Cynthia Erivo celebrated receiving the Sundance Visionary Award with a tiara left behind by Olivia Colman, who introduced Erivo with a glitter-covered face and a crown resembling Disney's Princess Tiana.
Cynthia Erivo puts on tiara Olivia Colman left on stage to accept Sundance Visionary Award : 'It must be worn'with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies,, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books.
She concluded, "I am deeply honored and proud to accept this award. Not just for myself, but for the ambitious dreamers who see that something lies ahead of us, and though the road might be foggy, we will walk it anyway."The evening's festivities also included a tribute to Michelle Satter, the founder of the Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Lab of the Sundance Film Festival.
"I love it when movies mean it," he continued. "We do not make things to pass idle time. In this time of irony and snark, we need sincerity and earnestness more than ever. We shouldn't be embarrassed to feel and show it."which is premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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