Ariana Grande dressed perfectly to fête her first Oscar nomination this evening at the Academy Awards. The Wicked star had the ultimate Glinda moment in a nude Schiaparelli peplum ball gown with a sheer, sparkly tulle skirt. The piece contains over 190,000 crystal sequins and rhinestones. She accessorized with a diamond necklace and earrings.
Grande posed by herself on the red carpet. Her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, arrived before her.
Grande is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role this evening, and Wicked is also up for Best Picture. The star was emotional when she learned the news of her very first Academy Awards nod.
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She wrote on Instagram, “Picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition. I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise. I’m humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company and sharing this with tiny Ari who sat and studied Judy Garland singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ just before the big, beautiful bubble entered. I’m so proud of you, tiny. Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for this acknowledgement @theacademy.”
She added, “Thank you [director] @jonmchu for taking this chance on me and for being the most unbelievably brilliant leader, human being, and most fierce friend. I am so deeply proud of my beautiful Wicked family. I am so proud of my Elphie, my sister, my dear @cynthiaerivo. your brilliance is never ending and you deserve every flower (tulip) in every garden. I love you unconditionally, always. I don’t quite have all my words yet, I’m still trying to breathe. But thank you. Oh my goodness, Thank you. Universal, Marc, my family, my heart. Lemons and melons and pears, oh my. 🫧”
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Grande told Variety of her and co-star Cynthia Erivo (who is up for Best Actress in a Leading Role) both being individually nominated, “It feels like such a magnificent celebration of this hard work that we were able to do together. It feels like we were passed the wand and broom by Kristin and Idina Menzel [who originated the roles of Glinda and Elphaba on Braodway]. They were nominated for the Tonys together, and now Cynthia and I get to have this recognition together.”
This article was first seen on ELLE US.