Buuxi weedha soo socota: Sanadkii 2011, doorka Davis ee riwaayadda riwaayadda sida guri-ka-shaqeeyaha ee "The Help" waxay ku kasbatay magacaabista Oscar-ka ee Aktarada ugu Fiican, iyo abaalmarino kale. Bandhigyadeeda riwaayadaha dugsiga "Won't Back Down" (2012), filimka xiisaha leh ee "Prisoners" (2013), iyo filimka taariikh nololeedka "Get on Up" (2014), ayaa ku daray aqoonsi dheeri ah xirfadeeda. Davis waxay noqotay haweeneydii ugu horreysay ee madow ah ee ku guuleysata abaalmarinta Emmy ee Aktarada ugu Fiican, doorkeeda qareenka difaaca dambiyada Annalise Keating ee taxanaha telefishanka "Sida looga baxo Dilka" (2014). Sanadkii 2015, waxay ku soo bandhigtay filimka "Lila & Eve", iyo riwaayadda maxkamadda "Custody" sanadkii xigay, labada filimba waxay heleen soo dhaweyn kala duwan. Waxay u muuqatay inay tahay mid ka soo horjeedda Amanda Waller filimka geesiyaasha waaweyn ee "Suicide Squad" (2016), guusheedii ganacsi ee ugu weyneyd ilaa maanta. Isla sanadkaas, iyada iyo Washington waxay ku soo noqdeen doorkooda filimka la qabsiga ee "Fences", taas oo Davis ay ku heshay abaalmarinta Aktarada Taageerada ugu Fiican ee BAFTAs,
Abaalmarinta SAG, Abaalmarinta Golden Globe, iyo Abaalmarinta Oscar. Ka dib markii ay ku guuleysatay Oscar, waxay noqotay jilaagii ugu horreeyay ee madow ah ee ku guuleysta Triple Crown of Acting. Davis waxay aasaastay JuVee Productions iyada iyo ninkeeda Julius Tennon sanadkii 2012.