GLAAD Vanguard Award
Washington receives the Vanguard Award for supporting the LGBT community at the 26th edition of the GLAAD Media Awards.
We need more diverse LGBT representation (in the media). And this is big — we need more employment of LGBT people, in front of and behind the camera…We can’t say that we believe in each others fundamental humanity and then turn a blind eye to the reality of each others existence and the truth of each others hearts.
Emmy nomination
Washington is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Olivia Pope on Scandal.
I’m so honored to be nominated. I’m crazy grateful that the TV Academy has acknowledged our show in these ways.
Emmy nomination
Washington is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Olivia Pope on Scandal.
I found out right before I stepped on a plane, and then [the flight crew] started yelling at me to turn off my phone. My publicist and friend Michelle Benson called me, and then I was able to call my manager and a couple other people — which is why I got in trouble! It’s really exciting. The thing is, to whatever extent anybody is celebrating this character or the portrayal of this character, it really is a celebration of this entire cast, because we are a company of actors that really lean on each other. This work is a reflection of the talent around me, a level of excellence that I am constantly trying to elevate myself to meet.
