Ariana Grande looked incredible during an Academy Award nominations event in London on Wednesday, January 22nd, alongside her fellow-nominated Wicked co-star, Cynthia Erivo. Check out some pics from the event here.
Ariana, who plays the role of Glinda in the movie, was nominated in the ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role’ category, alongside Monica Barbaro, Felicity Jones, Isabella Rossellini, and Zoe Saldaña. Erivo, who plays the role of Elphaba, received the nod in the ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role’ category, and will go up against Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison, Demi Moore, and Fernanda Torres.
Ariana Turns Heads In A Celine Bow Mini Dress At Academy Award Nominations Event In London
The 31-year-old “7 Rings” hitmaker turned heads in an elegant nude strapless mini dress by Celine, which featured a dramatic, structured bow in the middle.
She accessorized with sheer tights to keep out the London chill, and added some black pointed toe heels. Her dark blonde hair was worn in a sleek low pony, and her makeup consisted of subtle eyeliner, fluttery eyelashes, shimmery eyeshadow, and pink lipstick.
Ariana Grande Talks About Her First Oscar Nomination On Instagram
The "Boy is Mine" singer took to Instagram on January 23rd to tell her 376M followers about how she felt after finding out about her Oscar nomination. Her post featured some Wicked-related pictures and videos, including a picture of herself dressed as Dorothy as a child, pictures of herself and Erivo in their Wicked costumes, and even a video of herself singing a song from the musical from many years ago.
"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," Ariana's post began. "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," she continued.
The R.E.M Beauty founder then went on to thank director Jon M. Chu, and of course, Erivo. "Thank you @jonmchu for taking this chance on me and for being the most unbelievably brilliant leader, human being, and most fierce friend," she continued. "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."
Fan Comments
The "We Can't Be Friends" singer's fans predictably showered her with compliments in the comments. "Congratulations love! You deserve this and more!" raved one fan, as a second referenced "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and said: "Looks like the dream that you dared to dream really did come true."
"Heart! Brain! Courage! You're everything. Congratulations. It's your moment!" exclaimed a third, as a fourth added: "Congratulations @arianagrande, very well deserved, you were amazing in the movie."
"Chills all over," gushed a fifth fan. "So so sooooo happy for you," wrote a sixth. "Tears! So deserved!" praised another Arianator. "Absolutely everything and more. So so so incredibly deserving we are so proud of you Ariana," someone else wrote.
