After the enormous box office success of “Wicked: For Good,” Cynthia Erivo is also making history.
Erivo was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Lead Actress in a Musical or Comedy on Monday morning, marking her second nomination. He received his first nomination just a year ago for “Wicked.”
With the two nominations, Erivo became the first black woman to be recognized twice as an actress in a musical or comedy category. The award has been given for several decades since the Golden Globes divided acting categories by gender in 1951.
A handful of black women have repeated nominations in the drama category, including Halle Berry and Viola Davis.
Erivo is nominated alongside Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I'd Kick You”), Kate Hudson (“Song Sung Blue”), Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”), Amanda Seyfried (“The Testament of Ann Lee”) and Emma Stone (“Bugonia”).
The artist has a host of accolades, awards and accolades to her credit, including Daytime Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards. He's one Oscar away from the coveted “EGOT” status and is expected to earn his fourth Academy Award nomination later this year for “Wicked: For Good.”
“Wicked: For Good” received five nominations, including one for Erivo’s co-star Ariana Grandethat competes in the cast category.
Two original songs written for the film, “No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble,” are nominated, and the film is nominated in the newly created motion picture and box office achievements category, but was snubbed for best musical or comedy. Director Jon M. Chu was also left out of the directing category.
The Golden Globes return to the Beverly Hilton on January 11. The ceremony begins at 5 pm Pacific time. Viewers can watch live on CBS or stream live on Paramount+.
