Ariana Grande has been very busy over the last few years as she released a new album and dedicated many months to filming the two-part film adaptation of the hit musical Wicked. While on set, she met co-star Ethan Slater, who plays the Munchkin Boq. Grande and Slater started off as friends and later fell in love.

In the unlikely event that you missed it, Ari received a first-time Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for her showstopping performance as Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked adaptation, which came out in November.

Ariana Grande has officially earned her first-ever Oscar nomination, and she is receiving support from her boyfriend, Ethan Slater.

The intimate social-media snapshot came after Grande was announced as a Best Supporting Actress hopeful on Thursday, Jan. 23

Ariana Grande celebrated her first-ever Oscar nomination last night with her Wicked co-star boyfriend Ethan Slater. The Oscar nominations were announced on January 23 with Wicked sweeping the board with 10 nominations.

Ethan Slater shared a photo of Ariana Grande gazing out of London balcony window, surrounded by pink balloons, a nod to Glinda’s signature color

The adaptation of the Broadway musical landed on the 2025 Oscar nominations list ten times, and that included a nod for Ariana Grande in the Best Supporting Actress category. Fittingly, the singer celebrated the news on Instagram in the most Ariana Grande way possible.

Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande have been a thing for a little while now, but the former has just hard launched her on Instagram.

In the wake of the announcement, her partner Ethan, 32, shared a rare photo of Ariana - showing her holding light pink balloons on the balcony of their hotel room, which she poste

In just one short week since “Wicked” became available to watch (and singalong with) at home, the digital edition of the smash-hit musical (the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in global box office history!

Nobody in all of Oz can bring Ariana Grande down today. After receiving her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Glinda in Wicked, the star's boyfriend and co-star Ethan Slater celebrated the milestone with a sweet and rare photo of the singer.

Ofc, Ariana reacted to the big news on IG as well. She shared a childhood snapshot of herself dressed up like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz (cute!) as well as a lengthy caption, thanking the Academy for "this unfathomable recognition."