Overview
- Cynthia Erivo missed the Golden Globes despite a Best Actress nomination because she is rehearsing in London for a one-woman Dracula, with producers confirming no schedule flexibility.
- Ariana Grande praised Erivo and director Jon M. Chu in a Variety interview after Erivo was left off the Actor Awards nominations and Chu was absent from the DGA list.
- Grande, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, called Erivo’s Elphaba “truthful, vulnerable and fierce” and said their work’s impact “can’t be taken away.”
- Wicked: For Good earned five Golden Globe nominations, including acting nods for Erivo and Grande, and the sequel has surpassed $500 million at the global box office.
- Erivo became the first Black woman to receive two Golden Globes nominations in the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy category.