Viola Davis is nominated for an Oscar ; jimi izrael says she must win . If you believe what you read on blogs , black women long to be represented on screens large and small as rounded , complex characters , rather than wise , downtrodden burden-bearers and hot-blooded angry sex machines . Comment: He says Davis ' role might be stereotypical , but she breathes life into it , makes it extraordinary . izrael : Some may complain , but Davis may be opening the door wider for blacks in movies .
Viola Davis is nominated for an Oscar ; jimi izrael says she must win . Comment: He says Davis ' role might be stereotypical , but she breathes life into it , makes it extraordinary . izrael : Some may complain , but Davis may be opening the door wider for blacks in movies .