In recent days, a source shared that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo ‘creepy’ relationship was reportedly the reason for their Oscar snub for their role at ‘Wicked: For Good.’
After the publication of the full list of nominees for the prestigious award ceremony, many fans were shocked by not seeing the pop star on the list for ‘Best Supporting Actress‘ for her performance as Glinda, even though she was nominated for the Golden Globes.
According to a source of News Nation, an anonymous Oscar voter shared that their acting was not the main reason behind this decision, saying, “I was also just completely turned off by their promotional performances.”
“They creeped a lot of people out and, in their rush to feel authentic, came off as cosplaying.”
The media recalled some Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo red carpet moments, and the source finally said, “Think of it this way: We were protecting Ariana from her anxiety—and Cynthia from having to intervene. Again.”
Anonymous Oscar voters tell NewsNation they didn’t vote for Ariana Grande as her relationship with Cynthia Erivo “creeped them out.”
They found Erivo’s “constant” guardianship of Grande “intense and bizarre” and criticized the stars for “trying to go viral with their… pic.twitter.com/PBV9HYBUXi
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) January 25, 2026
On social networks, fans criticize the Oscar voters for falling into netizens’ hateful narrative, asserting that it is nothing about the movie and leaving comments like:
“fck every single person who perpetuated this weird ass narrative. and extra fck the oscar voters who even believed this,” “this narrative about cynthia is pure racism,” “the way this has nothing to do with the acting .. never vote again pls,” “@TheAcademy take action, this should NOT be normalized.” “it’s crazy how this has absolutely nothing to do with their acting in the movie.”
