Cynthia Erivo’s Best Red Carpet Looks

Meet your new 2020 red carpet obsession.

Cynthia Erivo

by Shana Lynch |
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If you've been sleeping on Cynthia Erivo and her incredible red carpet wardrobe, let this be your well-needed wake-up call. When it comes to event dressing, the Harriet star impresses every single time, which is why she's set to be our 2020 red carpet hero.

With awards season officially in full swing, and Erivo herself nominated for several awards, we can't wait to see what look she'll serve us with next. From bold puff-sleeved dresses to over-the-top make-up only she could pull off, here's the best of Cynthia Erivo's red carpet looks.

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Cynthia Erivo's Best Red Carpet Looks - Grazia

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12 January 2020

At the 2020 Critic's Choice Awards.

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9 January 2020

At the premiere of HBO's The Outsider.

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5 January 2020

At the 21st Annual Warner Bros. and InStyle Golden Globe After Party.

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5 January 2020

At NBC's 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

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4 January 2020

At The BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party.

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3 January 2020

At the 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Director's Lunch.

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2 January 2020

At the 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala.

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3 November 2019

At the 23rd Annual Hollywood Film Awards.

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2 November 2019

At the LACMA Art + Film Gala.

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29 October 2019

At the premiere of Harriet.

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27 October 2019

At the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 11th Annual Governors Awards.

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22 October 2019

At the Washington DC premiere of Harriet.

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18 September 2019

At 2019 Urbanworld Film Festival.

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10 September 2019

At the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Harriet.

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9 June 2019

At the 73rd Annual Tony Awards.

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30 March 2019

At the 50th NAACP Image Awards.

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24 February 2019

At the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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10 February 2019

At the EE British Academy Film Awards.

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10 February 2019

At the EE British Academy Film Awards Gala Dinner.

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9 February 2019

At the Nespresso British Academy Film Awards Nominees Party.

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9 December 2018

At the 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.

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11 November 2018

At the New York Special Screening of Widows.

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25 September 2018

At BET Network Presents 'Q 85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones'.

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23 September 2018

At the premiere of 20th Century FOX's Bad Times at the El Royale.

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8 September 2018

At the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Widows.

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26 August 2018

At the 2018 Black Girls Rock!

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4 June 2018

At the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards.

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7 May 2018

At the 2018 Met Gala.

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11 June 2017

At the 2017 Tony Awards.

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22 May 2017

At Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation Hosts the Joful Revolution Gala.

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20 April 2017

At the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.

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26 February 2017

At the 89th Annual Academy Awards.

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12 February 2017

At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

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11 February 2017

At the 2017 Pre-Grammy Gala.

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26 September 2016

At the Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala Premiere of Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde'.

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15 June 2016

At the 2016 Tony Awards.

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11 January 2016

At the Drama League 100th Birthday Celebration.

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9 November 2015

At Glamour's 25th Anniversary Women of the Year Awards.

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