evil After being nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, success at the Academy Awards seems more likely. story evil It tells the story of Elphaba and Glinda, who are known respectively as the “Wicked Witch of the West” and the “Good Witch of the North” as students at Sheath University in the world of Oz. The film is based on the critically acclaimed Broadway musical of the same name and the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. rave reviews since release evil The performance was outstanding, prompting the film to receive attention from major awards.
Cast evil Including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum. recent, evil won the Filmfare and Box Office Achievement Award at the Golden Globes, the first major awards show of the awards season. Now, evil has been nominated in five categories at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 23, 2025. evil Nominations in five Screen Actors Guild Award categories increased its chances of winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Wicked was nominated for an unusual 5 SAG Awards
‘Wicked’ performs well during awards season
Erivo was nominated for Best Actress, and both Grande and Bailey were nominated for Supporting Actor. also, evil The entire cast was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, as were the stunt team. evil To be nominated in five categories is very impressive and very rare. also evilonly five other films received five nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Film nominated for five Screen Actors Guild Awards | RT critic ratings | best film |
|---|---|---|
Shakespeare in Love (1998) | 92% | Yes |
Chicago(2002) | 87% | Yes |
Doubt(2008) | 79% | No |
Inisherin(2022) | 96% | No |
Everything happens at once (2022) | 94% | Yes |
Wicked(2024) | 88% | not applicable |
The other five films nominated for five Screen Actors Guild Awards are Shakespeare’s love, chicago, Suspect, The Banshee of Inisherinand everything happens at the same time. While two movies in 2023 received five nominations at the SAG Awards, this statistic proves that a movie nominated in so many categories at the SAG Awards is not common. so, evil Being nominated for five Screen Actors Guild Awards gives it huge momentum as awards season continues.
History gives Wicked now a good chance to win Best Picture
‘Wicked”s chances of winning Best Picture improve after Screen Actors Guild nomination
After being nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, evil It has a better chance of winning the Oscar for Best Picture. As the table above shows, of the five films mentioned above, three of them went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Shakespeare’s love, chicagoand everything happens at the same time Won the Academy Award, the highest award, which means evil Has a great chance of winning Best Picture.
It’s not often that a musical wins Best Picture, but it’s undeniable evil The momentum is building as the 2025 Oscars approach.
This is worthless too Inisherin Banshee and everything happens at the same time Was nominated in the same year. So obviously only one of these films can win Best Picture. also, evil and chicago Since they are both musicals, there is a connection within this group as well. chicago was actually the last musical to win Best Picture. It’s not often that a musical wins Best Picture, but it’s undeniable evil The momentum is building as the 2025 Oscars approach.
What’s in the way of ‘Wicked’ at the 2025 Oscars?
‘Wicked’ competes fiercely for Best Picture Oscar
also eviland there are several other high-rated 2024 movies that could prevent the musical from winning Best Picture. Right now, the favorite film to win Best Picture at the 2025 Academy Awards appears to be Anora, secret meeting, emilia perezand fauvism. fauvism won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Picture, which has led to many films winning Best Picture over the past few years. However, fauvism Only being nominated for one Screen Actors Guild Award is not ideal for a Best Picture winner.
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also, emilia perez beat evil Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. emilia perez Nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards, its Golden Globe success suggests it will win more evil won best picture. During awards season, however, things can change quickly. The results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards will make it clearer evil The chances of success at the Oscars are good.
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Wicked is a two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical about the unlikely friendship between green-skinned Elphaba and popular aristocrat Glinda in the Land of Oz. As they take very different paths, they evolve into the Good Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Release date November 22, 2024
Running time 160 minutes Cast Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bird, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn · James, Kira Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Chang, Gracia de la Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James, Andy Nyman, Courtney May -Briggs, Sharon D. Clark, Jenna Boyd
Characters: Elphaba Throop, Glinda Upland, Mrs. Morrible, The Wizard, Fiyero Tiglal, Burke, Nessaros Throop, Pfannie, Shen Shen, Miss Cordell, Dr. Dillamond (voice), Avarick Tammeadows, Gilligan, Professor Nikki Dick, Glinda’s father, Governor Frakespar Throop, Melina Throop “The Midwife”
Director Jon M. Chu
Screenwriters: Gregory Maguire, Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, L. Frank Baum
StudioMarc Platt Productions
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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