Cynthia Erivo, who started off as a theatre and West End star before making a seamless move to working on the big screen, has never attracted a Bafta film performance nomination until Wicked.
She may be coming to attention with blockbuster audiences for her turn as the green witch, Elphaba in the prequel to The Wizard Of Oz (1939) which is based on the musical of the same name, but the 38-year-old British actress already has a best actress Oscar nod for her star turn in Harriet.
