'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Cynthia Erivo ('Harriet')

, the British actress of Nigerian descent, onHarrietand best original song for “Stand Up,” the tune that she cowrote for the film withand performs over its end-credits. Her double nomination made her only the third person, after, ever to receive Oscar noms for acting and music in the same year. "I was so shocked. One was enough. But to be nominated for two was beyond belief. It was ridiculous.

Over the course of the conversation, Erivo, one of the most talented breakouts in show business — she only just turned 33, but has already won an Emmy, Grammy and Tony, leaving her just an Oscar shy of being the youngest-ever EGOT — is reflective and emotional.

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