Brooks earned a nod for her work as Sofia in “The Color Purple.”
Who doesnt love waking up to good news?
Danielle Brookswas one of many Hollywood stars who woke to incredible news on Tuesday morning…
Danielle Brooks in ‘The Color Purple’.Everett Collection
Except in her case, it was still the middle of the night.
Look What God Has Done!"
Then, an excited voice delivers the news with just three words: You did it.
I did it for real?
Brooks asks, becoming emotional.
Both her husband and their four-year-old daughter confirm her achievement as the actress laughs.
A cut to later in the day sees Brooks wiping away tears as more calls come in.
She previously earned a Tony nod for her work as Sofia in the 2016 Broadway revival.
I was all discombobulated cause I was asleep, she explains to Winfrey.
And it didnt click until two minutes ago.
It just wasn’t making sense.
She concluded, I did not get here on my own.
I cant act by myself.
Im surely not holding boom mics and picking out costumes and doing choreography on my own.
I just feel like Im doing this for everybody.
