When Ariana Grande revealed earlier this year that she'd received her debut Academy Award nomination for her role as 'Glinda the Good' in Wicked, many fans of the actress had high hopes that it'd prove to be her year.
After all, the feature-length adaptation of the Broadway hit - which also starred Cynthia Erivo in the lead role as Elphaba, before she became the Wicked Witch of the West - was deemed a box office masterpiece.
I mean, it raked in $728 million worldwide!
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Whilst Erivo was put up for Best Lead Actress, the 31-year-old Disney Channel alum was nominated for her Best Supporting role, alongside the likes of Monica Barbaro for A Complete Unknown, Felicity Jones for The Brutalist, Isabella Rossellini for Conclave, and Zoe Saldaña for Emilia Pérez.
So far, 'Side to Side' singer Grande has missed out on every other award from this year's season for her latest role - including at the Golden Globes last month, and last week's Screen Actor's Guild awards.
Naturally, therefore, many held onto hope that the Oscars would side with the much-loved star.
Sadly, however, Zoe Saldaña - who also beat Grande to the Golden Globe win - came out on top.
Though the Wicked actress immediately stood tall when her competitor's name was called as the category's winner - with a colossal smile splashed across her face - many fans watching from home have been left disgruntled by the loss.
One called out for 'JUSTICE FOR ARIANA GRANDE' on social media.
Another gave a brief mention to the upcoming second-half of the magical musical - to be released November 2025 - praying that will be the opportunity that sees Grande walking away with an accolade.
"i’m trusting the process for ariana’s future oscar win in 'wicked: for good' I TRUST IT," one claimed.
A third hit out: "ARIANA WAS ROBBED."
A fourth confessed: "Somebody who’s seen all the other movies please tell me if Ariana really didn’t deserve that Oscar. I was really rooting for home girl."
"Ariana didn't get the Oscar but she got our hearts and that's the only thing that matters," another continued with a more rational approach.
A sixth added of the star: "Even if she lost, Ariana dedicated so much time to her dream role as Glinda. being nominated was even such an achievement for someone as young as her. We’re proud of you Ari congrats for everything."
Oscars 2025 results: the nominees and winners announced so far
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain - WINNER
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best animated feature
Flow - WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best costume design
Wicked - WINNER
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best original screenplay
Anora - Sean Baker - WINNER
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Conclave - Peter Straughan - WINNER
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best make-up and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance - WINNER
Wicked
Best film editing
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez - WINNER
Best production design
Wicked - WINNER
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best original song
'Never Too Late' - Elton John: Never Too Late
'El Mal' - Emilia Pérez - WINNER
'Mi Camino' - Emilia Pérez
'Like A Bird' - Sing Sing
'The Journey' - The Six Triple Eight
Best original score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best international feature
I'm Still Here - Brazil
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, Wicked, TV And Film, US News, Oscars
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