00:00Michelle Yeoh is sharing her reaction to Wicked's Oscar nominations,
00:04saying the cast is filled with joy but also tears.
00:08Among the film's nominations were Best Picture,
00:10Cynthia Erivo for Best Actress,
00:12Ariana Grande for Best Supporting Actress,
00:15Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score.
00:17However, director John M. Chu was shut out of the directing category.
00:21Yeoh, who plays Madame Morrible, stopped by The View
00:23and gave her reaction to the good news.
00:25Yes!
00:27We are all crying.
00:30But we must say, we are also crying because John M. Chu and Alice Brooks,
00:37our DP, were not nominated.
00:38But the rest of us are celebrating.
00:40View co-host Anna Navarro later added,
00:43this is the second time they've passed over John Chu.
00:45He should have been nominated for In the Heights.
00:48Yeoh responded, yes, I agree with you.
00:50This year, Jacques Odillard for Emilia Perez,
00:53Sean Baker for Anora,
00:54Brady Corbett for The Brutalist,
00:57Coralie Fergett for The Substance,
00:58and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown,
01:01rounded out the Best Directing category.
01:03Wicked, which is based on the Broadway musical,
01:05explores the friendship between Erivo's Elphaba,
01:08who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West,
01:10and Grande's Glinda, who becomes Glinda the Good Witch.
01:13However, their friendship reaches a crossroads
01:15following an encounter with the wonderful Wizard of Oz.
01:18The film grossed more than $700 million at the global box office.
01:23For more on this story and the full list of Oscar nominees,
01:25head to THR.com.
01:27And for the latest entertainment news and updates,
01:30keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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