Ariana Grande already an Oscar favorite for ‘Wicked’ — but she’ll be shut out of Best Actress twice
Ariana Grande is looking like an early favorite to win Best Supporting Actress at the 2025 Oscars — while her “Wicked” costar Cynthia Erivo is set to face fierce competition from Angelina Jolie and Mikey Madison in the Best Actress category, Hollywood sources told Page Six.
The stars of the musical blockbuster, which has made $263 million in the US alone in just 10 days, have already been corralled into the different categories for their roles of Galinda/Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, rather than duking it out with each other.
Studio chiefs at Universal Pictures have submitted that request to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after consulting with Erivo and Grande’s teams. Ultimately, the final decision lies in the Academy’s hands.
And it’s expected that the same pattern will be followed next year, after the second part of “Wicked” is released in November — meaning Grande, 31, will be shut out of the Best Actress category twice, but also that Erivo, 37 will get a second shot.
