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Cynthia Erivo On Best Actress ‘Wicked’ Oscar Nomination: “It’s Madness And Amazing”
Musican-actor Cynthia Erivo talks to Deadline about the importance of playing Elphana and her Oscar nominations
“It’s fine,” Erivo said jokingly, “I’ve got happy tears.”There’s much to celebrate in the land of Oz and Hollywood as Wicked soared its way to 10 total nominations, one of them including a Best Supporting Actress for co-star Ariana Grande. Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu follows the story of Elphaba(Erivo), a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual green skin and tremendous ability of magic power. When you have [those themes in mind] and a vision of Jon M. Chu and the performances that Ariana and Cynthia give and the beautiful craftsmanship that has been recognized, it turns into this pop culture thing that elevates itself and becomes very meaningful to people.
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