Wicked: Part I
First screened in December 2024

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Director: Jon M. Chu. Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Andy Nyman, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Dinklage, Keala Settle, Karis Musongole, Courtney Mae-Briggs, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Alice Fearn, Adam James. Screenplay: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox (based on the book of the stage musical by Winnie Holzman, based in turn on the novel by Gregory Maguire, extrapolated in turn from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum).

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Photo © 2024 Universal Pictures

In Brief: Plenty to nitpick, but the visual and emotional grandeur and the genre-specific cohesion are my biggest takeaways.

VOR: ③  Most exuberant and lovingly crafted pop musical since Hairspray? Not quite innovative; hews closely to a template that could well have gone wrong.

Grade: B+

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Actress: Cynthia Erivo
	Best Supporting Actress: Ariana Grande
	Best Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales
	Best Costume Design: Paul Tazewell
	Best Film Editing: Myron Kerstein
	Best Sound: Simon Hayes, Jack Dolman, John Marquis, Nancy Nugent Title, Andy Nelson
	Best Original Score: John Powell, Stephen Schwartz
	Best Visual Effects: Pablo Helman, David Shirk, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould
	Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Frances Hannon, Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
	Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Cynthia Erivo
	Best Supporting Actress: Ariana Grande
★	Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Other Awards:
	National Board of Review: Best Film; Best Director; NBR Spotlight Award (Erivo & Grande)

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