Nice one Uzo Aduba!

  

Orange Is The New Black stars Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox, Samira Wiley, Danielle Brooks, Vicky Jeudy, Adriennce C Moore and Lorraine Toussaint were all presented with the Vanguard award  yesterday 'to honor fresh and innovative storytelling as well as groundbreaking portrayals'.

Jenji Kohan, OITNB creator and showrunner, pays tribute to a kooky mix of criminals we can't help but love and had this to say about Uzo Aduba:

This is a cast full of stars with so much talent. There's so much to watch. I want to see it all, so I keep swinging the camera around like, “What’s going on over there?” It’s an embarrassment of riches.
As a writer, I have dialogue and images in my head, but the scenes only come to life in the hands of these actors. It’s a mystical, ethereal relationship. It’s like I don’t see the whole picture until the actors bring it into focus.
There are millions of moments when I’ve been surprised by what each woman has brought to her role. For instance, Uzo Aduba brings such a childlike quality to Crazy Eyes, a character who can be so scary. Uzo has found an innocence and a tenderness and vulnerability in Suzanne, the same way Adrienne C. Moore has found humor in Cindy. And I remember the moment when Danielle Brooks, as Taystee, did a spin after she got her new hair. It was so joyful. And Samira Wiley’s face just breaks your heart.

The Golden Globe winner,  Uzo Aduba was feminine in floral opting for a long sleeve white dress accented with pink, red and orange flowers at  the 8th annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon in Los Angeles yesterday where they cast won the award.