee, Actress in a Supporting Role

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