Cynthia Erivo is nominated for an Oscar but she's not happy because she's the only black woman nominated
'It is a moment for celebration, but it
also is a real eye-opener. It can't just be me alone,' the
British-Nigerian 33-year-old - who's an Oscar away from EGOT status -
told THR on Friday.
'There's
just such good work going on and this may sound fatalistic, but I would
hate for people's work to have gone by and then for us to have looked
back and go, "Oh, I wish we would've given roses," when people aren't
there to actually receive them.
'I don't want us to do that. To be in a room and not being able to see
other actors [of color] who are nominated, to not be able to share that
with another black actress is saddening. I would love to share this
moment with someone else.'
Uummm...what? She just started saying things I guess, absolutely none of it makes any sense. EGOT status? What the Hell is anyone talking about anymore? You know, maybe no other African-American women were nominated because they aren't as quirky as you. Here's an idea, next year you can all meet up and go shopping at the "Pretty in Pink" resale shop together and maybe some of them can get nominated and you can all take Duckie with you to the awards ceremony.
