Awards Magnet mailbag: Cynthia Erivo on the ascent and what it means to antidict
Can Cynthia Erivo win the Golden Globe? And is she this year’s… America Ferrera? Gold Derby editors and experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to answer your burning questions of the week.
As “Wicked” continues to soar at the box office and generate endless memes, Cynthia Erivo has surged in the Oscar nods and now sits in fifth place in Best Actress. She’s basically a lock to get a Golden Globe nomination on Monday for Best Comedy/Musical Actress, but can she actually win? She feels like she would’ve been as slam dunk winner with the defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but will she be just as, uh, popular with the new and larger pool of Golden Globe voters?
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Meanwhile, one listener posits that Erivo might not be the Margot Robbie of the year but another “Barbie” star: America Ferrera, who was not locked for a nomination but had a major scene that everyone was obsessed with and wound up in the final five. And in the interest of making more comps, maybe another Best Actress contender is the Robbie of the year.
Elsewhere, we discuss the true meaning of antidicting, the Gotham Awards, “Wicked’s” National Board of Review wins, and more.
Email your questions to slugfests@goldderby.com.
Timestamps:
Intro – 00:00
“Wicked’s” NBR wins – 02:33
Gotham Awards – 07:55
Ariana Grande Critics Choice controversy – 12:46
Cynthia Erivo to win the Golden Globe? – 17:02
Voting bodies’ tastes – 20:10
Spite nominations – 25:24
Who would we “Riseborough”? – 30:41
The meaning of antidicting – 32:50
Demi Moore is Sandra Bullock? – 35:51
Cynthia Erivo is America Ferrera? – 39:54
“The Brutalist,” “Presumed Innocent,” and Elle Fanning – 43:33
“I’m Still Here,” Selena Gomez, and Isabella Rossellini – 48:54
Angelina Jolie – 51:35
“Nickel Boys” – 56:50
Disney/Nickelodeon to Oscar pipeline – 59:32
Ralph Fiennes or Joseph Fiennes? – 01:00:40
Our Spotify Wrapped – 01:02:01