Butera, in the credits for Wicked "because that is my full name.""It's my birth name, and that was my name when I first saw Wicked when I was a young girl," said the Academy Award nominee, 31. "And I feel like this experience was such a homecoming to myself,

Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Ariana Grande gets granular about the intense work that went into her performance as Galinda in 'Wicked'.

As a kid, Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. "I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly," she says. "I think that's a large part of the reason why I learned to sing."

Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande gush over 'Wicked' and Grande shares her horror that 'Popular' almost featured trap drums in the movie version

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.

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Ariana Grande has shared a sweet throwback picture to celebrate her first-ever Oscar nomination for Wicked. Grande received an Oscar nod for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Glinda in Jon M Chu's musical adaptation.

Of writing and recording Thank U, Next over the span of two weeks just a few months after her previous album, Sweeter, dropped in August 2018, Grande said on the episode posted Mo