Wicked Star Michelle Yeoh Reacts To Sequel's Complete Oscars Snub: 'Come On!'
One of the biggest shockers this awards season was Wicked: For Good’s failure to land a single nomination at the 2026 Oscars.
Despite the first film picking up a whopping 10 nods last year – including Best Picture and acting nods for its two leads – part two of the Broadway adaptation was completely overlooked by the Academy.
Michelle Yeoh, who plays the treacherous Madame Morrible in both films opposite Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s Elphaba and Glinda, has now shared her twopence on the snub.
“I am in shock! I really am,” she told Variety before speculating about why Wicked was overlooked this time round.
She offered: “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. Paul [Tazewell] for costume design, hair and makeup. If you compare it [with other contenders at the 2026 Oscars] it should be there.
“For Jon Chu, for [director of photography] Alice Brooks, for the set design. It’s not [a] replica of the first one. It’s more elaborate and there are many more new destinations in Wicked: For Good. So I was truly, truly very disappointed.”
While the first Wicked movie won critics over, the reception was more scattered for 2025’s follow-up, with some questioning whether director John M Chu’s decision to split the adaptation over two movies paid off.
That didn’t stop people from seeing it in their droves though, as Wicked: For Good beat its own box office record and became the biggest international opening for a stage musical adaptation.
Meanwhile, Michelle famously won the Best Actress Oscar back in 2023 for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, becoming the first Asian performer to scoop the award.
This year’s nominations fall heavily in favour of Sinners, with Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror making history as the most-nominated film ever thanks to an impressive 16 nods.
Check out our full round-up of this year’s Oscars snubs and surprises here.