Ethan Slater Celebrates Ariana Grande’s Oscar Nomination

Ethan Slater expresses his sincere joy at Ariana Grande’s first Academy Award nomination. The 32-year-old ‘Wicked’ star posted a unique picture of Grande, 31, looking out of a London balcony window from a comfortable bedroom. Grande’s enormous white T-shirt and pink balloons in the picture are probably a reference to her Wicked character Glinda and her trademark pink style.
Recently Rachel Sennott and her ‘Wicked’ co-star Bowen Yang revealed that the film, which Jon M. Chu directed, has received ten Oscar nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards. Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Grande, and Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo are among the nominations. In the Supporting Actress category, Grande is joined by Isabella Rossellini (‘Conclave’), Felicity Jones (‘The Brutalist’), Monica Barbaro (‘A Complete Unknown’), and Zoe Saldaña (‘Emilia Pérez’).
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Grande expressed her happiness on Instagram shortly after the news was made public. She shared an undated video of herself performing ‘Defying Gravity’ from ‘Wicked’ and a sentimental picture of herself as a youngster dressed like Judy Garland’s Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Additionally, she posted pictures of herself dressed as Glinda with Cynthia Erivo, 38, who plays Elphaba.
Grande wrote an emotional post in which she reflected on her journey and thanked the Academy. She described the nomination as an “unfathomable recognition” and talked about how she grew up studying Judy Garland’s rendition of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow.’ Grande praised Jon M. Chu as a great leader and encouraging friend, and thanked him for believing in her. She also congratulated Erivo, referring to her as a sister and praising her boundless abilities.
Conan O’Brien will host the 2025 Oscars, which ABC and Hulu will stream live from the Dolby Theatre in Ovation Hollywood.
–Farheen Ali