54 h. ago Halle Berry says Oscars not designed for black female actors ‘so we have to stop coveting them’

The only black female actor to have won the leading actress award was speaking on documentary Number One on the Call Sheet along with Taraji P Henson and Whoopi GoldbergHalle Berry has said she now believes her historic Oscars in 2002, for Monster’s Ball, was an anomaly, and that fellow black female actors should therefore stop “coveting” Academy Awards.Berry, now 58, is the only black woman to have won the leading actress Oscar in the awards’ nearly 100 year history. Cynthia Erivo’s nomination for Wicked earlier this year marks the first time a woman of colour has been nominated for the leading actress Oscar more than once (she was previously nominated for Harriet). Only 15 black women have ever been in contention for the prize. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rian Johnson reveals how Poker Face created multiple Cynthia Erivos without CGI

‘It’s not like we were using high, crazy camera technology,’ said the ‘Knives Out’ director

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5 d. ago Cynthia Erivo calls for light shone on ‘invisible’ LGBT+ community

Wicked star Erivo has previously said she was ‘really proud I came out the way I did’, when disclosing she is bisexual.

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5 d. ago Number One on the Call Sheet review – a spectacular tribute to black excellence in Hollywood

Jaw-droppingly star-studded and stuffed with incredible stories, this series is a joy to watch. Just wait till you hear the one about James Brown burying bags of cash in the woods Denzel Washington. Don Cheadle. Morgan Freeman. Laurence Fishburne. Idris Elba. Viola Davis. Halle Berry. Cynthia Erivo. Angela Bassett. Octavia Spencer. To say that the cast of Apple’s new two-part, feature-length documentary series is stacked would be an understatement, and that truly is only a smattering of its many interviewees: I’d be here all week if I listed every single one. A celebration of black excellence in Hollywood, these two films are produced by the likes of Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart, and stuffed full of household names who have made it to that coveted No 1 spot on the call sheet – in other words, the top-billed star of a production. They also offer a potted history of how black actors came to thrive in Hollywood – and the struggle baked into almost every stage of that process.Episode one f...

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1 week ago Grab your logo sweatshirt – Gap is making a surprise fashion comeback

Dresses from 90s brand grace red carpet after rough patch in which brand closed stores and broke tie with Kanye WestThis year’s awards season brought a surprise fashion comeback: Gap. Everyone from Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore to Cynthia Erivo and Anne Hathaway has worn the US high-street brand on the red carpet in the past year, and this month parent company Gap Inc released its most recent financial results – with sales up 7%.Joy Montgomery, commerce editor at Vogue, describes Hathaway’s decision to wear a luxe version of a white shirt dress later sold in store, which the actor wore to a Bulgari event last year – as “a moment that the fashion world sat up and realised that something was changing”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Herbie Hancock ‘thrilled, surprised and humbled’ by Polar Music Prize win

The jazz star said he was pleased to be among ‘great people’ in winning the award.

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4 w. ago Ariana Grande stalked by terrifying 'demon' after visiting 'gate to hell on Earth'

Ariana Grande might have got herself involved in something wicked many years before she earned the role of Glinda alongside Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba in the musical film

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last month Cynthia Erivo shares 'hidden detail' as she makes her 'final ode' to Wicked at the Oscars

The Wicked star celebrated her time as Elphaba in the Oscar nominated film

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last month Cynthia Erivo honours her Wicked character in bold Oscars red carpet look

True to form, her nails were as show-stopping as her bottle green Louis Vuitton gown

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last month Who is Oscar winner Mikey Madison as she clinches top acting prize?

Her Oscars win comes after the Anora star won the Bafta leading actress gong in February.

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last month Oscars 2025: Mikey Madison, 25, beats Demi Moore to take home Best Actress award

The nominees for Actress In A Leading Role at this year's Oscars included Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres

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last month Wicked 'set to be turned from Oscar nominated mega musical into TV series with HUGE X

The film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande , is nominated for a whopping ten Academy Awards and is an imagined prequel to the iconic Wizard Of Oz.

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last month Fans go wild over tiny detail on Ariana Grande's dress as she delivers Oscars 2025 performance with Cynthia Erivo

The Grammy Award-winner, 31, wowed the star-studded audience with her incredible vocal abilities - but a 'tiny detail' in her dress captivated fans tuning in at home.

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last month Michelle Yeoh sobs as Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo open Oscars with ‘Defying Gravity’

Michelle Yeoh was in floods of tears as her Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars with a rendition of “Defying Gravity” on Sunday, 2 March.

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last month Oscars pays tribute to Los Angeles after devastating wildfires: ‘The work continues’

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande honor city in performance while host Conan O’Brien discusses fires in monologueOscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updatesSee complete list of winners and photos from the red carpetConan O’Brien briefly discussed the Los Angeles wildfires and “divisive politics” while delivering his opening monologue at the 97th Academy Awards.“The people of Los Angeles have clearly been through a devastating ordeal and this needs to be addressed,” O’Brien said. “In moments such as this, any awards show can seem self-indulgent and superfluous, but what I want to have us do is remember why we gathered here tonight.”Watch or stream the OscarsReview our guides to best picture, actor, actress and directorPeter Bradshaw’s final predictions Continue reading...

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last month Ariana Grande melts the internet’s hearts as she lovingly watches Cynthia Erivo open Oscars with Wizard of Oz medley

The ‘Wicked’ stars opened up this year’s Oscars singing two different songs from ‘The Wizard of Oz’

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last month Cynthio Ervo's secret reality television past emerges as 'very harsh' religious teen

While Cynthia Erivo is up for awards tonight at the Oscars, the British actress first appeared on screens as a strict and straight talking 15-year-old who was 'mean' to her co-stars

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last month Cynthio Ervo's secret reality television past as 'very harsh' religious teen

While Cynthia Erivo is up for awards tonight at the Oscars, the British actress first appeared on screens as a strict and straight talking 15-year-old who was 'mean' to her co-stars

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last month In Pictures: Red carpet glamour as stars arrive for the 97th Academy Awards

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the show with a duet.

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last month Oscars 2025 fans go wild over Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's stunning performance

The Wicked duo sang one solo each, and one duet.

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