Ariana Grande has shared a sweet throwback picture to celebrate her first-ever Oscar nomination for Wicked.
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.
Taking to Instagram after the live announcement, Grande posted a picture of "tiny ari", sharing her love of Judy Garland, who famously portrayed Dorothy in 1939's The Wizard of Oz, of which Wicked is a prequel.
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"picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition," Grande began in the caption.
"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."
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She went on to thank Chu for "taking this chance on me and for being the most unbelievably brilliant leader, human being, and most fierce friend".
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Professing her love for her "beautiful Wicked family", Grande congratulated Erivo on her nomination.
"i am so proud of my Elphie, my sister, my dear @cynthiaerivo," the singer wrote. "your brilliance is never ending and you deserve every flower (tulip) in every garden. i love you unconditionally, always."
For this year's Oscars, Wicked tied with The Brutalist, which also bagged ten nods, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, and Best Supporting Actress for Felicity Jones. The two movies were bested by Emilia Pérez, which leads the pack with 13 nominations.
Wicked is out now in cinemas, and is also available to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and more in the UK.
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