Jon M. Chu’s highly-anticipated movie adaptation of the smash-hit Broadway musical, which Universal will release nationwide on Nov. 22 — will not be going head-to-head in the same acting category this awards season,

It seems like pop icon Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who are both set to star in the upcoming Wicked adaptation, won't be going head-to-head for awards!

Wicked's release date is still months away, but considering the movie is the film adaptation of a Tony Award-winning musical, and is being released at the end of the year, prime film awards season, it’s perhaps not that surprising that the film is already considering how to handle any nominations.