Ariana Grande was nominated for best actress in a supporting role, but Wicked missed out on best adapted screenplay.

The two VOD charts mostly mirrored each other. Beyond “Wicked” and “Kraven,” both list “Gladiator II” (Paramount, just reduced to $9.99 rental), “The Substance” (MUBI), “Venom: The Last Dance” (Sony), “Flow” (Janus/Sideshow), and “The Wild Robot” (Universal),all renting for $19.99 and “The Heretic” (A24), for sale digitally at $19.99.

Funny enough, Outlander’s Sam Heughan and Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey share an on-screen partner -- a horse. Yes, both actors worked with the same four-legged animal, with Bailey having worked with it on both the aforementioned Netflix series and the film Wicked.

Another musical — “ Wicked ,” the smash Broadway adaptation — came away with nearly as many nominations. Jon M. Chu’s lavish “Wizard of Oz” riff scored 10 nominations, including best picture and acting nods for its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The story is based on Chittenango native L. Frank Baum ’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” novels.

Emilia Perez' leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13 nods, followed by 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' with 10 each.

The whiplash of the Oscar nominations rippled across Hollywood professionals, awards pundits, and elated enthusiasts of 2024’s best films and performances. The most jaw-dropping — and welcomed — moment of nomination morning came from Walter Salles’ Brazilian drama,

Netflix scored a leading 16 Oscar nominations on Thursday, most of which were awarded to “Emilia Pérez,” a genre-spanning musical drama about a drug kingpin who undergoes gender affirming surgery.

The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York?

Netflix's Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez is the top-nominated film at this year’s Oscars, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked

Meanwhile, Netflix is undoubtedly celebrating after ... Some on social media have wondered how the adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked” was eligible for original score, especially ...

The Best Film Ensemble category at the Screen Actors Guild Awards can occasionally be a tough one to predict. Gold Derby’s pundits erroneously thought that 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would prevail over Parasite,

Comcast's Universal Pictures' Wicked surpasses $700 million at global box office, becoming Universal's second-highest-grossing film of the year.