Breaking Down ‘Wicked’ & ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar Showdown | Billboard News

With the Oscar’s coming up this Sunday, the musicals ‘Wicked’ & ‘Emilia Pérez,’ have taken the internet by storm. From fans creating memes to them siding who they think will win at the Oscars. Keep watching to see how the two musicals stack up against each other!

Who do you think will win on Sunday? Let us know in the comments!

Tetris Kelly:

There’s a musical showdown coming to Hollywood! This Sunday, the 97th Academy Awards will take place at the legendary Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The stars will be out on the carpet, but the real battle will be inside as ‘Wicked’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ compete for Best Picture.

And the fans have already begun taking sides. Both films have taken pop culture by storm. From finger comforting memes, to sing-alongs, these musicals have been everywhere. Even stars like Keke Palmer can’t get enough. Zoe Saldana has been racking up award wins for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She’s already won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Critics Choice Award, and most recently she won the SAG. Her odds are looking pretty good to take home that fella named Oscar this Sunday. Speaking of the big day, ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads with 13 Oscar nominations to ‘Wicked’s’ 10. Both films join a very prestigious list of musicals to have received 10 or more Oscar nominations that include: 1965’s ‘The Sound of Music’ starring Julie Andrews, 1961’s ‘West Side Story’ with Rita Moreno, and 2002’s ‘Chicago’ starring the stacked cast of Queen Latifah, Cathria Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, and Renee Zellweger.

Now, while we don’t have a crystal ball like Elphaba, so we’ll just have to wait until Sunday to see if one of these musicals can take on the award for Best Picture. But until then, stay tuned here at Billboard News for more in music and pop culture.