Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the beloved stage musical is walking the yellow brick road all the way to the 2025 Oscars, scoring 10 nominations including best picture, lead actress and supporting actress.

Holly's transformation into Glinda the Good Witch left viewers spellbound, but not everyone was enchanted by her daring pink ensemble.

In addition to Best Picture, “Anora” earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director (Sean Baker), Best Actress (Madison) and Best Original Screenplay. Additionally, Russian actor Yura Borisov, who gives perhaps the most surprising performance of the film, received a much-deserved Best Supporting Actor nod.

The 2025 Oscar nominations spotlight a significant slice of the best films of 2024, with this year’s nominees ranging the gamut from are all set to recognize an incredible range of movies, including Pope-picking drama Conclave, Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and Jesse Eisenberg’s intimate character study A Real Pain.

Wicked, led by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, hopes its 10 Oscar nominations fuel ticket sales in the US as it chases Frozen 2’s $477M domestic record, with $466.2M already banked.

Cynthia Erivo the breakout star of Wicked expressed her overwhelming joy and disbelief after receiving a Best Actress nomination at the upcoming Academy Awa

Musican-actor Cynthia Erivo talks to Deadline about the importance of playing Elphana and her Oscar nominations

Among the categories in which “Wicked” was nominated is the top prize of Best Picture. Also Oscar-nominated are both of the film’s stars, Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo in the category of Actress in a Leading Role for her turn as Elphaba and Broadway alum Ariana Grande as Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Glinda.

Ariana Grande from "Wicked," Yale tied Jeremy Strong and Colman Domingo are the 2025 Oscar nominees with Connecticut connections.

Music was at the forefront of the films Wicked and the Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown,' which scored 10 and eight Oscar nominations respectively.

Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama alumnus Stephen Schwartz has earned his ninth Academy Award nomination, this time for the original score of the box office smash “Wicked,” based on the musical written by Schwartz and Winnie Holzman.

Oscar nominations included several actors who attended Yale, including Edward Norton and Jeremy Strong, as well as those who appeared in stage shows in Connecticut.