Cynthia Erivo celebrated her second consecutive Golden Globe nomination for Wicked.
THE Harriet The star reached a milestone by becoming the first black woman to be nominated twice in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category.
The Grammy winner took to her Instagram to acknowledge the achievement and express her gratitude to her friends and family who have supported her throughout her journey.
“WOW!!! What great news to receive live from @draculawestend’s rehearsal room. It’s an honor to be nominated again for this film,” she wrote.
Erivo added, “It’s been a beautiful journey playing this character, and this is the icing on the cake. This whole journey would never have been possible without the wonderful leadership of my brother and glorious director @jonmchu and the extraordinary producer everyone could only wish for, Marc Platt.”
In addition to her, her co-star Ariana Grande also earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, on which the British actress wrote: “Congratulations to my sweet sister @arianagrande!! Thank you @goldenglobes!!”
Erivo was nominated alongside Rose Byrne (If I had legs I’d kick you), Kate Hudson (Song sung in blue), Chase Infiniti (One battle after another), Amanda Seyfried (Ann Lee’s will) and Emma Stone (Bugonia).
Villain: for good received five nominations, including Best Original Song – Motion Picture for No place like home And The girl in the bubble.
Previously, the film earned four nominations, but neither Grande nor Erivo won any awards for their performances in the film. The film won the ceremony’s award for cinematic achievement and box office, for which it is also nominated this year.
