Viola Davis Gives Moving Speech at 2016 Critics' Choice Awards Emma Stone's road to the 2017 Oscars August Wilson, who wrote the play from which "Fences" is adapted, was among the people she thanked.

Now, Davis may bring home Oscar gold for her performance as Rose Maxson in "Fences." Davis first portrayed the loving but neglected matriarch in the 2010 Broadway revival of the August Wilson play.

"6-year-old Viola always wanted to beat up the boys." Viola Davis takes a walk down memory lane as she rewatches scenes from her classic works including 'The Woman King,' 'Doubt,' 'How to Get Away ...

The film stars Washington alongside Viola Davis. In 2010, Davis and Washington both won Tony Awards for their roles in the Broadway revival of Fences.

Now, Davis may bring home Oscar gold for her performance as Rose Maxson in "Fences." Davis first portrayed the loving but neglected matriarch in the 2010 Broadway revival of the August Wilson play.