Ariana Grande started her Thursday morning with a career milestone: her first Oscar nomination. The star received a Best Supporting Actress nod for her work as Glinda in Wicked.
Shortly after Oscar nominations were announced, Grande posted her initial reaction on Instagram. She reflected on her childhood and history with Wicked and The Wizard of Oz. “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,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself in a Dorothy costume as a kid. “I’m so proud of you, tiny.”
She also admitted that the moment brought her to tears and rendered her speechless: “I don’t quite have all my words yet; I’m still trying to breathe,” she said. “But thank you. Oh my goodness, thank you.”
Read her full response to the news below:
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. 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. 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.
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.
lemons and melons and pears, oh my. 🫧
