Her performance in “Wicked” was nominated for an Oscar—but true fans already knew she was a gifted comic actress

Ariana Grande celebrated her brother Frankie's 42nd birthday with a sweet tribute on her Instagram Stories. The tribute comes one day after the pop singer was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in 'Wicked' as Glinda.

In the unlikely event that you missed it, Ari received a first-time Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for her showstopping performance as Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked adaptation, which came out in November.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars) were revealed this morning, and Ariana Grande earned a nod thanks to Wicked. As for how this honor stacks up to getting a Grammy nod, Grande would prefer not to say.

“i’m so proud of you, tiny. thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for this acknowledgement @theacademy.”

Not too long after, the actress received perhaps the greatest present of all: her first-ever Oscar nomination.

Ariana Grande, Demi Moore and Kieran Culkin were among those who picked up their first-ever Academy Award nomination when the full list of 2025 nominees was announced Jan. 23.

Grande received an Oscar nod for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Glinda in Jon M Chu's musical adaptation. Announced today, the Oscar nominations saw Wicked receiving ten nods, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba.

Ariana Grande has been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the movie adaptation of Wicked and fans have been left 'sobbing' over a key detail in her emotional post

Ariana Grande stepped out in London to celebrate her Oscars nomination with Ethan Slater, wearing a gorgeous pink Schiaparelli gown.

Ethan Slater shared a rare photo of girlfriend and 'Wicked' costar Ariana Grande with pink balloons following her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination