Ariana Grande Brings Glinda Cosplay to New Heights at Oscars 2025 in Pink Gown Covered in Thousands of Crystals

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Grande wears a Glinda-inspired Schiaparelli Haute Couture strapless gown at Oscars 2025.Photo:Chelsea Guglielmino/FilmMagic

Chelsea Guglielmino/FilmMagic

Ariana Grandecast a spell on fashion lovers the second she hit theOscars 2025 red carpet.

TheWickedstar, 31, floated in front of photographers in a fairytale look befitting for a star nominated for playing Glinda the Good Witch!

For glam, Grande went for a slicked-back bun and her signature winged eyeliner, a look she’s been rocking all awards season long.

Ariana Grande in Schiaparelli at the 2025 Oscars.Getty Images

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Grande is a first-time Academy Award nominee, up forBest Supporting Actressalongside Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez). She will also perform with herWickedcostar Cynthia Erivo.

Shortly after receiving what she described as the “unfathomable recognition,” she shared anemotional messagealongside photos of her dressed as Judy Garland’s iconicWizard of Ozcharacter Dorothy toInstagram.

“I cannot stop crying, to no one’s surprise,” she wrote. “I’m humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company and sharing this with tiny ari who sat and studied Judy Garland singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow just before the big, beautiful bubble entered. I’m so proud of you, tiny.”

Ariana Grande at the 2023 Oscars.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

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Cuttrell has also been working with Grande all awards season long, and the duo has been on a roll with delivering Glinda-fied looks. Some of Grande’s best moments this year have been her archival 1966 Givenchy look for the2025 Golden Globes, her ballerina-esque Louis Vuitton number for the2025 BAFTAsand her most recent Loewe dress, which was covered in dreamy floral appliqués, for the2025 SAG Awards.

Ariana Grande at the 2025 SAG Awards.David Fisher/Shutterstock

David Fisher/Shutterstock

Pulling off some many grand outfit changes doesn’t come without some complications.

In between awards shows, Grande, alongside Erivo and director Jon M. Chu, flew out to Tokyo for theWickedpremiere in Japan. And while the former Nickelodeon star look effortlessly elegant in a floor-length Louis Vuitton gown, she also faced a small wardrobe blip because of how long the dress was. Grande took a humorous approach toaddressing the malfunction.

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo pictured at the “Wicked” premiere on Nov. 3, 2024.Don Arnold/WireImage

Don Arnold/WireImage

With the Oscars closing out what has been a stylish awards shows circuit, fans will no doubt miss the abundance of fashion Grande has brought to the carpet. However, it won’t be long until the star is back serving Oz-tastic style withWicked: For Goodslated to release on Nov. 21.

Details of the sequel have been mostly kept under wraps, however Grande teased what can be expected during a moderated event at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 9.

“Well, it’s very special. It’s very emotional,” she said. “I think the second movie really embodies unconditional love and forgiveness and friendship. And you’ll have to wait and see, but it is quite different.”

source: people.com