As you would have anticipated, American singer Ariana Grande, who is a first-time Oscar nominee, says she can’t stop sobbing over it.
Just a few hours after receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Glinda in “Wicked,” Grande celebrated the milestone on Thursday with an emotional post on her Instagram page.
“In between tears, I’m lifting my head to express my gratitude to @theacademy for this incredible honour,” Grande wrote. “To no one’s surprise, I can’t stop crying.”
“I’m humbled and deeply honoured 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,” Grande wrote alongside a video of herself as a young girl singing a song from the Broadway production of “Wicked.”
Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the Oscar nominations Thursday morning, with “Emilia Pérez” leading with 13 nods, followed by “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” with 10 each.
Along with Grande’s nomination, Cynthia Erivo, who portrayed Elphaba in the movie, was honoured on Thursday in the best lead actress category.
Erivo posted on her Instagram page on Thursday, saying, “Moments like this don’t come along very often, and when they do, it is sacrilege to let them pass by without a moment of gratitude.” “I feel incredibly thankful for this incredible recognition, thankful to @theacademy, thankful to be a part of something that makes people feel seen, thankful to be a cog in a wheel that makes us believe in magic, and thankful to have had a dream come true.”
Both Grande and Erivo expressed their appreciation for each other in their posts, with Grande writing that Erivo’s “brilliance is never ending” and Erivo praising how she saw Grande “ascend and amaze and become the actress you were meant to be.”
“Wicked” received a nomination for best picture in addition to two acting nominations. The Jon M. Chu-directed film also received a Golden Globe for cinematic and box office achievement earlier this month.
In November, the second part of Chu’s two-part adaptation, “Wicked: For Good,” will be released in theatres.
