Overview
- Erivo accepted the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas Award at a black-tie fundraiser at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara benefiting the festival’s educational programs.
- In her speech, she called the honor a "beautiful pit stop" on a journey she says is "not even in the middle" and described it as a "battery" powering her curiosity.
- Executive director Roger Durling introduced her as "one of the most incandescent lights working today" and highlighted her nominations across Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys.
- Wicked producer Marc Platt and director Jon M. Chu lauded her Elphaba, with Platt praising her silent moments and Chu calling her his "defiant, brilliant, badass witch."
- A career montage assembled by SBIFF’s Mike McGee traced a decade of screen work, as trade coverage suggested her 'Wicked: For Good' performance could contend for a best actress Oscar nomination.