The Oscars have now wrapped for another year honouring the best films from the past 12 months, with Anora picking up the top honour for Best Picture.
With Mikey Madison picking up Best Actress for her turn as the stripper who falls for a Russian oligarch’s son in the winning film, it meant no gong for Wicked star Cynthia Erivo.
The British actress performed alongside her co-star Ariana Grande at the ceremony in LA’s Dolby Theater. However, Grande was also overlooked for the best supporting actress award, which went to Zoe Saldana for her role in Emilia Perez.
Wicked was one of the highest grossing films of 2024 despite being released late in the year.
And although its stars walked away from Sunday’s bash empty handed it was still a night to remember for the makers of the musical.
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Grande and Erivo kicked off the ceremony with a tribute to Los Angeles following the wildfires that devastated the Southern California metropolis earlier this year.
Grande sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Erivo performed Diana Ross' Home before the stars joined together for Defying Gravity from their blockbuster big-screen musical.
Wicked then won two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.
Best Costume Design
Paul Tazewell made history by becoming the first Black costume designer to win.
"I'm the first Black man to receive the costume design award," he said and couldn't finish that sentence before the crowd began to rise in a standing ovation. "I'm so proud of this."
Best Production Design
British designers Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales were honoured for their dazzling visual work on the Wicked set.
Oscar success for Crowley has been a long time coming: first nominated in 2007, he has clocked up a total of seven nominations across his career, missing out each time until now.
His collaborator on Wicked, Sandales, is also a first-time winner, having been nominated three times.
There were no British wins in any of the four acting categories - the fourth year in a row this has occurred. This is the longest gap for a UK acting win since 1998.
