Michelle Yeoh has a lot to say about “Wicked: For Good” being shut out of this year’s Academy Awards.
Speaking to Variety in an interview published Thursday, Yeoh admitted she was still “in shock” after learning that the second half of the film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical had failed to garner a single Oscar nomination.
“I’m not surprised. I am in shock! I really am,” she told the outlet. “I think sometimes the problem is that people think, ‘Oh, you already got so much with the first one, let other people have a chance.’ But then it feels like, ‘No, come on!’ It’s such a beautiful, well-made movie.”
Yeoh, a 2023 Oscar winner for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” starred in “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good” as Madame Morrible, a mentor turned antagonist to Oz’s rival witches, Glinda (Ariana Grande), and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo).
“Wicked” was released to critical acclaim in 2024 and became a holiday season blockbuster. The film picked up 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Erivo and Best Supporting Actress for Grande.
