Suicide Squad's Viola Davis Wins First SeeHer Award

12/11/2016 10:05 pm EST

This evening, Viola Davis, won the very first #SeeHer Critics' Choice Award for her brilliant work in Fences, How To Get Away With Murder, and as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad.

The honor is being presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with A&E Network, who have made a mission to change the role of women in advertising and media by the year 2020.

The organizations selected Ms. Davis because she "embodies the values set forth by the #SeeHer mission, including pushing boundaries on changing stereotypes and her recognition of the importance of accurately portraying women across the entertainment landscape."

Amy Adams, who ironically plays the role of Lois Lane, had the pleasure of present Viola Davis with the award, while a supercut of her roles in Suicide Squad, Fences, and How To Get Away With Murder was on display.

Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself?

Written and directed by David Ayer based on the characters from DC Comics, the film stars Will Smith (Ali), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) and Viola Davis (The Help). The cast also includes Jai Courtney (Insurgent), Jay Hernandez (Takers), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Thor: The Dark World), Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors), Scott Eastwood (Fury), Cara Delevingne (Paper Towns), Adam Beach (Cowboys & Aliens), and Karen Fukuhara in her feature film debut. It is produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.

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Suicide Squad: The Extended Cut is now available on Digital HD and wil be released on Blu-ray (4K and 3D) on December 13.

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