Cynthia Erivo & Regina King Share Emotional Moment While Being Honored Together at Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema

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Regina King and Cynthia Erivo shared a touching moment while attending The Critics Choice Association’s 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.

The Oscar-winning Watchmen actress and the Oscar-nominated Wicked actress were both honored at the event on Monday night (December 9) at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

While walking into the gala, Regina and Cynthia shared an emotional embrace on the red carpet. Keep reading to find out more… Regina received the Trailblazer Award for Shirley while Cynthia was given the Actress Award for Wicked. “Stories like Elphaba’s — the story of the rebel, the story of the misunderstood, of the brave, who found strength in the things that set her apart, the story of the extraordinary abilities, and most importantly, extraordinary humanity — are our stories, and my stories too,” Cynthia said during her speech (via THR). “As a Black queer nominee, the opportunity to bring Elphaba alive was the gift of a lifetime.

And I don’t think any amount of words could ever really eloquently describe the type of grateful I am to be able to play a girl that can fly so that other little girls could know they could fly too.” Regina previously won an Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk while Cynthia was previously nominated for an Oscar for Harriet.