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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