Cynthia Erivo On Pair Of Oscar Nominations For ‘Harriet’ & The “Honor” Of Portraying Aretha Franklin In ‘Genius’

Cynthia Erivo wants to explore her sexuality on screen as she feels Hollywood is failing to show black women’s sensuality.

Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo wants to explore her sexuality on screen as she feels Hollywood is failing to show black women’s sensuality.

National Geographic announced on Wednesday (Jan.

The Lion King, Joaquin Phoenix and Cynthia Erivo have landed the top awards at animal rights group PETA’s annual Oscats.

He might not have a date to Oscars 2020 (yet), but we wouldn't mind being Brad Pitt's date to the 92nd Academy Awards going by his look at the 92nd Oscar Nominees Luncheon. The actor, who has been nominated at the Oscars this year for his role in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, attended the luncheon with other Oscar nominees. The actor joined Leonardo DiCaprio, Cynthia Erivo, Charlize Theron, Kathy Bates, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro at the event. 

Cynthia Erivo spoke with Billboard on the red carpet at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday (Jan.

The Oscars’ failure to nominate any female directors has ignited a fierce backlash, as has the lack of diversity among top acting nominees.

The creator of Netflix comedy Dear White People has said he is not surprised by a lack of diversity in recent Oscar nominations.

The performers for the 2020 Oscars ceremony have been revealed and include Elton John and Cynthia Erivo and other nominees for Best Original Song.

Genius: Aretha will premiere over four consecutive nights beginning Memorial Day weekend, Nat Geo announced at the Television Critics Association press tour Friday.

Cynthia Erivo confirmed the rumor that she is indeed singing live on set for “Genius: Aretha.”

Cynthia Erivo and Issa Rae are addressing this year's very white, very male Oscar nominations.Appearing viasatellite from Tokyo at the Television Critics Association press tour to promote HBO's new Stephen King adaptationThe Outsider, new Oscar nominee Erivo was asked about Monday's nominations and King's controversial Tuesday tweets about them in which he shared his take on the lack of inclusiveness. "I would never consider diversity in matters of art.

Monday morning’s Oscar nominations rebooted the #OscarsSoWhite conversation, reigniting discussion about representation after women were shut out of the directing category and only one person of color — Cynthia Erivo — was nominated in the acting categories.

Cynthia Erivo was 30,000 feet above the Pacific when she found out that she was nominated for two Academy Awards on Monday (Jan. 13), but she may as well have been on the moon."I’m literally in my seat going, 'I can’t say anything! I can’t scream, I can’t jump up and down, I can’t do anything, but I know this is happening!'" she tells Billboard hours after receiving the news of her nominations.

"I felt like it didn't represent people of colour in the right light"

Cynthia Erivo’s could soon become the youngest EGOT (Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony Award) winner in history after landing two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards on Monday (January 13, 2020).

Cynthia Erivo is one step closer to becoming an EGOT winner.The actress and singer is nominated for best actress for her portrayal as Harriet Tubman in Harriet and best original song for co-writing and performing the film's number "Stand Up," at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards.If Erivo wins one of the categories, she would become the 16thperson to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.

There wasn’t a lot of diversity in this morning’s 2020 Oscar nominations. The early-morning announcement started generating controversy before Issa Rae and John Cho even finished reading the list.