Cynthia Erivo’s latest Oscar nomination isn’t simply defying gravity — it’s redefining the sport.
On Thursday, the 38-year-old actor secured her third Academy Award nomination for Greatest Actress for her portrayal as “Elphaba” within the film “Wicked,” catapulting her again within the operating to be the youngest recipient to earn the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Oscar) title.
Erivo’s journey to this standing began means earlier than she stepped foot on the yellow brick highway. In 2016, she received a Tony Award for her position within the Broadway play “The Color Purple.” Not lengthy after, she secured a Grammy for Greatest Musical Theater Album for a similar position.
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Since then, Erivo has had not one, however two alternatives to safe her Oscar. She was nominated twice in 2020 for her position within the “Harriet Tubman” biopic, for each Greatest Actress and Greatest Unique Tune for the stirring anthem “Stand Up.”
If she wins this yr, she’ll be the youngest EGOT winner ever.
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Erivo’s position in “Wicked” has additionally made her the second Black lady to play “Elphaba” in a significant manufacturing. Talking with “Variety,” Erivo mentioned her efficiency of the favored tune “Defying Gravity.”
“I hope it’s a bit of a love letter to everyone who feels different, who feels out of place, to all of the Black women who have walked into rooms and felt like they haven’t been welcomed,” Erivo mentioned. “To anyone who’s walked into a room and felt like they haven’t been welcomed. I am really glad to be the conduit through which this character has been brought to the world.”
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The film “Wicked” has earned 10 nominations, together with Ariana Grande’s nomination for Greatest Supporting Actress.
