The pop singer and costar Cynthia Erivo offer up behind-the-scenes secrets in the movie's digital bonus features

Ariana Grande jokingly revealed that the “concrete jungle,” and the mythical land of “OZ” collided in the digital release of her record-breaking film, which she filmed with co-star Cynthia Erivo.

The Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. “Emilia Pérez” led with 13 nods, followed by “Wicked” and “The Brutalist” with 10 each. In addition to Grande’s nod, Cynthia Erivo – who played Elphaba in the film – earned recognition in the best lead actress category on Thursday.

How wild is that? Eigenberg has had a long career as an actor, outside of playing Steve in Sex and the City, And Just Like That, and the movies. So no one expected for him to voice one of the animals in Wicked, and have just one line of dialogue in the movie musical. But clearly Grande is a fan.

“I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise,” she gushed on social media immediately following the news. “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.”

Ariana Grande liked a post that seemingly shaded Carrie Underwood's performance of "America the Beautiful" at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars) were revealed this morning, and Ariana Grande earned a nod thanks to Wicked. As for how this honor stacks up to getting a Grammy nod, Grande would prefer not to say.

Ethan Slater shared a rare photo of girlfriend and 'Wicked' costar Ariana Grande with pink balloons following her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination

I’m so proud of you, tiny. thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for this acknowledgement @theacademy.”

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be traveling from London to the U.S. when Oscar nominations are announced.

Underwood’s decision to sing at Trump’s inauguration took many of her fans by surprise. The eight-time Grammy winner and “American Idol” veteran publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage in 2012, prompting many LGBTQ+ listeners to believe they’d found a rare ally in country music, which is still perceived as conservative.

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