Jon M. Chu's film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Wicked, takes home the award for cinematic and box office achievement at the Golden Globes.
Since its premiere in November, Jon M. Chu 's film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, a The Wizard of Oz prequel starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande has been a box office success. Wicked has grossed over $600 million globally, becoming the highest-grossing film based on a Broadway musical of all time. The film has also received numerous nominations and awards from critics' groups, including the National Board of Review award for best film.
But on Sunday, January 5th, Wicked faced its first major test of award season at the Golden Globes, competing against films like Anora and Emilia Pérez. Wicked entered the Golden Globes with four nominations: best supporting actress for Grande; best actress in a musical or comedy for Erivo; best picture, musical or comedy; and cinematic and box office achievement. While it's an impressive haul, it's less than half the total nominations of another Oscar front runner and musical—Emilia Pérez, which led the Globes with 10 nominations. Pérez's impressive nomination haul was partly aided by its two best song nominations—a category Wicked is ineligible for, as its original songs will appear in the second film, Wicked: For Good, next year. Nevertheless, Chu couldn't secure a spot among the six nominees for best director at the Globes, which might indicate how the Golden Globes Foundation—the new voting body for the awards, which took over for the disbanded Hollywood Foreign Press Association—feels about the film. Just as VF predicted it would, Wicked won the two-year-old cinematic and box office achievement category over titles like Deadpool and Wolverine, Inside Out 2, and Gladiator II. Chu accepted the award on behalf of the film, delivering a passionate speech about Wicked's inspiring message. 'In a time where pessimism and cynicism rule the planet, we can still make art that is a radical act of optimism,' said Chu
WICKED GOLDEN GLOBES JON M. CHU CYNTHIA ERIVO ARIANA GRANDE BOX OFFICE BROADWAY MUSICAL
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