Andrew Garfield is 'deeply moved' over Oscar buzz for tick, tick...BOOM

Ellen DeGeneres predicted that Andrew Garfield would receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance in tick, tick...BOOM! in a sneak peek of Monday's episode.'I'm just very deeply moved and kind of touched that I get to be apart of this film and to have it received in this way,' said the 38-year-old LA-born Brit, who received an Oscar nod for Hacksaw Ridge in 2017.'It's good to be alive. It feels great.' 'You'll be nominated for sure':Ellen DeGeneres (R) predicted that Andrew Garfield (L) would receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance in tick, tick...BOOM! in a sneak peek of Monday's episodeAndrew stars as the late Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning playwright Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Miranda's critically-acclaimed biopic, which started streaming November 19 on Netflix.Larson tragically died, age 35, from an aortic dissection in 1996 the night before the off-Broadway premiere of his musical RENT.

On January 9, Garfield discovered via text that he'd won a Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a motion picture musical or comedy while he was on the phone with Lin-Manuel.'I said, "Lin, I won the Golden Globe." And he said, "Oh that's great buddy. Let me tell you about my vacation,"' The Eyes of Tammy Faye actor recalled.