‘Wicked’ swept the box office and potentially the upcoming Academy Awards with 10 nominations. However, one snub has the cast “crying.” Director Jon M. Chu was noticeably missing from the film’s group of 10 nominations, and Michelle Yeoh stopped by ‘The View’ to spill on how the cast has reacted.
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00:00Michelle Yeoh is sharing her reaction to Wicked's Oscar nominations,
00:04saying the cast is filled with joy but also tears.
00:07Among the film's nominations were Best Picture, Cynthia Erivo for Best Actress,
00:12Ariana Grande for Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score.
00:17However, director Jon M. Chu was shut out of the directing category.
00:21Yeoh, who plays Madame Morrible, stopped by The View and gave her reaction to the good news.
00:26Yes. We are all crying with joy. But we must say we are also crying because
00:34Jon M. Chu and Alice Brooks, our DP, were not nominated. But the rest of us are celebrating.
00:40View co-host Anna Navarro later added,
00:43this is the second time they've passed over Jon Chu. He should have been nominated for
00:47In the Heights. Yeoh responded, yes, I agree with you. This year, Jacques Cotillard for
00:52Emilia Perez, Sean Baker for Enora, Brady Corbett for The Brutalist, Cora Liefer-Jatt for The
00:58Substance, and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown rounded out the Best Directing category.
01:03Wicked, which is based on the Broadway musical, explores the friendship between Erivo's Elphaba,
01:08who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and Grande's Galinda, who becomes Glinda the Good
01:12Witch. However, their friendship reaches a crossroads following an encounter with
01:16the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film grossed more than $700 million at the global box office.
01:22For more on this story and the full list of Oscar nominees, head to THR.com.
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