History is made at the Emmys 2015. Viola Davis is a part of it when she won the Best Actress in a Drama Award at the 2015 Emmy Awards for her role as the tough, damaged lawyer and law school professor Annalise Keating on ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder." Her victory marked the first time that a black woman has won in that category, US Weekly reported.

Viola Davis wore a Carmen Marc Valvo gown. The 50-year-old, two-time Oscar nominee, took the opportunity to make a statement about racial inequality in Hollywood and to thank the people who helped get her into a leading role, US Weekly noted.

She recited the Harriet Tubman's moving quote about trying to cross the line of the racial divide from memory.

"The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is simply opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. So here's to all the writers, the awesome people - people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black," Davis added.

She used the opportunity to thank many executives, including her "How to Get Away With Murder" producer Shonda Rhimes. Davis also praised a series of black female actresses, some of them in the audience inside the Microsoft Theater that night, US Weekly reported.

"And to the Taraji P. Hensons, the Kerry Washingtons, the Halle Berrys, the Nicole Beharies, the Meagan Goods, to Gabrielle Union, thank you for taking us over that line," she said. The camera captured Olivia Pope (the leading lady of "Scandal") turning tearful and Taraji P. Henson (the actress of "Empire" fame) clapping non-stop for Viola Davis.

Davis' speech earned her a standing ovation and tears from the A-list crowd, US Weekly reported.