Ariana Grande Earns First Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress

Ariana Grande’s acting career takes a new turn with an Oscar nomination

Ariana Grande’s acting career is reaching new heights as she receives her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The announcement was made on Jan. 23, and Grande is set to attend the Oscars ceremony on Mar. 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Conan O’Brien. She earned the nomination for her role as Glinda the Good Witch in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked.

The 31-year-old singer and actress expressed her emotions upon hearing the news, taking to Instagram to share her gratitude. In a post on Jan. 23, Grande wrote, “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.”

In the Instagram post, Grande included a picture of herself as a young girl, dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. She reflected on her journey and thanked her younger self for dreaming big, saying, “I’m so proud of you, tiny.”