The Color Purple co-stars Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo both scored SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday for their respective portrayals of the late, great Aretha Franklin.
Cynthia is up for female actor in a TV movie/limited series for the fully-authorized eight-episode series Genius: Aretha, which premiered March 21 on National Geographic.
'It is and will always be an honor to be recognized by my peers,' the British-Nigerian 35-year-old wrote of the honor on Instagram.
R-e-s-p-e-c-t! The Color Purple co-stars Jennifer Hudson (L) and Cynthia Erivo (R) both scored SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday for their respective portrayals of the late, great Aretha Franklin (pictured in 2015)
'Thank you @sagawards for this on behalf of Ms Aretha Louise Franklin.'
Erivo faces heavy competition against The White Lotus scene stealer Jennifer Coolidge, Maid's Margaret Qualley, Mare of Easttown's Jean Smart, and Mare of Easttown's Kate Winslet.
Jennifer is up for female actor in a leading role for Liesl Tommy's $55M-budget, fully-authorized biopic Respect, which hit US theaters on August 13.
The Chicago-born 40-year-old will face off against The Eyes of Tammy Faye's Jessica Chastain, The Lost Daughter's Olivia Colman, House of Gucci's Lady Gaga, and Being the Ricardos' Nicole Kidman.
Congrats! Cynthia is up for female actor in a TV movie/limited series for the fully-authorized eight-episode series Genius: Aretha, which premiered March 21 on National Geographic
