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2025 Oscars Challenge: [17] “Wicked” (Ten Nominations)

Christopher Haskell
5–7 minutes

FILM #17

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DAY#25

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97TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2025 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“WICKED“
February 16, 2025
4K ULTRA HD

…Review and Analysis Coming Soon

Elphaba, a young woman ridiculed for her green skin, and Galinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.

Directed by Jon M. Chu
Universal Pictures
November 22, 2024
160 minutes

best MOTION PICTURE
Marc Platt

201588th Academy AwardsBest Picture“Bridge of Spies”Nominee
201689th Academy AwardsBest Picture“La La Land”Nominee
202093rd Academy AwardsBest Picture“The Trial of the Chicago 7”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Marc Platt

EXPERTS

1. “Anora”
2. “Conclave”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Wicked”
6. “Emilia Pérez”
7. “The Substance”
8. “I’m Still Here”
9. “Dune: Part Two”
10. “Nickel Boys”

PERSONAL

1. “Anora”
2. “Dune: Part Two”
3. “The Substance”
4. “The Brutalist”
5. “Wicked”
6. “Conclave”
7. “Nickel Boys”
8. “A Complete Unknown”
9. “Emilia Pérez”
10. “I’m Still Here”

best ActrESS in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo

201992nd Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role“Harriet”Nominee
Best Music (Original Song)“Stand Up” from “Harriet”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Cynthia Erivo

EXPERTS

1. Demi Moore – “The Substance”
2. Mikey Madison – “Anora”
3. Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here”
4. Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
5. Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”

PERSONAL

1. Mikey Madison – “Anora”
2. Demi Moore – “The Substance”
3. Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked”
4. Fernanda Torres – “I’m Still Here”
5. Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”

best ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ariana Grande

First-time Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Ariana Grande

EXPERTS

1. Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
2. Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
3. Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”
4. Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
5. Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”

PERSONAL

1. Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez”
2. Ariana Grande – “Wicked”
3. Monica Barbaro – “A Complete Unknown”
4. Felicity Jones – “The Brutalist”
5. Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave”

best Costume Design
Paul Tazewell

202194th Academy AwardsBest Costume Design“West Side Story”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Paul Tazewell

EXPERTS

1. “Wicked”
2. “Nosferatu”
3. “Conclave”
4. “Gladiator II”
5. “A Complete Unknown”

PERSONAL

1. “Wicked”
2. “Conclave”
3. “Nosferatu”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Gladiator II”

best Film Editing
Myron Kerstein

202194th Academy AwardsBest Film Editing“tick, tick…BOOM!”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Myron Kerstein

EXPERTS

1. “Conclave”
2. “Anora”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “Wicked”

PERSONAL

1. “Conclave”
2. “Anora”
3. “The Brutalist”
4. “Wicked”
5. “Emilia Pérez”

best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth

201487th Academy AwardsBest Makeup and Hairstyling“The Grand Budapest Hotel”WINNER
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Frances Hannon
First-time Nominees
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Laura Blount, Sarah Nuth

EXPERTS

1. “The Substance”
2. “Wicked”
3. “A Different Man”
4. “Nosferatu”
5. “Emilia Pérez”

PERSONAL

1. “Nosferatu”
2. “The Substance”
3. “Wicked”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “A Different Man”

best Music (Original Score)
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

201083rd Academy AwardsBest Music (Original Score)“How to Train Your Dragon”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | John Powell
199568th Academy AwardsBest Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)“Pocahontas”WINNER
Best Music (Original Song)“Colors Of The Wind” from “Pocahontas”WINNER
199669th Academy AwardsBest Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”Nominee
199871st Academy AwardsBest Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)“Prince Of Egypt”Nominee
Best Music (Original Song)“When You Believe” from “Prince Of Egypt”WINNER
200780th Academy AwardsBest Music (Original Song)“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted”Nominee
Best Music (Original Song)“So Close” from “Enchanted”Nominee
Best Music (Original Song)“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Stephen Schwartz

EXPERTS

1. “The Brutalist”
2. “Conclave”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “Wicked”

PERSONAL

1. “Conclave”
2. “The Brutalist”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “Wicked”
5. “Emilia Pérez”

best Production Design
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

200679th Academy AwardsBest Art Direction“The Prestige”Nominee
200881st Academy AwardsBest Art Direction“The Dark Knight”Nominee
201487th Academy AwardsBest Production Design“Interstellar”Nominee
201790th Academy AwardsBest Production Design“Dunkirk”Nominee
201891st Academy AwardsBest Production Design“First Man”Nominee
202093rd Academy AwardsBest Production Design“Tenet”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Nathan Crowley
201184th Academy AwardsBest Art Direction“War Horse”Nominee
201992nd Academy AwardsBest Production Design“1917”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Lee Sandales

EXPERTS

1. “Wicked”
2. “The Brutalist”
3. “Dune: Part Two”
4. “Conclave”
5. “Nosferatu”

PERSONAL

1. “The Brutalist”
2. “Wicked”
3. “Nosferatu”
4. “Conclave”
5. “Dune: Part Two”

best SOUND
Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis

201285th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“Les Misérables”WINNER
202194th Academy AwardsBest Sound“No Time To Die”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Simon Hayes
First-time Nominees
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, John Marquis
198861st Academy AwardsBest Sound“Gorillas in the Mist”Nominee
199366th Academy AwardsBest Sound“Schindler’s List”Nominee
199568th Academy AwardsBest Sound“Braveheart”Nominee
199669th Academy AwardsBest Sound“Evita”Nominee
199770th Academy AwardsBest Sound“L.A. Confidential”Nominee
199871st Academy AwardsBest Sound“Saving Private Ryan”WINNER
Best Sound“The Thin Red Line”Nominee
199972nd Academy AwardsBest Sound“The Insider”Nominee
200174th Academy AwardsBest Sound“Moulin Rouge”Nominee
200376th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“The Last Samurai”Nominee
Best Sound Mixing“Seabiscuit”Nominee
200578th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“War of the Worlds”Nominee
200679th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“Blood Diamond”Nominee
200982nd Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“Avatar”Nominee
Best Sound Mixing“Star Trek”Nominee
201184th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“War Horse”Nominee
201285th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“Les Misérables”WINNER
Best Sound Mixing“Lincoln”Nominee
201588th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“Bridge of Spies”Nominee
Best Sound Mixing“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”Nominee
201689th Academy AwardsBest Sound Mixing“La La Land”Nominee
202194th Academy AwardsBest Sound“West Side Story”Nominee
202295th Academy AwardsBest Sound“The Batman”Nominee
Best Sound“Elvis”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Andy Nelson

EXPERTS

1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “A Complete Unknown”
3. “Wicked”
4. “Emilia Pérez”
5. “The Wild Robot”

PERSONAL

1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “Wicked”
3. “The Wild Robot”
4. “A Complete Unknown”
5. “Emilia Pérez”

best Visual Effects
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

200275th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones”Nominee
200578th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“War Of The Worlds”Nominee
201992nd Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“The Irishman”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Pablo Helman
201487th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Guardians of the Galaxy”Nominee
201790th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”Nominee
202194th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“No Time To Die”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Jonathan Fawkner
201386th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Gravity”WINNER
201891st Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Ready Player One”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | David Shirk
201487th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Guardians of the Galaxy”Nominee
201689th Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects“Doctor Strange”Nominee
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS | Paul Corbould

EXPERTS

1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
3. “Wicked”
4. “Better Man”
5. “Alien: Romulus”

PERSONAL

1. “Dune: Part Two”
2. “Alien: Romulus”
3. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
4. “Better Man”
5. “Wicked”

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