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  In 2021, Zegler was listed at number 34 on The Ringer ' s The Big Picture podcast's list of the top 35 actors under 35. She is included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022 list. Also in 2021, AP Entertainment named her as one of the Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021. She was part of the in memoriam segment of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in honour of Stephen Sondheim, alongside Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, and Leslie Odom Jr.
  
  In January 2022, Zegler garnered online backlash for a since-deleted video in which she gave a dramatic reading of Britney Spears 's Twitter messages online to her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears. She later issued an apology on the platform, explaining: "While I meant no disrespect whatsoever, I should have thought about how this could be perceived, and I'm so sorry for upsetting or disappointing anyone. This is not a situation to be taken lightly, and we should all be lifting Britney up in this pivotal time."
  
  She was initially not invited to attend the 94th Academy Awards ceremony of 2022 to support her colleagues involved in West Side Story, which received seven nominations, including Best Picture. After some controversy over the perceived snub in the media, the Academy invited her to be a presenter for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
  
  In 2021, Zegler was listed at number 34 on The Ringer ' s The Big Picture podcast's list of the top 35 actors under 35. She is included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022 list. Also in 2021, AP Entertainment named her as one of the Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021. She was part of the in memoriam segment of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in honour of Stephen Sondheim, alongside Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, and Leslie Odom Jr.
  
  In January 2022, Zegler garnered online backlash for a since-deleted video in which she gave a dramatic reading of Britney Spears 's Twitter messages online to her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears. She later issued an apology on the platform, explaining: "While I meant no disrespect whatsoever, I should have thought about how this could be perceived, and I'm so sorry for upsetting or disappointing anyone. This is not a situation to be taken lightly, and we should all be lifting Britney up in this pivotal time."
  
  She was initially not invited to attend the 94th Academy Awards ceremony of 2022 to support her colleagues involved in West Side Story, which received seven nominations, including Best Picture. After some controversy over the perceived snub in the media, the Academy invited her to be a presenter for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.