Erivo and Grande earned a standing ovation for their powerful and emotional performance Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande defied gravity with their Oscars 2025 performance. The stars of Wicked brought their powerhouse voices together to sing a trio of songs from various Wizard of Oz projects,

After Wicked star Cynthia Erivo lost out to actress Mikey Madison in the Best Actress category at the Oscars, one body language expert has analyzed her reaction to the disappointing news

Cynthia Erivo did not achieve EGOT status — someone who has won at least one award each at the Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys — during the Sunday, March 2, 2025, Oscars. The Wicked star lost to Mikey Madison for Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards; her category also included Karla Sofía Gascón, Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres.