Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater shared a candid pH๏τo of the star as she landed her first Oscar nomination for Wicked.

Slater, 32, who sparked up a romance with Grande as they starred in the musical epic, posted a pH๏τo of the Glinda actress showing off her legs in a cream oversize sweater as she gazed out on the streets.

A selection of pink balloons were seen behind her as the couple celebrated the landmark moment in her career.

Fans gushed over the sweet snap writing: ‘so well deserved’, ‘Absolutely thrillifying’ ‘sobbing’ and ‘congrats.’

Grande also hit the like ʙuттon on the snap.  

Grande took to Instagram with a lengthy note after being nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater shared a candid pH๏τo of the star as she landed her first Oscar nomination for Wicked 

Slater, 32, who sparked up a romance with Grande as they starred in the musical epic, posted a pH๏τo of the Glinda actress showing off her legs in a cream oversize sweater as she gazed out on the streets – pictured January 2024

She also shared a pH๏τo of herself as a child in a Dorothy from Wizard Of Oz costume. 

‘Picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition,’ she began.

‘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.

‘Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for this acknowledgement @theacademy.

‘Thank you @jonmchu for taking this chance on me and for being the most unbelievably brilliant leader, human being, and most fierce friend. i am so deeply proud of my beautiful Wicked family. 

‘iI 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.

‘I don’t quite have all my words yet, i’m still trying to breathe. but thank you. oh my goodness, thank you. Universal, Marc, my family, my heart.

 Wicked landed nods in major categories with Cynthia Erivo getting a Best Actress nomination

Grande also shared a pH๏τo of herself as a child in a Dorothy from Wizard Of Oz costume

‘Picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition,’ she began. ‘I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise,’ she added

Comedian and actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominations during a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles

‘Lemons and melons and pears, oh my.’

Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo landed a Best Actress nomination, with the musical landing 10 nominations in total, marking a significant milestone for the Broadway adaptation. 

However, it was Emilia Perez that dominated nominations with 13 nods including Best Picture, International Feature Film, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay, and Actress in a supporting role.

The final category will see Zoe Saldana battle for the win against Ariana Grande, A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro, The Brutalist’s Felicity Jones and Conclave’s Isabella Rossellini.

The annual ceremony will see Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys and The Substance battle it out for Best Picture.

Foreign-language film I’m Still Here received a surprising nomination while other popular films, such as Sing Sing and A Real Pain were left out of the race.

Emilia Perez dominated nominations with 13 nods including Zoe Saldana (picture) gaining a Actress in a supporting role nomination

The Brutalist also landed nominations in major categories, with leading actors Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones both gaining a nod

A Complete Unknown gained a Best Picture nomination, with Timothée Chalamet getting a coveted Actor in a leading role nomination

Elsewhere, Timothee’s other major film project Dune: Part Two managed to also gain some nominations including Best Picture

Demi Moore has continued to receive acclaim for her role in The Substance as she secured a Actress in a Leading Role nomination

Former Succession co-stars Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong were the first stars to receive nominations in the Actor in a supporting role category for their parts in A Real Pain and The Apprentice.

The category also saw Anora’s Yura Borisov, A Complete Unknown’s Edward Norton and The Brutalist’s Guy Pearce.

The nominees for best actor are Adrien Brody for The Brutalist, Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave and Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice.

The nominees for best actress are Demi Moore for The Substance, Cynthia Erivo for  Wicked, Mikey Madison for Anora, Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez and Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here.

Elsewhere, the nominees for original song are El Mal’ from Emilia Perez, The Journey from The Six Triple Eight, Like a Bird from Sing Sing, Mi Camino from ‘Emilia Pérez and Never Too Late from Elton John: Never Too Late.

The nominees for best animated film are: ‘Flow’; ‘Inside Out 2’; ‘Memoir of a Snail’; ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’; ‘The Wild Robot.’

Meanwhile, major snubs this year included lead actresses Angelina Jolie for Maria and Nicole Kidman for Babygirl.

Indeed, the Golden Globe winner in the same category Marianne Jean-Baptiste failed to get a nod for her part in Hard Truths.

ilms fans were shocked to see Sing Sing and September 5 fail to land a Best Picture nomination while Daniel Craig was also snubbed for his leading role in Queer. 

Surprisingly, Margaret Qualley’s stellar turn in The Substance failed to get her a Supporting Actress nomination, while Conclave was left out of the Best Director nominees despite being nominated in other categories.

Emilia Pérez’s sweep of nominations set a new record for a non-English language film, while the film’s star Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscars history as the first openly trans woman to land a nod. 

Meanwhile, The Brutalist faired as well as expected after receiving a total of 10 nominations – making it tied second place with Wicked. 

The nominations for the upcoming Oscars were finally revealed after being postponed amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

Academy President Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer announced that the ceremony will be reimagined with a focus on community and compᴀssion – to honor  LA’s resilience. 

The most notable shift involves the Best Song category, replacing elaborate performances with personal reflections from nominated songwriters.

Comedian and actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the nominations during a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles.

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The upcoming 97th Academy Awards are still set to take place on March 2 – and will be hosted by comedian and TV personality, Conan O’Brien. 

It will mark O’Brien’s Oscar hosting debut after fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel revealed that he had turned down the opportunity to return after four consecutive years. 

It comes after a number of celebrities have lost their homes in the Pacific Palisades area – including Miles Teller, Anthony Hopkins, Adam Brody and wife Leighton Meester, as well as Anna Faris.

The fire in the upscale L.A. neighborhood has currently burned more than 14,000 homes and other  structures since January 7.

Oscar nominations 2025 – see who received nods for this year’s Academy Awards

Best Picture 

Wicked

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Perez

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys 

The Substance 

Wicked has received multiple Oscar nods, including one for Best Picture

Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

The Substance has been nominated for numerous Oscars, including Best Actress for Demi Moore 

Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Directing

Sean Baker – Anora

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

James Mangold – A Complete Unknown

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Music (Original Song) 

El Mal – Emilia Pérez

The Journey – The Six Triple Eight

Like A Bird – Sing Sing

Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez

Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late

Emilia Pérez has also earned numerous nominations

Music (Original Score)

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Writing (Original Screenplay) 

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Animated Feature Film

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

International Feature Film 

I’m Still here

The Girl with the Needle

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Flow

Cinematography

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Makeup and Hairstyling 

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Dune: Part Two is competing for numerous Oscars

Costume Design

A Complete Unknown 

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Production Design

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Animated Short Film 

Beautiful Men

In The Shadow of The Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not A Robot

The Last Ranger

The An Who Could Not Remain Silent

Sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

A Complete Unknown received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, among others

Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to Coup D’etat

Sugarcane

Documentary Short Film

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instrumenting of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra