From April 2012 to April 2018, Washington starred in the ABC drama series Scandal, created by Shonda Rhimes, as Olivia Pope, a crisis manager who runs her own crisis management firm called Olivia Pope & Associates in Washington, D.C.. In this position, she works for high-profile figures, most notably the President of the United States, who is also her on-off lover. The show has been a commercial and critical success, and has been called one of the most talked about drama series on Facebook and Twitter.[1][2][3] Washingtons performance has earned positive reviews, and in 2013, she won the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 44th NAACP Image Awards and was also presented with the NAACP Presidents Award.[4] The same year, she was named Favorite actress and Scandal Favorite Drama of the year at TV Guides Magazine Fan Favorite Awards[5] and was also crowned 2013s TV Star of the Year by the editors of the magazine.[6] For her work in the second season of Scandal, Washington was nominated for an Emmy at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards[7] and 66th Primetime Emmy Awards,[8] becoming the first African-American woman to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 18 years.[7] She was also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series.[9][10]