Cynthia Erivo Wins Kirk Douglas Award

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*⁤ Cynthia Erivo received the ⁣Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence ‍in film at the santa Barbara International Film ⁣festival (SBIFF).⁣ The event was a black-tie gala to raise funds for the festival’s educational‍ initiatives.
* Erivo feels her career is still developing. She stated she doesn’t believe she’s even in the middle of it, viewing the award as‍ a “pit stop” along ⁢the way.
* She is ⁢likely to be nominated for a⁢ Best Actress Oscar for⁤ her role as elphaba (the Wicked⁣ Witch of the West)⁤ in Wicked:⁤ For Good.⁤ This would be her second consecutive year wiht a potential Oscar nomination.
* Erivo was seated with Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu and producer ⁤Marc Platt during the evening.
* Roger Durling,SBIFF executive director,described Erivo as “one of ⁤the most incandescent lights working today” and suggested Kirk Douglas would have enjoyed her company.
* Erivo’s screen career is⁣ relatively recent, spanning only a decade, despite her significant accomplishments.
* Her career highlights include:

* A ⁤Tony Award-winning performance in The Colour Purple (Broadway revival).
⁤ * Roles in Widows, Bad Times at the El Royale, harriet (Oscar nominations for⁢ acting and songwriting – a feat shared with only ‍barbra Streisand, ⁣Lady Gaga, and Mary J. Blige), Genius: Aretha (Emmy nomination), Luther: The Fallen Son, Pinocchio, ⁣ Poker Face (Emmy⁤ nomination for playing five characters in one ‍episode), and Wicked:⁢ For Good.
* Mike McGee assembled a montage of erivo’s performances for the ceremony.

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