Awards can be a lot like competitive sports. Everyone wants to win but only one will succeed.

At Monday’s 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion, host Cynthia Erivo threw down the ultimate gauntlet in the most fashionable way.

“You have all been part of an elaborate ruse to place myself in front of my unwilling nemesis,” Erivo told the high-fashion audience. “A man has spent this last year or so forcing me to raise the stakes on my nail prowess, because I refuse to be outdone. Mr. Marc Jacobs, this must come to an end, it simply cannot go on. I challenge you to a nail duel at a salon of your choice.”