Ariana Grande Honors Her ‘Oz’ Roots with Emotional Reaction to Oscar Nomination
Ariana Grande Honors Her ‘Oz’ Roots with Emotional Reaction to Oscar Nomination

Ariana Grande has earned her first-ever Oscar nomination, and as expected, she admits she can’t stop crying over the milestone.
The singer and actress took to Instagram on Thursday to share her overwhelming emotions, just hours after being nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Glinda in Wicked.
“Lifting my head between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unimaginable honor,” Grande wrote. “I simply cannot stop crying—no surprise there.”
In her heartfelt post, Grande shared childhood photos of herself dressed as Dorothy from the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, along with a video of her younger self singing a song from the Broadway musical Wicked.
“I’m beyond humbled to be in such incredible company and to share this with little Ari, who once watched Judy Garland perform Somewhere Over the Rainbow just before the magical bubble arrived,” she added. “I’m so proud of you, tiny.”
The Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. Emilia Pérez led with 13 nominations, followed by Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 each.
Grande’s co-star Cynthia Erivo, who portrayed Elphaba in the film, also received a nomination for Best Lead Actress.
“Moments like this are rare, and when they happen, they must be cherished,” Erivo wrote on Instagram. “I am deeply grateful—to @theacademy, to be part of a project that brings people joy, to be a piece of something that inspires belief in magic, and to have experienced a dream come true.”
Both Erivo and Grande expressed their admiration for one another in their posts, with Erivo praising Grande’s transformation as an actress, and Grande calling Erivo’s talent “endless brilliance.”
Beyond its acting nominations, Wicked also received a nomination for Best Picture, among other categories. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film recently won a Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
The second part of Chu’s adaptation, Wicked: For Good, is set to hit theaters in November.

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