“Hope this dress makes you proud, love Jason and Cynthia,” he wrote ... in 2002 for her role in Monster's Ball. Erivo became only one of 13 Black women to be nominated for best actress ...

Cynthia Erivo has been busy sartorially ... carpet fashion as she stepped out in a dark green velvet dress with a dramatic 3D collar. Erivo received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role ...

Yes, Cynthia Erivo's 2025 Oscars dress was Wicked-inspired - but it actually ... Hattie McDaniel made history as the first Black actress to be nominated for and win an Academy Award.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve had Cynthia Erivo’s “Defying Gravity” riff stuck in your head for the last six months. But I come bearing good news: We have another moment to think about until ...

On Instagram, Erivo’s stylist Jason Bolden revealed that the gown was an ode to actor Hattie McDaniel, the first Black woman to win the Best Actress trophy. “Hope this Dress Makes You Proud,” he wrote ...

Erivo’s stylist, Jason Bolden, wrote on Instagram Stories that the dress is meant ... love Jason and Cynthia,” he wrote. McDaniel, of course, was the first Black actor to ever win an Oscar.