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DAZZLING DA’VINE

TALK about starting the year off on a high note. In the space of a week and a half she won four top acting awards and she’d hardly caught her breath when the news came in – she was up for an Oscar too. Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s stirring performance in the movie The Holdovers saw her winning the Golden Globe for best supporting actress and less than a week later she was up on stage again accepting the Critics Choice award for the same category.

“This is what actors dream of,” Da’Vine said when asked how she’s handling the awards buzz. “So I dare not complain. I’m just taking it day by day. That’s all you can do.”

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