USA TODAY movie critic Brian Truitt gave the film ★★★ out of four stars, writing that "even with a few missteps, it's easy to get swept up in director Jon M. Chu’s colorful spectacle (rated PG)." "The movie musical is both superfluous and splendiferous,

Grande lost the Best Supporting Actress award to Emilia Pérez ‘s Zoe Saldaña, which wasn’t a huge surprise but still stung. Meanwhile, Erivo didn’t achieve EGOT status because she lost the Best Actress category to Mikey Madison!? Don’t get me wrong, Madison was great in Anora, but Erivo owned her role as Elphaba, making this a huge snub in my eyes.