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Oscar Nomination Reactions: Ariana Grande’s Therapist Called to Congratulate Her, Mikey Madison Facetimed Her Dog and Demi Moore Draws Parallels to ‘Ghost’


On the morning of the 2025 Oscar nods, Variety spoke to this year’s contenders about getting recognized by the Academy.

“Wicked” star Ariana Grande got congratulatory call from her therapist, “Anora” actor Mikey Madison was Facetiming her co-star and fellow nominee Yura Borisov, who was already popping Champagne in Moscow, and Demi Moore jokes that her soul hasn’t returned to her body on the occasion of her first-ever nomination for “The Substance”. On the morning of the 2025 Oscar nods, Variety spoke to this year’s contenders — including “A Complete Unknown’s” Monica Barbaro and “Anora’s” Borisov — about getting recognized by the Academy. We just got off Facetime, and I told him how much I love him, and the truth, that absolutely none of this could happen without his leadership, brilliance, empathy and thoughtfulness.

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