The filmmaker began his Best Director speech with a quip about his Oscars snub, and described editing the forthcoming sequel amid awards season.

Beating out a field of Oscar nominees, 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu was shocked by his win at the Critics' Choice Awards.

Anora won the top prize of best picture at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, while Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Substance each captured three trophies. The Brutalist star Adrien Brody won best actor; Demi Moore won best actress for her work in The Substance;

For Good even as he continues to trek the awards circuit for that film’s predecessor and, unexpectedly, he says seeing the response to Wicked is impacting his vision for the upcoming sequel. “It does affect when we went back into the cut,