Viola Davis: Meryl Streep

Robinne Lee Dept: Despite torrents of debate among African-Americans over the merits of the segregation-era movie "The Help," most still hoped that Viola Davis, who plays a maid, would become just the second black winner of the best actress Oscar, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Oohhhhhhhnnnnnnooooooooooooooo," wailed Robinne Lee on Twitter and viola Davis, right, and Julius Tennon at the Governors Ball following the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello And so there was widespread disappointment when Davis lost the Academy Award to Meryl Streep on Sunday night. Still, ambivalence tinged the reaction: Besides regret that the ranks of black Oscar winners remained small, many felt relief that a role viewed as stereotypical was not honoured. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.