Wicked Film Gets Best Picture Golden Globe Nomination

Congratulotions are in order. The Wicked movie, which released November 22, is officially storming not only the box office, but awards season as well. The release picked up four Golden Globe nominations December 9, including a nod for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. The Jon M. Chu-directed film is nominated in the category alongside fellow movie musical Emilia Pérez, a French film; and Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain, and The Substance.

Winners will be named January 5, 2025, with a ceremony broadcasting live on CBS (check local listings) and streaming via Paramount+.

The film's other nominations were in the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, plus acting nods for leading ladies Cynthia Erivo (Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy) and Ariana Grande (Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role). The duo star as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in the film.

Wicked has already been named Best Film of the year by the National Review Board, and is increasingly being seen as a real contender for Best Picture prizes across many film award systems, including the Academy Awards. Those nominations are due January 17, 2025. And don't expect to see Erivo going head to head against Grande. As we see with the Golden Globe nominations, the film's producers have asked they be considered in separate categories, with Erivo in Leading and Grande in supporting.

Also receiving Golden Globe nominations this year from the Broadway world were Colman Domingo, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Sing Sing; soon-to-be Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross star Kieran Culkin, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for A Real Pain; An Enemy of the People's Jeremy Strong, in the same category for The Apprentice; soon-to-be Broadway Othello star Denzel Washington, in the same category for Gladiator II; Jake Gyllenhaal, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama for Presumed Innocent; Eddie Redmayne, in the same category for The Day of the Jackal; Kristen Bell, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Nobody Wants This; Jean Smart, in the same category for Hacks; Martin Short and Steve Martin, both in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Only Murders in the Building; Cristin Milioti, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for The Penguin; Kevin Kline, in Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Disclaimer; Ewan Mcgregor, in the same category for A Gentleman in Moscow; Liza Colón-Zayas, in Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for The Bear; and Allison Janney, in the same category for The Diplomat.