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Nominations | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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British actress and singer Cynthia Erivo has received numerous awards and nominations throughout her career. She has won a Tony Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award, and received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, three Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. She is one of only a few artists to have received nominations for the EGOT.
After her West End theatre debut in the early 2010s, Erivo garnered critical attention with her lead role as Celie, a young woman suffering abuse in the Deep South, in the Broadway revival of the musical The Color Purple. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and also won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album alongside the cast of The Color Purple. [1] [2]
Erivo transitioned to film acting in 2018 with roles in Drew Goddard's neo-noir thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale [3] and Steve McQueen's heist drama Widows. [4] In 2019, she gained national acclaim for portraying slave abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Kasi Lemmons' historical biopic Harriet, receiving Best Actress nominations at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. [5] She also performed and co-wrote the film's lead song "Stand Up" with Joshuah Brian Campbell, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. [6]
In 2020, Erivo starred in the miniseries The Outsider, being nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Awards and the Critics' Choice Super Awards. [7] The following year, she portrayed Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha, receiving nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Satellite Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. [8]
In 2024, Erivo starred as Elphaba Thropp in Wicked , the first of two film adaptations of the stage musical. She garnered critical acclaim for the role and was subsequently nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. With her Academy Award nomination, Erivo joined actress Viola Davis as the second black actress to be nominated multiple times for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Best Original Song | "Stand Up" [A] (from Harriet) | Nominated | [9] |
Best Actress | Harriet | Nominated | ||
2024 | Wicked | Nominated | [10] |
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
2018 | BAFTA Rising Star Award | Nominated | [11] | |
2024 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Wicked | Nominated | [12] |
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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Daytime Emmy Awards | ||||
2017 | Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program | The Color Purple [B] | Won | [13] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2021 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [14] |
2025 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Poker Face (episode: "The Game Is a Foot") | Nominated | [15] |
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Harriet | Nominated | [16] |
Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Stand Up" [C] (from Harriet) | Nominated | ||
2021 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [17] |
2024 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Wicked | Nominated | [17] |
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Best Musical Theater Album | The Color Purple | Won | [18] |
2020 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Stand Up" | Nominated | [19] |
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture | Harriet | Nominated | [20] |
2021 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [21] |
2024 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture | Wicked | Nominated | [22] |
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture [D] | Nominated | |||
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | The Color Purple | Won | [23] |
2023 | Best Play | Fat Ham | Nominated | [24] |
Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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American Music Awards | 2025 | Favorite Soundtrack | Wicked: The Soundtrack | Nominated | [25] |
BET Awards | 2020 | Best Actress | Harriet | Nominated | [26] |
2025 | Wicked | Won | [27] | ||
Her Award | "Defying Gravity" with Ariana Grande | Nominated | |||
Black Reel Awards | 2018 | Outstanding Original or Adapted Song | "Jump" from Step | Nominated | [28] |
2019 | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Bad Times at the El Royale | Nominated | [29] | |
2020 | Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture | Harriet | Nominated | [30] | |
2021 | Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [31] | |
2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance | Wicked | Nominated | [32] | |
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series | Poker Face | Won | [33] | ||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2020 | Best Actress | Harriet | Nominated | [34] |
Best Original Song Written for a Movie | "Stand Up" (from Harriet) | Nominated | |||
2025 | Best Actress | Wicked | Nominated | [35] | |
Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated [E] | ||||
Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2021 | Best Actress in a Horror Series | The Outsider | Nominated | [36] |
Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Outsider | Nominated | [37] |
2022 | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [38] | |
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 2017 | Best Original Song | "Jump" (from Step) | Won | [39] |
2025 | Stephen F. Kolzak Award | Herself | Won | [40] | |
Hollywood Film Awards | 2019 | Breakout Actress | Harriet | Won | [41] |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2019 | Best Original Song – Feature Film | "Stand Up" (from Harriet ) | Won | [42] |
2024 | Song – Onscreen Performance – Film | "Defying Gravity" (with Ariana Grande) | Nominated | [43] | |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2025 | Favorite Soundtrack | Wicked: The Soundtrack | Won | [44] |
NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Harriet | Nominated | [45] |
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Harriet | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Song – Traditional | "Stand Up" (from Harriet) | Nominated | |||
2022 | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or a Limited-Series | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [46] | |
Outstanding New Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
2025 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Wicked | Nominated | [47] | |
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Wicked | Nominated | |||
Entertainer of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2025 | Favorite Movie Actress | Wicked | Nominated | [48] |
Favorite Song from a Movie | "Defying Gravity" (with Ariana Grande) | Won | |||
Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2020 | Breakthrough Performance Award | Harriet | Won | [49] |
2025 | Creative Impact in Acting Award | Wicked | Won | [50] | |
Queerty Awards | Badass | Herself | Nominated | [51] | |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 2020 | Virtuoso Award | Harriet | Won | [52] |
Satellite Awards | 2020 | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Harriet | Nominated | [53] |
2022 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Genius: Aretha | Nominated | [54] | |
2025 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Wicked | Nominated | [55] | |
Saturn Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Bad Times at the El Royale | Nominated | [56] |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media | "Stand Up" (from Harriet ) | Won | [57] |
Sundance Film Festival | 2025 | Visionary Award | Herself | Honored | [58] |
Webby Awards | 2025 | Video & Film, Long Form | Cynthia Erivo Teaches Storytelling - Celebrity Substitute - Amazon | Won | [59] |
Variety & Reality, General Video & Film (Video & Film) | Wicked Stars Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Break Down Viral ‘Holding Space’ Interview | Won | [60] | ||
World Soundtrack Awards | 2019 | Best Original Song Written for a Film | "Stand Up" | Won | [61] |
Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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Drama Desk Award | 2016 | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | The Color Purple | Won | [62] |
Drama League Award | 2016 | Distinguished Performance | The Color Purple | Nominated | [63] |
Theatre World Award | 2016 | Outstanding Broadway Debut Performance | The Color Purple | Won | [64] |
WhatsOnStage Awards | 2014 | Best Actress in a Musical | The Color Purple | Nominated | [65] |