Following the 2026 BAFTA Awards controversy involving a racial slur heard while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting, BAFTA and the BBC have faced criticism for issuing procedural responses without a direct apology to the two actors.

“Wicked: For Good” didn’t get shut out at the Oscars because of bias or bad luck. The second movie just didn’t land. Awards momentum is ruthless, and this time, the follow-up didn’t deliver enough to keep the conversation going.

This Christmas, some viewers unknowingly watched a shortened It’s a Wonderful Life — missing the Pottersville sequence that gives the movie its meaning.