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Cynthia Erivo Says ‘I Don’t Know’ How ‘Wicked’ Earns 10 Oscar Noms but Jon M. Chu Gets Snubbed for Best Director: ‘We Have Another Film Coming’
'Wicked' is nominated for 10 Oscars, but Jon M. Chu got snubbed for best director. Cynthia Erivo weighed at the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance
Cynthia Erivo joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of receiving the Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser and said she doesn’t understand how “Wicked” landed 10 Oscar nominations but not one for helmer Jon M. Chu in the best director category. I wish people understood just how much work has to go into creating a big, giant behemoth like ‘Wicked,'” Erivo told Variety’s Angelique Jackson about Chu’s directing snub. He is the who can see who is right for this, who cast us in these roles, who asked for 9 million tulips, who says he wants to build a real set so it feels embedded in reality.
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