Oscars Declared War on Girls: Wicked Snub

“I Am Fuming”: The Internet Melts Down After the Academy Gives Wicked: For Good Zero Nominations (Yes, ZERO) – Wicked Snub

I woke up this morning, grabbed my matcha, opened the Oscar nominations list, and honestly? I thought there was a typo. Wicked Snub.

I refreshed the page. Nothing. I refreshed again. Still nothing.

In what might be the most “Old Man Yells at Cloud” moment in Academy history, Wicked: For Good—the movie that defined the last year, the movie that made us all cry over female friendship, the movie that arguably saved the box office—got Zero. Nominations. Wicked Snub.

Not for Ariana. Not for Cynthia. Not even for Costume Design.

Last year, the Academy gave the first movie 10 nods. This year, they treated the grand finale like it was a straight-to-DVD flop. And let me tell you, the ladies on social media are not taking it well. My group chat is currently in DEFCON 1 mode, and looking at TikTok, so is the rest of the world.

The “Justice For Glinda” Movement for Wicked Snub

The hashtag #JusticeForGlinda started trending worldwide about 11 minutes after the announcement. The general consensus? The Academy is perfectly happy to nominate “serious” movies about men doing “serious” things (congrats to Sinners, we love you, but read the room), but they still refuse to respect joy.

Here are the vibes right now after Wicked Snub:

• The “Ariana Robbery” Tweets: One user on X summed it up perfectly: “So you mean to tell me Ariana Grande delivered the most heartbreaking performance of the decade in the ‘For Good’ scene, and you nominated a movie about a 1920s Neil Diamond cover band instead? Jail.”
• The “Part 2” Curse: TikTok is pointing out the hypocrisy. “Return of the King won 11 Oscars. Why is the Wicked finale getting the silent treatment? Oh, right. Because it’s for girls.”
• The Cynthia Defense: Let’s not forget Elphaba. Cynthia Erivo gave us vocals that defied gravity (literally), and the Academy just shrugged. One viral post says: “Cynthia didn’t paint herself green for 6 months for you old men to ignore her.”

Why Did This Happen?

I have a theory, and you aren’t going to like it.

It’s the “Pink Tax” of Cinema.

When a movie is hyper-feminine, when it is bright, when it is emotional, and when its primary audience is women, the “serious film bros” instinctively turn their noses up at it. They think because we liked it, it can’t be “art.”

They are wrong. Art is making millions of people feel seen. Art is the gasp in the theater when Glinda takes the stage.

Outrage

The Oscars can keep their gold statues. We know what the real Movie of the Year was.

To Ariana and Cynthia: You don’t need an old man in a tuxedo to tell you you’re icons. We know.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go stream the soundtrack on a loop just to spike the numbers. Who is with me?

Join the Conversation: Are you as mad as I am? Drop a 💚 or a 🩷 in the comments if you think the Academy got this wrong.