Sunday’s Golden Globes saw some well-deserved wins — and some snubs.
“Wicked,” which had four nominations total, was expected to win big. So how did “Wicked” do at the Golden Globes?
How many Golden Globes did ‘Wicked’ win?
“Wicked” brought home one Golden Globe from Sunday’s ceremony for cinematic and box office achievement.
The new category celebrates the “highest-earning and/or most-viewed films that have gained extensive global audience support and produced exceptional creative content,” according to the Golden Globes.
During his acceptance speech, director Jon M. Chu said, “My parents came to this country and loved ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ They’d tell us about the Yellow Brick Road and the place over the rainbow (where) all your dreams come true if you dare to dream it.”
He continued, “And so when I’m up here, looking at you, living the dream and looking at this beautiful, beautiful cast, it’s more beautiful than I ever thought it could be. I think about the hundreds of people who made this movie, the craftspeople — the painters, the sculptors, the dancers, the stunt people.”
Chu thanked “Wicked” fans for supporting the film, which he called “a radical act of optimism,” according to a video of his speech shared on YouTube by CBS.
“Maybe we’re a little bit Elphaba inside of us,” Chu concluded. “Maybe we have that courage and strength to not give up, but to rise up and take the (path) off the Yellow Brick Road and maybe discover we can fly.”
How many Golden Globes nominations did ‘Wicked’ get?
“Wicked” was nominated for four Golden Globes, as the Deseret News previously reported:
- Best supporting actress in a motion picture, Ariana Grande
- Best actress in a musical or comedy motion picture, Cynthia Erivo
- Best musical or comedy motion picture
- Cinematic and box office achievement