Viola Davis' Style Evolution (PHOTOS)

We’ve got Viola fever!

Although the talented actress is no newbie, Viola Davis has literally taken Hollywood by storm this year with her breakout role in “The Help.”

She has already picked up a SAG award, Critic's Choice award, an NAACP Image award--and with the Oscars just hours away she could be bringing home one of the coveted gilded men as well.

Thanks to a recent string of head-turning moments on the red carpet, the 46-year-old also deserves some praise when it comes to her exceptional style. Davis' radiant skin and fit physique are the perfect canvas for the bold colors and sexy (yet sophisticated) silhouettes that the star loves to wear.

Davis is officially on our style radar and we can’t wait to see what the future has in store. In the meantime, here’s a look at some of her best fashion moments over the past few years.

Loading Slideshow

• 2007

  HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 04: Actress Viola Davis arrives at Paramount Pictures' premiere of 'Disturbia' at the Mann Chinese Theatre on April 4, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

• 2008

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Actress Viola Davis arrives at a special screening Of Miramax's 'Doubt' on November 18, 2008 at the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

• 2008

  NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Actress Viola Davis attends the premiere of 'Doubt' at the Paris Theater on December 7, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

• 2009

  SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 08: Actress Viola Davis arrives on the red carpet at VH1's 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 8, 2009 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for VH1)

• 2009

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 09: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the Pre-Golden Globes DPA Gifting Lounge hosted by Nathalie Dubois held at the The Peninsula Hotel on January 9, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images)

• 2009

  LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 25: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

• 2009

  SANTA BARBARA, CA - JANUARY 28: Actress Viola Davis attends the Virtuoso Awards during the 24th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Lodero Theatre on January 28, 2009 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

• 2009

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Actress Viola Davis attends the 2009 Oscar Nominees Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 2, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• 2009

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 20: Actress Viola Davis attends the second annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party at the Peter and Tara Guber estate on February 20, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• 2009

  WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Actress Viola Davis arrives to the Disney and Miramax Oscar Nominees Celebration held at The London Hotel on February 21, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

• 2009

  WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter held at the Sunset Tower on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

• 2009

  NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Viola Davis attends the CHANEL and Tribeca Film Festival Artists' Dinner at Odeon on April 23, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for CHANEL)

• 2009

  NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Actress Viola Davis attends the TFI Awards Ceremony during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival at City Winery on April 24, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

• 2009

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 14: Actress Viola Davis attends the Mandela Day benefit at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 14, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• 2009

  LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 06: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the premiere screening of Overture Films' 'Law Abiding Citizen' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on October 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Overture)

• 2010

  NEW YORK - APRIL 04: Actress Viola Davis attends the opening of 'Lend Me A Tenor' at the Music Box Theatre on April 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Will Ragozzino/Getty Images)

• 2010

  NEW YORK - MAY 03: Actress Viola Davis attends the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the 'American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity' exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 3, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

• 2010

  NEW YORK - JUNE 13: Actress Viola Davis poses with her award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play at the 64th Annual Tony Awards at The Sports Club/LA on June 13, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

• 2010

  NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Actress Viola Davis attends The 2010 Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Princess Grace Foundation)

• 2011

  NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Viola Davis attends the 65th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

• 2011

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Viola Davis attends the Fourth Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 24, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• 2011

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 09: Actress Viola Davis attends the premiere Of DreamWorks Pictures' 'The Help' held at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Samuel Goldwyn Theater on August 9, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

• 2011

  MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 03: Actress Viola Davis attends 'Criadas y Senoras' (The Help) photocall at Hesperia Hotel on October 3, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

• 2011

  NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 15: Actress Viola Davis attends the 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on December 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

• 2011

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 24: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala Presented By Starz held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 24, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

• 2011

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 07: Actress Viola Davis arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual 'Power 100: Women In Entertainment Breakfast' at The Beverly Hills Hotel on December 7, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

• 2012

  NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 09: Actress Viola Davis attends the 2011 New York Film Critics Circle awards at Crimson on January 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

• 2012

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 12th Annual AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 13, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

• 2012

  LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress Viola Davis arrives at W Magazine And Dom Perignon Celebrate It's Best Performances Issue And The Golden Globe Awards at the Chateau Marmont on January 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

• 2012

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 21: Actress Viola Davis attends the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 21, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• 2012

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 14: Actress Viola Davis attends BAFTA Los Angeles' 18th annual Awards Season Tea Party held at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 14, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images For BAFTA Los Angeles)

• 2012

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

• 2012

  LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

• 2012

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 84th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• 2012

  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Actress Viola Davis attends the Vera Wang Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion at The Stage at Lincoln Center on February 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)

• 2012

  LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

• 2012

  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 23: Actress Viola Davis attends the 5th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 23, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Best Actress Nominee Viola Davis Speaks Out

Comments

[Earniet]

10:17 PM on 03/09/2012

Such a beautiful woman!

[MexDiva]

01:29 AM on 02/27/2012

She is amazing and I love her Vera Wang dress but her boobs coming out and that hideous hairstyle..and she is soo atractive, a miss.

[Mattew Milton]

06:25 AM on 02/27/2012

i'm absolutely agree with you! http://beatlesalbums.in/

[Lordcron]

12:40 AM on 02/27/2012

Viola was nominated for a possible win. She's wonderful in a movie that whitewashed a very bad period of America.

[Trentonjordan]

11:22 PM on 02/26/2012

the spirit of Hattie McDaniel is alive and well!!!

[Befree16195]

09:52 AM on 03/02/2012

I hope not.

[Knowledgeseeker]

11:07 PM on 02/26/2012

I want Viola to win

[NeverRetro]

10:29 PM on 02/26/2012

There is nothing to be proud of, in winning an award in 2012 for playing a black maid.

[Felix Soto]

11:18 PM on 02/26/2012

further conditioning of blacks to be happy with ÿowsa" roles.Whupi is queen of them all.down south that's all little old choch ladies watch.

[Nuttinbutdatruf]

11:54 PM on 02/26/2012

She didn't win. Happy now?

[NeverRetro]

12:02 AM on 02/27/2012

I will be happy when Hollywood casts blacks in roles other than the help, or the thug.

[vintage3000]

11:23 AM on 02/27/2012

screw Hollyweird and their two mammies per century quota.

This kind of news makes me happy:

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni23432604/

[MsG7]

08:44 PM on 02/26/2012

Black folk get Oscars for playing -
1. Drug using dirty cop - Denzel
2. Hattie McDaniel - Mammy
3. Halle Berry - Sex scene with a white guy
4. Monique - Horrible fat cigarette smoking, cussin' Mother
Let's keep this thing all the way real.....some Black folk don't feel they are validated or have arrived until they have received the coveted Oscar...but I aint mad at 'em.

Viola Davis- Simply Beautiful..and talented..muscular arms..but hey..better than flab...lol.....Most of the outfits are really nice...but I love love love her natural hair.

[Agent2k38]

08:03 AM on 02/27/2012

An Oscar for a rap song about violent Pimp. How pathetic is that.

[MsG7]

03:04 PM on 02/27/2012

what are you talking about

[MsG7]

06:59 AM on 02/28/2012

Get your facts right......what rap song?...what violent pimp?.....what are you talking about!!!.........

Sean Coombs did NOT receive an Oscar.....but he did get recognition and credited as Executive Producer along with the rest of the ensemble of the movie.....so there!!!!...are you jealous?!!!...lol

[Soror4512]

12:26 PM on 02/27/2012

Amen. There are creditable roles that Black people have mastered other than the ones listed in the post above that have been overlooked through the years. It's ashamed that some people (not just White people) have to keep their foot on someone's neck to try to keep them down. If these people were truly secure in themselves they would not need to behave in this way.

BTW, Ms. Davis looks far more lovely (and younger) in her natural hair than the wigs, although she has rocked some of the wigs too. It's also ashamed that Black women have historically been told that their hair is the least attractive of all the tresses worldwide. What God has made He considers beautful! Her husband's comment was insightful and adoring. Loved it!
People need to stop giving these other folks so much power to determine their worth! God Bless!

[Agent2k38]

08:17 PM on 02/26/2012

Talk about sexy chocolate. I know she married and has kids, but her husband is blessed abundanty. THe dress she wore at the NACCP awards, omg..... Mr. Davis. I salute you.

[PalmG]

08:10 PM on 02/26/2012

#36 looks nothing like her.

She has the unique quality of looking like a TOTALLY different person with each new hairstyle or make-up. Sometimes she is downright unrecognizable.

[M00NFISH]

07:47 PM on 02/26/2012

Oh my what a stunning beautiful woman.. I love the way her skin glows.

[Niasia]

07:02 PM on 02/26/2012

She looks absolutely stunning with her natural hair. She has an amazing figure as well. IMHO

[mukTech]

06:55 PM on 02/26/2012

Oh Viola, I like the natural hair!!

[libluv235]

06:57 PM on 02/26/2012

me too.

[trthsetsfree2]

06:39 PM on 02/26/2012

Was that Viola Davis who played the prison minister in Tyler Perry's movie, Madea Goes To Jail?

[noudidnt]

06:18 PM on 02/26/2012

And if she wins there will be the PREDICTABLE AND TIRED "PC this and PC that" from white people. I'm agnostic about the whole thing though.

[thejadedentrepreneur]

05:06 PM on 02/26/2012

Her skin looks so luscious and beautiful in pastels, particularly pinks, light blues and yellows. I hope she sticks to this bright look tonight at the Oscars where she'll probably bring home the prize.

[Kellybelle22]

10:02 AM on 02/27/2012

I was very disappointed that she didn't win, frankly, but I haven't yet seen the Thatcher movie. I adore Viola Davis. She's magnificent and gifted.