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Ariana Grande On Best Supporting Actress ‘Wicked’ Oscar Nomination: “Being Able To Play This Role Was The Greatest Gift Of My Life”


Singer-actor Ariana Grande can now toss, toss her way to the 97th Oscars ceremony in March.

ph: Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection With a total of 10 Oscar nominations announced on Thursday morning there’s no doubt that Wicked is popular amongst Academy voters. Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu, follows the story of Elphaba (played by fellow Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo), a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual green skin and tremendous ability of magic power. A lot of people say I manifested it, but my mom taught me at a very young age that that’s only a tiny piece of the puzzle, and that gifts like this have to be earned.

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