betmaster Ariana Grande, Mikey Madison react to their 2025 Oscar nominations

Ariana Grande, Mikey Madison and Monica Barbaro react to their 2025 Oscar nominations (Image: Instagram, @arianagrande/Neon via AP/Macall Polay Searchlight Pictures via AP)

LOS ANGELES — As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. Ariana Grande, Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña are among the stars who reacted to their 2025 Oscar nominations.

Here are the reactions from some of the notable nominees:

Grande shared a photo of herself as a child, dressed up as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz, writing in her caption, “picking my head up in between sobs to say thank you so much to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition. I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise.”

“I’m humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company and sharing this with Tiny Ari, who sat and studied Judy Garland’s Somewhere Over the Rainbow just before the big, beautiful bubble entered. I’m so proud of you, Tiny. Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for this acknowledgement, @theacademy,” added the actress.

“Thank you, Jon M. Chu, for taking this chance on me and for being the most unbelievably brilliant leader, human being, and most fierce friend. I am so deeply proud of my beautiful Wicked family. I am so proud of my Elphie, my sister, and my dear Cynthia Erivo. Your brilliance is never ending, and you deserve every flower (tulip) in every garden. I love you unconditionally, always,” she continued.

“I don’t quite have all my words yet; I’m still trying to breathe. But thank you. Oh my goodness, thank you. Universal, Marc, my family, my heart. Lemons and melons and pears, oh my,” Grande concluded her post.

“I always dreamed of something like this, but it never felt like it would ever be a reality for me. I just love filmmaking. I love movies. It’s one of the biggest loves of my life and the thing that makes me happy… I’m a Los Angeles native, and so there’s been so much devastation these past few weeks and my heart breaks for LA, but it’s really beautiful to see Hollywood coming together and celebrating film right now; it is really beautiful.

“’Anora’ has changed my life. There are doors that are open that were closed for a decade plus, and it’s really because of Sean Baker uplifting me as an actress and giving me this incredible character to play that no one had ever really given me before, and so I really owe a lot to him and his trust in me as an artist. It’s really reinvigorated my love for cinema and acting and filmmaking and it’s changed a lot of things.” — Madison, nominated for best actress, spoke from her hotel room bed in New York, where she watched the nominations while FaceTiming her mother (they both screamed at the news.)

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“My phone started blowing up, and I just fell on the floor and couldn’t believe it. It’s completely surreal. The supporting actress category is full of some of my favorite actresses. It was unbelievable to be put on a shortlist, let alone now this. I kind of can’t believe it.” —- Barbaro learned about her supporting actress nomination while in London during a costume fitting for a new project.

“I don’t think I can properly express the deep levels of gratitude and joy I feel for the recognition Emilia Pérez has been given… I’m especially grateful to Karla, whose bravery and talent brought so much depth and authenticity to Emilia. It’s a bittersweet moment as our community in Los Angeles is processing the heartbreaking losses from the ongoing fires—homes, schools, businesses, and entire neighborhoods. My heart is with all those affected, and I’m sending endless love and appreciation to our fearless first responders and everyone working to help rebuild our city.” — Saldaña, nominated for best supporting actress, in a statement.

Erivo reacted to her best actress nomination for “Wicked” in a heartfelt Instagram post, writing, “Moments like this don’t come along very often, and when they do, it is sacrilege to let them pass by without a moment of gratitude.”

Erivo expressed that she is “grateful to be a part of something that makes people feel seen, grateful to be a cog in the wheel of a piece that makes us believe in magic, grateful to have experienced a dream come true, and deeply grateful for this unbelievable recognition.”

Moore shared a statement with ABC News about her Oscar nomination: “Being nominated for an Oscar is an incredible honor and these last few months have been beyond my wildest dreams. Truly, there are no words to fully express my joy and overwhelming gratitude for this recognition. Not only for me but for what this film represents.”

Her statement continued, “I am deeply humbled. This is a time of incredible contrasts, and right now, my heart is with my friends, family, neighbors, and community here in LA. The fires have devastated so many lives, but to see the way our community has united leaves me in awe of the resilience and compassion that defines us, and this moment is a reminder of how incredible we are when we stand together.”

Brody, who is nominated for best actor for his performance in Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” shared a statement on Instagram, expressing appreciation for his nomination. “Thank you to all my peers and colleagues at the Academy for this extraordinary honor,” he wrote.

“For almost four decades, I’ve experienced the peaks and valleys of being an artist. It’s given me perspective and a tremendous appreciation and respect for this moment.”

He continued, “Portraying Laszlo Toth and representing the hardships and yearnings of so many, including the very struggles of my own family, has rekindled my own sense of being and belonging and believing again.”

“On a level of artistry, today, for me personally, is an incredible day and I feel very happy. And I have complicated feelings about the character (Donald Trump mentor Roy Cohn) I played. It was the role of a lifetime, and at the same time his legacy is real and it’s playing out in situ in front of our eyes in very frightening ways. … I hope today’s recognition is a catalyst to rerelease this film. It suffered from and was handicapped by a lack of release because none of the studios or streamers would touch it. But I do think the movie offers tremendous insight into how we got to where we are today. — Strong, nominated for best supporting actor, spoke from his home in Brooklyn, where he said he learned of his nomination from his young daughter knocking on the door.

“I was inside my car with my daughters and wife, and my nomination was first and my name was first. And after that… screaming and crying. It was a very emotional moment, I can say, for everybody. (”Anora” is about) connection between people. Between mentalities and nationalities and cultures. … Of course, it’s not easy, I know, and everybody knows, but it’s possible. And during this shoot, I felt that we were different, but at the same time we were absolutely similar. And so, for me, it’s about connection between souls, and it’s possible.” — Borisov, nominated for best supporting actor, spoke in an interview from Moscow.

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