Michelle Yeoh is breaking her silence after Depraved: For Good didn’t obtain a nomination on the 2026 Oscars.
“I’m not shocked. I’m in shock!” the actress, 63, mentioned in an interview with Selection printed on Thursday, February 12. “I actually am.”
Yeoh, who starred in each Depraved movies as Madame Morrible, acknowledged that whereas the primary movie was praised by the critics, the sequel deserved its flowers as effectively.
“I feel generally the issue is that folks suppose, ‘Oh, you already obtained a lot with the primary one, let different individuals have an opportunity.’ However then it seems like, ‘No, come on!’ It’s such a gorgeous, well-made film,” she continued. “Paul (Tazewell) for costume design, hair and make-up. If you happen to evaluate it (with contenders this 12 months) it ought to be there.”
Yeoh added that director John M. Chu and set designer Alice Brooks deserved to be nominated for his or her work on Depraved: For Good.
“It’s not the reproduction of the primary one. It’s extra elaborate and there are a lot of extra new locations in Depraved: For Good,” she defined. “So I used to be really, really very disenchanted.”
Final 12 months, Depraved — which is predicated on the hit Broadway musical — acquired a whopping 10 nominations on the 2025 Academy Awards together with Greatest Image and nods for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for Greatest Actress and Greatest Supporting Actress, respectively. The film musical ended up taking house two Oscars for Greatest Costume Design and Greatest Manufacturing Design.
One 12 months after Depraved’s launch, the story got here to a conclusion. Along with following the play’s second act, there have been two new unique songs added to the movie. Erivo, 39, carried out the ballad “No Place Like Dwelling” whereas Grande, 32, sang “Lady within the Bubble.” Whereas followers praised Depraved: For Good, it acquired much less love from the critics. The movie acquired 66 % on Rotten Tomatoes whereas its first counterpart had a rating of 88 %.
When the Oscars nominations had been introduced earlier this 12 months, Depraved: For Good was surprisingly excluded from the listing. Greatest Image nominees included Bugonia, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After One other, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Worth, Sinners, F1 and Practice Goals. Followers took to social media to precise their frustration over the Depraved: For Good’s snub particularly when Brad Pitt’s blockbuster F1 was included as a substitute.
“I can’t imagine F1 obtained nominated however not depraved??????? Loopy work,” one person wrote by way of X, whereas one other replied, “Depraved for good not being nominated for any oscar is insane (and the f1 film getting a number of is past absurd).”
F1 might have scored 4 2026 Oscars nominations, however not everybody was supportive of the Academy’s recognition of the movie. The Brad Pitt-led racing drama secured nods for Greatest Image, Greatest Movie Modifying, Greatest Sound and Greatest Visible Results when the nominations had been introduced in January 2026. Although the fast-paced sports activities image soared on the (…)
Regardless of the current Oscars’ snub, Grande and Erivo lately gained the Grammy for Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency for “Defying Gravity” from the primary movie’s soundtrack.
“That is so particular :’) @recordingacademy thanks so so a lot!” Grande wrote by way of her Instagram Story in February. “Congratulations to the unbelievable @cynthiaerivo I really like you & am so grateful to share this.”
Erivo echoed related sentiments writing by way of her Instagram, “To share this win with @arianagrande makes all of it even sweeter. I really like you, congratulations to you, to us! Limitless..”