Actress Viola Davis is now a member of perhaps the most exclusive clubs in Hollywood: EGOT winners. The 57-year-old actress earned the coveted designation - gained by winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony - at the 65th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday when she took home her Grammy, the last piece of the puzzle, for performance of an audiobook. She won for reading her memoir "Finding Me." In doing so, she became the 18th person - and third Black woman - to ever achieve the honor. "I just EGOT!" Davis shouted as she accepted the award. Davis began her work in theater, but her career has spanned from Shondaland to the DC Comics universe (where she played Amanda Waller in both "Suicide Squad" films and "Black Adam"). Her journey to the EGOT started in earnest in 2001, when she won the Tony for best featured actress for her role as Tonya in the play "King Hedley II," which examined the life of Black Americans throughout the twentieth century. But she really … [Read more...] about Viola Davis becomes an EGOT winner at 2023 Grammy Awards
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F1 will overtake NASCAR as America’s favourite motorsport “shortly” – Sargeant · RaceFans
Formula 1 is on course to overtake NASCAR as the most popular form of motor racing in America, the country’s new driver believes. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Logan Sargeant will be the first driver from the United States to start an F1 season in 16 years when he lines up on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix next month. F1 has enjoyed a surge in popularity since it was bought by American media group Liberty Media six years ago. Sargeant is from Florida, but has mainly been based in Europe while pursuing his racing career. However he says interest in F1 has clearly grown in his homeland. “It seems almost as big as NASCAR and IndyCar, if not bigger,” the 22-year-old told media including RaceFans at Williams’ launch event today. While the popularity of IndyCar racing declined sharply when the series split into rival CART and IRL factions in the nineties, NASCAR has long been a huge draw for American fans, though its popularity has waned slightly … [Read more...] about F1 will overtake NASCAR as America’s favourite motorsport “shortly” – Sargeant · RaceFans