Cynthia Erivo joined diverse The studio was presented by Audible at Sundance before picking up a Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival fundraiser, and said she didn’t understand how “Wicked” received 10 Oscar nominations, but not one for director Jon M. Chu in the best director category. . Erivo is nominated for Best Actress, while co-star Ariana Grande is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
“I don’t know. I hope people understand how much work goes into creating a giant as big and colossal as Wicked,” Erivo said. Miscellaneous Angelique Jackson on Cho’s disdain for directing. “None of this could happen without him seeing it. It’s not possible. He’s the one who can see who’s right for this, who put us in these roles, who ordered nine million tulips, who says he wants to build a real collection so it looks like… Embedded in reality. It’s him! He says he wants the camera right in Elphaba’s face when she walks down the stairs in Ozdust Hall. There’s some kind of vision that you have to have in order to be able to control something that can run away from you very quickly if you don’t know what it is You must do it.
“We have another movie coming out and he made two movies at the same time,” Erivo reminded fans upset about Cho’s disdain for “Wicked”, referring to “Wicked: For Good.” She added: “I think he is a wonderful director.” The people he put in charge of each department! This also requires skill.
She said Cho was the first to reach out to Erivo when her nomination for Best Actress was announced. Erivo described her director as a “big brother and father” to the “Wicked” crew. Text the group “We did it!” He’s been doing this since the beginning, constantly celebrating this moment. I’m very grateful to him for believing in us and giving us room to play. “He is a wonderful guiding light.”
Erivo concluded that although he was not nominated for Best Director, Cho is “very grateful for every nomination there is, and for Best Picture.” This makes him happy. It’s the big picture. If he’s happy, I’m happy. I want that for him.”
Grande spoke to diverse After the Oscar nominations were announced, he also commented on Cho’s snub by saying, “It’s incredibly cool, and all the other nominations stem from John. I know he feels like seeing ‘Wicked’ celebrated is a celebration of him, too. We just got off Facetime, and I told him how much… I love him, and the truth is none of this could have happened without his leadership, brilliance, compassion and thoughtfulness.
The Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 2.