Depraved Star Breaks Silence On For Good’s Whole Shutout At 2026 Oscars

Michelle Yeoh lastly reacted to Depraved: For Good being shut out of the 2026 Oscars.

The primary Depraved movie gained Finest Costume Design and Finest Manufacturing Design. It was additionally nominated for Finest Image, Finest Actress (Cynthia Erivo), Finest Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande), Finest Movie Enhancing, Finest Make-up and Hairstyling, Finest Unique Rating, Finest Sound and Finest Visible Results. Depraved: For Good, in the meantime, was utterly snubbed when nominations have been revealed the morning of January 22.

Throughout an interview with Selection, Yeoh spoke out concerning the lack of Oscar nominations for Depraved: For Good. She admitted she was “in shock” when she heard the information.

Yeoh, who’s an Oscar winner herself for Every little thing In all places All At As soon as, puzzled whether or not voting members selected to miss Depraved: For Good as a result of the primary movie acquired recognition, so different motion pictures ought to get the possibility to shine. If that performed a task, she vehemently disagrees with the choice. “No, come on! It is such a phenomenal, well-made film,” she exclaimed.

On the very least, Depraved: For Good deserved Oscar nods for Finest Costume Design, Finest Make-up and Hairstyling, Finest Director, Finest Cinematography and Finest Manufacturing Design, in line with Yeoh, who added, “If you happen to evaluate it [with the 2026 nominees], it ought to be there.”

Yeoh went on to say that Depraved: For Good will not be a reproduction of Depraved. “It is extra elaborate, and there are a lot of extra new locations in Depraved: For Good.” She believes all of the laborious work that went into the manufacturing ought to be acknowledged. “I used to be actually, actually, very disillusioned” when the movie got here up empty on the Oscars.

“I’m not stunned. I’m in shock! I actually am. I believe generally the issue is that folks assume, ‘Oh, you already acquired a lot with the primary one, let different folks have an opportunity.’ However then it appears like, ‘No, come on!’ It’s such a phenomenal, well-made film. Paul [Tazewell] for costume design, hair and make-up. If you happen to evaluate it [with contenders this year], it ought to be there. For Jon Chu, for [DP] Alice Brooks, for the set design. It’s not the duplicate of the primary one. It’s extra elaborate and there are a lot of extra new locations in Depraved: For Good. So I used to be actually, actually very disillusioned.”

Yeoh performed Madame Morrible in each Depraved motion pictures, a personality who makes an attempt to achieve energy over Oz by manipulating everybody round her, together with Elphaba and Glinda.

She’s not a singer, so she initially did not really feel like she was the very best actress to play Morrible, however in the long run, she was keen to take a danger and realized an important deal from her “superb vocal coach” to drag off the fascinating efficiency seen on display screen.

“Not that I didn’t wish to be. You’re speaking a couple of movie with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and there’s singing concerned. I used to be like, ‘Jon, this Madame Morrible sings, proper? And I don’t sing.’ That’s the factor about taking dangers, ? And Jon, who’s so charming, was like, ‘Ah, it’s a chunk of cake!’ And I believe on the finish of the day, it’s important to be keen to be taught a brand new ability, mainly. So that they discovered me an incredible voice coach. And I realized so many issues. Usually, I’m petrified of singing as a result of I believe I’ve a really husky low voice. I imply, within the mornings, once I name down for room service, there’ll be ‘Sure, Mr. Yeoh,’ and I’m like, ‘Dude, my dad will not be right here, okay?’ They at all times mistake me for a man.”

The 2-part cinematic expertise originated within the pages of Depraved: The Life and Instances of the Depraved Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire’s revisionist story of The Wizard of Oz.

Eight years after the novel was launched, a musical adaptation by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman debuted on Broadway and gained Finest Actress in a Musical (Idina Menzel), Finest Scenic Design and Finest Costume Design on the Tonys.

After years of being in growth, Depraved was lastly tailored for the large display screen in 2024 and 2025, with Erivo and Grande enjoying Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The primary movie turned a popular culture phenomenon. It grossed $758 million on the field workplace and acquired overwhelming reward from critics (with an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes).

Against this, Depraved: For Good did not obtain the identical stage of reward from critics (66% on Rotten Tomatoes), although audiences beloved the sequel (93%) almost as a lot as they did Depraved (95%). On the field workplace, For Good grossed $528 million.

Yeoh is in disbelief that Depraved: For Good was shut out of the Oscars. Regardless of being snubbed and incomes much less cash on the field workplace, the movie will quickly discover a wider viewers when it is launched on Peacock on March 20.