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

Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the beloved stage musical is walking the yellow brick road all the way to the 2025 Oscars, scoring 10 nominations including best picture, lead actress and supporting actress.

In just one short week since “Wicked” became available to watch (and singalong with) at home, the digital edition of the smash-hit musical (the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in global box office history!

Ariana Grande celebrated the Oscar nominations for “Wicked” with a throwback video of her performing a hit song from the musical as a child, while Cynthia Erivo and director Jon M. Chu took to social media to share their emotional reactions to the nominations.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, two main leads of the hit musical fiction, may be bringing Wicked to life on the big screen but surprisingly, they both never auditioned together for the movie.

Musican-actor Cynthia Erivo talks to Deadline about the importance of playing Elphana and her Oscar nominations

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande recently revealed behind-the-scenes details from Wicked, sharing insights into improvised scenes, Easter eggs and physical challenges of filming. During