Ariana Grande's Brother Frankie Cries as He Watches His Sister Open the Oscars 2025 from Home: 'The Gay Super Bowl'

Mar. 15, 2025

Frankie Grande’s watches Ariana Grande’s Oscars performance (left); Ariana Grande at the 2025 Oscars.Photo:Frankie Grande/Instagram; Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty

Frankie Grande/Instagram; Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty

Frankie Grandegot a little teary-eyed over his little sister’sOscarsperformance!Ariana Grandeand herWickedcostarCynthia Erivogave a powerfulperformanceto open the97th Academy Awardson Sunday, March 2, singing from threeWizard of Ozadaptations — the 1939 film, the 1975 Broadway production ofThe WizandWicked,which debuted in 2024. Frankie was watching the awards show from home with a group of friends, and as his sister took the stage, he couldn’t contain his excitement.Ariana Grande at the 2025 Oscars.Frank Micelotta/Disney via GettyIn a video posted toInstagram, Frankie, 42, blinked back tears as Ariana and Erivo sang “Defying Gravity.““Well, that’s the gay superbowl,” Frankie wrote in the post’s caption. “Best opening to an Oscar’s ever! Of all time! 👠🫧🌈🧹.“As the video continued, Frankie and his friends whooped and cheered for Erivo asshe hit the final, impossibly high notesof the song, seemingly equally thrilled to witness Ariana’s costar’s big moment. Ariana had stepped off to the side of the stage, still singing, but giving Erivo the solo spotlight for the show-stopping final moments of “Defying Gravity.“All eyes in the room were glued to the screen as the performance concluded, and Frankie turned the camera around as he sobbed and yelled, “are you f—— kidding me?!“Ariana Grande at the 2025 Oscars.Frank Micelotta/Disney via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Ariana, 31, and Erivo, 38, starred inWickedas Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. They’ll also star in the film’s second part,Wicked: For Good,set to release Nov. 21, 2025.At the Oscars,Wickedtook home two awards — one for Best Costume Design forPaul Tazewelland Best Production Design for Lee Sandales and Nathan Crowley.

Frankie Grandegot a little teary-eyed over his little sister’sOscarsperformance!

Ariana Grandeand herWickedcostarCynthia Erivogave a powerfulperformanceto open the97th Academy Awardson Sunday, March 2, singing from threeWizard of Ozadaptations — the 1939 film, the 1975 Broadway production ofThe WizandWicked,which debuted in 2024. Frankie was watching the awards show from home with a group of friends, and as his sister took the stage, he couldn’t contain his excitement.

Ariana Grande at the 2025 Oscars.Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty

Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty

In a video posted toInstagram, Frankie, 42, blinked back tears as Ariana and Erivo sang “Defying Gravity.”

“Well, that’s the gay superbowl,” Frankie wrote in the post’s caption. “Best opening to an Oscar’s ever! Of all time! 👠🫧🌈🧹.”

As the video continued, Frankie and his friends whooped and cheered for Erivo asshe hit the final, impossibly high notesof the song, seemingly equally thrilled to witness Ariana’s costar’s big moment. Ariana had stepped off to the side of the stage, still singing, but giving Erivo the solo spotlight for the show-stopping final moments of “Defying Gravity.”

All eyes in the room were glued to the screen as the performance concluded, and Frankie turned the camera around as he sobbed and yelled, “are you f—— kidding me?!”

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Ariana, 31, and Erivo, 38, starred inWickedas Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. They’ll also star in the film’s second part,Wicked: For Good,set to release Nov. 21, 2025.

At the Oscars,Wickedtook home two awards — one for Best Costume Design forPaul Tazewelland Best Production Design for Lee Sandales and Nathan Crowley.

source: people.com