Michelle Yeoh says wicked role crew was ‘crying’ over director Jon M. Chu’s Oscar Snub

Michelle Yeoh responds to Evil‘S 10 Academy Awards nominations – and a category where it missed the cut.

YEOH, 62, appeared The view Thursday 23 January to promote her new Star Trek film Star Trek: Section 31Just after this year’s Oscar nominations were announced. Yeoh’s Costars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo received both nominations for their acting, and the film is also among this year’s 10 best picture nominees, giving Evil team A reason to celebrate. They still want their instructor Jon M. Chu to be recognized.

“We all cry for joy, but we have to say that we are also crying because Jon M. Chu and Alice Brooks, our (photographer director), were not nominated,” Yeoh said when asked if she had spoken to Grande , 31, and Erivo, 38, since their nominations were announced. “But the rest of us celebrate – best picture, costume, hair. It’s big.”

After The view Cohost Ana Navarro noted: “This is the second time they have passed over Jon Chu. He should have been nominated to In the heights“Yeoh said,” yes, I agree with you! “

Chu, 45, was omitted by the Five-Person’s best instructor field at this year’s Oscars; Sean Baker (Anora), Brady Corbet (Brutalist), James Mangold (A complete unknown), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) and Coralie Fargeat (The fabric) forms the nominated field for that category. In everything, Evil is tied with Brutalist For the second most nominations among any movie this year; Emilia Pérez Received 13 total nominations and lead the field.

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“He is incredibly brilliant, and all the other nominations originate from Jon,” Grande told the Black In a January 23rd interview, when asked about her, Chu did not take a best director of director. “I know he wants to see Evil Celebrated is also a celebration of him. We just got out of Facetime and I told him how much I love him and the truth, which is that absolutely none of this could have happened without his leadership, brilliance, empathy and thought. “

Erivo also shouted chu in a Instagram post She shared in response to her own nomination; She would become an Egot Honoree if she wins the award for best actress. “Thanks @jonmchu, our fearless leader whose kindness gave us the room to play, you deserve all good things and I’m lucky to call you my brother,” she wrote in a caption.

Conan O’Brien hosts the Oscars ceremony, broadcast live from the Dolby Theater in Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2 at. 19.00 one at ABC and Hulu.