Cynthia Erivo is shining bright at the 2025 SAG Awards! When the actress and nominee spoke to Access Hollywood guest correspondent Lauren Herbert on the red carpet at the event, she talked about how even though “Wicked’s” award season run is winding down to a close, she and her co-star Ariana Grande’s friendship will still be flourishing between now and when they hit the red carpet together again for “Wicked: For Good” this fall.
Originally appeared on E! Online
Ariana Grande is having a wickedly fun night out at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In fact, the "Wicked" actress — who walked the red carpet without boyfriend and costar Ethan Slater — channeled her character Glinda in a light pink custom Loewe dress at the Feb. 23 ceremony, hosted by Kristen Bell at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. (See every star at the SAG Awards here.)
During the ceremony, Grande is nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role category for her work in "Wicked." She's up for the award against Monica Barbaro ("A Complete Unknown"), Jamie Lee Curtis ("The Last Showgirl"), Danielle Deadwyler ("The Piano Lesson") and Zoë Saldaña ("Emilia Pérez").
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Meanwhile, "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero) is up for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Additionally, "Wicked" received nods in the Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture categories, making it an extra special night for the team at the SAG Awards.
And the celebration will only continue next week when the cast celebrates at the 2025 Oscars, where the film is up for several awards, including Actress in a Leading Role (Erivo) and Actress in a Supporting Role (Grande).
As for how the Nickelodeon alum reacted to the honor? Let's just say there were no more tears left to cry.
“She’s been doing so much promoting the movie, so I think you’ve definitely seen the moments between the crying,” Slater recently told E! News of Grande, “but it’s a really emotional thing and it’s beautiful.”
