‘Wicked: For Good’ and Ariana Grande snubbed at Oscars: “RIGGED”

    Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in 'Wicked: For Good'.

    Fans have reacted to the Oscars snubbing Wicked: For Good and Ariana Grande in their 2026 nominations.

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    The musician and actress earned her first Oscar nomination last year for her role as Glinda, going up for Best Supporting Actress for the first instalment of the musical movie. She would eventually lose to Zoe Saldaña for her role in Emilia Pérez.

    Today, it was revealed the sequel failed to snag any nominations at all – a steep loss from the movie’s two wins from its 10 nominations last year.

    In response, fans have expressed their shock at Grande leaving empty-handed. One fan pointed out that Grande and Erivo opened the ceremony with a medley last year, writing: “So the Oscars use Ariana Grande for clout and attention last year to get their highest ratings of the decade just to pay her dust I’m so sick”.

    Another user called the Academy “fucking loserrssssss [sic]” for failing to nominate Grande or lead actress Cynthia Erivo, while another declared that the awards were “RIGGED”, adding: “She gave the best supporting performance of the year”.

    Other fans wrote about their surprise at the movie failing to receive any nominations, with one user writing: “NOT EVEN COSTUME MAKEUP OR EFFECTS? OH MY GOD…”

    Take a look at what more fans are saying below: