Wicked's Cynthia Erivo among British stars nominated for Academy Awards - Netflix's Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez is the top-nominated film at this year’s Oscars, followed by The Brutalist and

Cynthia Erivo was flying high, defying the societal norms of airplane culture, when she openly wept after finding out about her Best Actress nomination. While en route to Sundance, where Erivo is being honored with the festival’s Visionary Award,

British stars Ralph Fiennes and Cynthia Erivo have earned best acting Oscar nods, as the Academy Awards unveiled nominations. Fiennes, who is nominated for Conclave, will face off against Adrien Brody for immigrant tale The Brutalist,