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Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, and Idina Menzel walk the carpet at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night (February 9) at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The three entertainers, who are all Tony Award winners and huge Broadway stars, all performed at the Oscars.

Cynthia, who was nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Song, performed “Stand Up” from Harriet.

Billy was part of the opening number with Janelle Monae. He was carrying a bag that said “F–k u, pay me.”

Idina performed her song “Into the Unknown” from the movie Frozen 2. She was joined at the party by husband Aaron Lohr.

FYI: Cynthia is wearing an Atelier Versace gown with Versace shoes. Billy is wearing a Christian Siriano look, a Sarah Sokol hat, and a These Pink Lips bag. Idina is wearing a Pamella Roland dress, Alexandre Birman shoes, a Jimmy Choo clutch, and Sutra earrings.

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Cynthia Erivo completely blew everyone away with her performance at the 2020 Academy Awards!

The 33-year-old Harriet actress took to the stage to perform “Stand Up,” which she wrote and is also nominated for Best Original Song.

Celebrities took to Twitter to express their praise for Cynthia‘s incredible performance, which was definitely a highlight of the entire show.

“That’s right a standing ovation for my girl @CynthiaEriVo 🙌🏻 what an EPIC performance!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✨✨✨,” Lea Michele wrote on her Twitter.

Ben Platt added, “SING YOUR FACE @CynthiaEriVo”

Make sure to watch Cynthia‘s entire performance!

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Cynthia Erivo belts out her song “Stand Up” while performing on stage at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The 33-year-old actress is nominated for two awards tonight for her work on the movie Harriet – Best Actress and Best Original Song for writing “Stand Up.”

Cynthia blew us away with her performance of the song and it definitely has been one of the highlights of the night!

If Cynthia wins an award this evening, she’ll be the youngest EGOT winner of all time as she already has an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony.

Make sure to see what Cynthia wore on the red carpet earlier in the night!

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Cynthia Erivo looks stunning on the red carpet at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The 33-year-old actress is a double nominee this evening. She’s up for Best Actress for her work in Harriet and she’s also nominated for Best Original Song for writing the song “Stand Up” for the film.

Cynthia will be performing the song during the show!

If Cynthia wins an award this evening, she’ll be the youngest EGOT winner of all time as she already has an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony.

FYI: Cynthia is wearing a custom Atelier Versace dress, Stuart Weitzman shoes, and Piaget jewels.

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Timothee Chalamet poses for a photo with filmmakers and couple Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach while attending the UTA Pre-Oscar Party on Friday (February 7) at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 24-year-old actor starred in Greta‘s film Little Women, which is nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. She’s also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay!

Noah wrote and directed the movie Marriage Story, which is also up for Best Picture. He’s also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

More celebs in attendance at the party included Best Actress and Best Original Song nominee Cynthia Erivo, as well as Elizabeth Banks, Marisa Tomei, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kristen Wiig, Keegan-Michael Key, John Cho, Whitney Cummings, and Tyra Banks. Celebs toasted with Heineken drinks at the event.

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The first teaser of Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin is here for Genius: Aretha and it’s stunning.

The eight-part limited series, which will be produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, is set to premiere on May 25,

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“Over the last few months, I’ve been preparing myself to embody the Queen of Soul, from re-listening to her music to discovering her rare interviews and reading some amazing books on her – all to really capture Aretha‘s attitude and spirit,” Cynthia shared about her role as the iconic music star.

She added, “I’m truly humbled to be working alongside a very talented and musical team. Together, we’ll serve the Queen and create something special.”

Watch the first teaser below!

You can see another first look image of Cynthia as Aretha here!

Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Laura Harrier strike a pose on the carpet while attending Alfre Woodard’s 2020 Sistahs’ Soirée held at the private residence of Jonas Tahlin, CEO of Absolut Elyx on Wednesday (February 5) in Los Angeles.

The Oscar-nominated actress and two ladies were joined at the event by Tiffany Haddish, Tracee Ellis Ross, Danielle Brooks, Kiki Layne, Aisha Tyler, Edwina Findley, Amandla Stenberg, Taylor Russell, Lashana Lynch, Lynn Whitfield and hostess of the evening Alfre Woodard.

Alfre‘s Sistahs’ Soiree takes place during the tail end of award season right before the Oscars. It’s a statement and message to the industry — particularly for black women and women of color.

Alfre Woodard started the event during award season to celebrate women of color “who have ever been nominated for an acting Oscar and those, who in a perfect world, should have been.”

The 2020 Oscars are set to air this coming Sunday, February 9, live on ABC!