Overview
- Ariana Grande received an Actor Awards nomination for supporting actress for Wicked: For Good.
- Cynthia Erivo was left off this year’s Actor Awards nominations after being recognized for the first Wicked.
- Director Jon M. Chu did not appear on the Directors Guild of America nominees list, as reported by The Independent.
- In a new Variety interview, Grande praised Erivo’s Elphaba and credited both Erivo and Chu for her own success, saying they deserve “all the flowers this world can grow.”
- Coverage notes that guild nods often forecast Oscars, with reporting suggesting Erivo faces long odds this season as pundits highlight Jessie Buckley and Rose Byrne as leading contenders.