‘Harriet’ Star Cynthia Erivo: Oscars Will Be ‘Bittersweet’ Warning for Future Awards

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‘Harriet’ Star Cynthia Erivo: Oscars Will Be ‘Bittersweet’ Warning for Future Awards
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Cynthia Erivo, the breakout star behind “Harriet,” has described the experience of being the sole actor of color vying for an Oscar a “bittersweet” experience that should se…

Cynthia Erivo, the breakout star behind “Harriet,” has described the experience of being the sole actor of color vying for an Oscar a “bittersweet” experience that should serve as an example for future awards. Appearing on the BBC Breakfast show today, Erivo, who portrayed U.S. abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the film, warned: “I want it [...

]Neither Liza Minnelli nor her sister, Lorna Luft, plans to see “Judy,” a film that’s based on their mother Judy Garland’s final months and stars Oscar front-runner Renée Zellweger. The film’s director, Rupert Goold, understands their hesitancy. “I’m not sure I’d want to see a movie about my mother,” he says. “Not that I don’t [...]Oscar week has come early this year. With the shortened awards season, the festivities kick off during the first days of February. Voting closed on Feb.

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