Cynthia Erivo recalls 'tearful' moment she and Ariana Grande found out they were nominated for Oscars
Cynthia Erivo recalls 'tearful' moment she and Ariana Grande found out they were nominated for Oscars
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Cynthia Erivo has revealed the exact moment she found out she was up for the award for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars ceremony - and shared her Wicked costar Ariana Grande's emotional reaction to her own nomination. The much-anticipated announcement occurred while Cynthia, 38, was flying from London to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday morning.
![[She also shared her Wicked costar Ariana Grande 's emotional reaction to her own nomination]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/15/94507763-14323907-image-m-23_1737820099582.jpg)
And the actress nearly missed the moment due to WiFi issues on her plane. While speaking at The Elvis Suite presented by Darling & Co. in Park City, Utah, Cynthia explained to host Elvis Mitchell that the aircraft's service wasn't working for the first couple of minutes after departing.
![[Cynthia is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba while Ariana is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Glinda in Wicked]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/15/94507815-14323907-image-a-8_1737819662189.jpg)
However, after taking off, WiFi thankfully came back on - but she said she was so nervous she decided not to search for the nominations list. 'We started taking off and WiFi comes on, so I log into the WiFi,' she recalled of the big moment, according to a DailyMail.com reporter who was in attendance.
![[Cynthia said she found out about her nomination while on an airplane flying from London to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/15/94499517-14323907-image-m-24_1737820111984.jpg)
Cynthia Erivo has revealed the exact moment she found out she was up for the award for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars ceremony at the Sundance Film Festival. She also shared her Wicked costar Ariana Grande 's emotional reaction to her own nomination.
![[She shared her story while speaking to Elvis Mitchell on January 24 at The Elvis Suite presented by Darling & Co. at Firewood in Park City, Utah]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/15/94499511-14323907-image-m-26_1737820140605.jpg)
Cynthia is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba while Ariana is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Glinda in Wicked. 'I don’t like to know what’s happening until I know what’s happening, [so] I sort of put my phone away.
![[Cynthia said she and Ariana were both 'a mess' after learning about their nominations]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/16/94507625-14323907-Cynthia_said_she_and_Ariana_were_both_a_mess_after_learning_abou-m-25_1737823173615.jpg)
