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ariana grande Replied to her evil: doing good Co-star Cynthia Erivo was snubbed by the Actors Awards (formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards).
Erivo, 39, who plays green-skinned witch Elphaba in the sequel to the hit musical, was nominated for the award last year for her performance Hand in the first one evilbut was absent from this year’s nomination list.
The film’s director, John M Chu, was also absent from the Directors Guild of America Awards nominations.
Grande, who was nominated this year for her role as Glinda, was asked about missing questions in a new interview type.
“There are not enough flowers on this earth for Jon M. Chu,” she said. “He is an extraordinary man and director, and this is a film that will be remembered for decades to come. He set out to move people, challenge them to become better allies and better humans, and he succeeded.
“The impact of his work and Cynthia’s performance as Elphaba is undeniable,” she continued. “Cynthia’s performance is the most authentic, vulnerable, and ferocious Elphaba we’ve ever seen, and it will be referenced and adored by generations to come.
“That can’t be taken away.”
The actress and pop star went on to insist that her snubbed collaboration deserved “flowers” despite a lack of recognition from awards bodies.
“That’s why I say every good thing that happens to me belongs to them too,” she added. “None of this exists in isolation. We keep each other informed every day. Of course, it’s hard – they deserve all the flowers that grow in this world.”
The Screen Actors and Directors Guild Awards are often seen as a big harbinger in the lead-up to the Academy Awards, and the Oscar voting body overlaps significantly with these groups.
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Erivo is not expected to receive an Oscar nomination this year, despite his first Oscar nomination evil. Jessie Buckley is currently a favorite for the award for her performance in a literary adaptation Hamnet. Her main rival is likely to be Rose Byrne, who is widely predicted to be nominated for her performance in the acerbic comedy If I had legs I would kick you.
This week, it was reported that the book evil Adapted from the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the Westwas Utah public schools banned.
Maguire’s novel was adapted into a stage musical in 2003 and later adapted for the screen in two parts.