With a total of 10 Oscar nominations announced on Thursday morning there’s no doubt that Wicked is popular amongst Academy voters. Amongst the throngs of accolades is Ariana Grande who scored her first Oscar nomination for playing the supporting role of Glinda.

The 1986 film adaptation, directed by Jim Henson alum Frank Oz, became a minor hit as well, fondly remembered for all-star performances from Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, and the one and only Ellen Greene, who reprised her iconic role of Audrey for the big screen.

An embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday

The official Oscar nominees for the Best Supporting Actress award will be announced on January 23, 2025. The final voting will take place from February 11 to 18. The 97th Oscars ceremony is scheduled to be held on March 2, 2025.

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Netflix musical Emilia Pérez leads this year's Oscars nominations, with Wicked also among the top contenders. Emilia Pérez, about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender, has 13 nominations in total - although one of its stars, Selena Gomez, missed out.

Wicked” came away with nearly as many nominations, 10, including best picture and acting nods for its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

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.

Ariana Grande was nominated for best actress in a supporting role, but Wicked missed out on best adapted screenplay.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo offered some behind-the-scenes tidbits of Wicked revealing Easter eggs, improvised scenes and secret cameos. During a five-hour long commentary about the movie,

Emilia Perez leads the nominations for this year's Oscars with 13 nods, closely followed by The Brutalist and Wicked, which each have 10, and Conclave and A Complete Unknown, which have eight.

Ariana Grande wrote on Instagram that she "cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise," after she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Wicked.' "I'm humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company,