Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, Zoe Saldaña, and Extra Stars React to 2025 Oscars Nominations

On Thursday morning, Depraved star Bowen Yang and Bottoms actress Rachel Sennott introduced the nominations for the 2025 Oscars, which is able to broadcast stay on ABC on Sunday, March 2 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Popping out on prime with essentially the most nominations was Emilia Pérez with 13 whole nominations, adopted by Depraved and The Brutalist with 10. Adrien Brody and The Brutalist additionally picked up 10 whole nods, whereas Timothée Chalamet helped catapult A Full Unknown to eight whole nominations, together with Greatest Image.

Following the information, nominees — together with Ariana Grande, Demi Moore, Zoe Saldaña, and extra stars — took to social media and launched statements to react to being nominated for Oscars.

Learn on to see the reactions:

Ariana Grande scored her first Oscar nomination for her efficiency as Glinda in Depraved, and was nominated for Greatest Supporting Actress.

The actress shared a celebratory put up to Instagram after the noms have been revealed, reflecting on her journey alongside pictures of her in a Dorothy gown as a baby and video of her performing “The Wizard and I” when she was youthful.

“Choosing my head up in between sobs to say thanks a lot to @theacademy for this unfathomable recognition. i can not cease crying, to nobody’s shock,” wrote the often-emotional star in her caption.

“i am humbled and deeply honored to be in such sensible firm and sharing this with tiny ari who sat and studied Judy Garland singing Someplace Over the Rainbow simply earlier than the massive, stunning bubble entered. i am so pleased with you, tiny,” she continued, earlier than once more thanking The Academy.

Grande then thanked director Jon M. Chu for “taking this opportunity on me and for being essentially the most unbelievably sensible chief, human being, and most fierce buddy.”

Saying she was “deeply proud” of her “stunning Depraved household,” she added she was additionally “so pleased with my Elphie, my sister, my expensive [Cynthia Erivo].” Of Erivo, she mentioned, “your brilliance isn’t ending and also you deserve each flower (tulip) in each backyard. i really like you unconditionally, all the time.”

“I don’t fairly have all my phrases but, i’m nonetheless attempting to breathe. however thanks,” she concluded her put up. “oh my goodness, thanks. Common, Marc, my household, my coronary heart. lemons and melons and pears, oh my. 🫧”

Whereas talking with Selection, Grande shared the place she was — and what she was doing — when she discovered she was nominated.

“I am in London. I simply acquired out of the tub. Oh! My therapist is looking to congratulate me. Maintain on. I am going to inform her I will be proper again. Oh my god, I am sorry. I don’t even know what to say,” she mentioned. “It is actually laborious to talk.”

She added that had “simply acquired off the telephone with my mother and my finest mates and Kristen Chenoweth,” the latter of whom first performed the function of Glinda on Broadway. “And I’ve been texting with Cynthia [Erivo] and Jon [M. Chu] all morning.”

Grande mentioned she “sobbed” when she heard her identify and hasn’t “stopped sobbing since then. It’s been actually overwhelming.

As for getting a nomination alongside Erivo, she referred to as it a “magnificent celebration of this tough work that we have been capable of do collectively.”

“It looks like we have been previous the wand and broom by Kristen and Idina Menzel,” she added. “They have been nominated for the Tonys collectively, and now Cynthia and I get to have this recognition collectively.”

Demi Moore, in the meantime, additionally acquired her first Oscar nomination, scoring a Greatest Actress nnom for her work within the horror comedy movie, The Substance.

Moore reacted to the information whereas talking with E! Information.

“Being nominated for an Oscar is an unbelievable honor and these previous few months have been past my wildest goals,” she mentioned in a press release. “Really there are not any phrases to completely specific my pleasure and overwhelming gratitude for this recognition. Not just for me however for what this movie represents. I’m deeply humbled.”

“It is a time of unbelievable contrasts and proper now, my coronary heart is with my mates, household, neighbors, and neighborhood right here in LA,” she added. “The fires have devastated so many lives however to see the way in which our neighborhood has united leaves me in awe of the resilience and compassion that defines us, and this second is a reminder of how unbelievable we’re after we stand collectively.”

Whereas Depraved director Jon M. Chu didn’t obtain a Greatest Director nomination, the movie itself acquired a whopping 10 nominations, together with Greatest Image.

Chu shared a video that confirmed the heartwarming second he discovered that the film musical acquired a nomination for Greatest Movie Modifying, with Chu cheering when Depraved’s editor’s identify, Myron Kerstein, was introduced.

“10 Academy Award nominations for Depraved. Wow. I couldn’t be extra pleased with our crew and solid and everybody in between,” he captioned a video he shared on X and his Instagram Tales. “This was constructed brick x brick by human arms with the best imaginations on the earth. Thanks for this honor!!! You could have given us mild. Here’s a video of me discovering out our editor Myron Kerstein acquired nominated. I used to be a bit delirious this early within the morning.”

Chu additional mirrored on his movie’s nominations in a touching video posted on his Instagram.

“I am so proud. I am so pleased with our film. I am so pleased with everybody, who labored on this film and the popularity you guys are getting. Everybody deserves it,” he mentioned.

“It is a dream. I’ve watched each Academy Award [ceremony] since I used to be a child,” he went on so as to add, “and I do know, what do awards actually imply and no matter, however for some motive, this does imply loads. It is a acknowledgement of the work. And we had such a good time and a wonderful collaborative effort between all people.”

Try his full video, under.

Actress Michelle Yeoh additionally celebrated Depraved’s 10 nominations, with CBS Mornings sharing a video of the candy second she discovered the movie had scored a Greatest Image nomination.

Whereas star Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennot alternated studying the movies nominated within the class, Yeoh — who starred as Madam Morrible in Depraved — hilariously threatened Yang, saying, “Bowen Yang for those who do not say Depraved, I am gonna kill you.”

After Sennot named Depraved, Yeoh and CBS Mornings producers cheered.

Mikey Madison is nominated for Greatest Actress for her efficiency in Anora, which marks her first Oscar nomination. She recalled her response to the thrilling information whereas talking with Selection.

“I’m in my mattress in a lodge in New York, feeling very grateful. I used to be on FaceTime with my mother, my dad, my canine and my twin brother this morning, and I’m humbled; completely overjoyed,” she mentioned. “My coronary heart is damaged for Los Angeles proper now, however I really feel like as a neighborhood, everybody’s coming collectively and celebrating movie in a wonderful approach.”

Zoe Saldaña is one more first-time nominee! The actress is nominated for Greatest Supporting Actress for her work in Emilia Pérez.

Saldaña shared a put up on Instagram following the information, writing, “I’m actually honored and grateful for the nomination. Thanks a lot for contemplating me for this award. I’m thrilled to be amongst such proficient firm.”

“Emilia Pérez was made with love. Thanks to @theacademy and its members for recognizing our work. Jacques!!!!! BINGO!” she added.

Monica Barbaro is one other first-time Oscar nominee, with the actress being acknowledged within the Greatest Supporting Actress class for her function as Joan Baez in A Full Unknown.

Like Grande, Barbaro advised Selection that she’s additionally in London and was “mid-fitting with costume designer Jenny Egan” when she heard her identify.

“She stored refreshing her telephone, and I used to be like, ‘I do not wish to know something.’ I checked out my telephone and fell on the ground. I am elated. That is surreal,” she added.

Colman Domingo took to social media to react to the information that he had acquired his second Oscar nomination. The actor is nominated for Greatest Actor for his efficiency in Sing Sing.

“2nd time round. Grateful about all of it. The entire journey to make @singsingmovie,” he wrote alongside a photograph of himself posing whereas on a studio lot. “Nobody does this alone. I’ve a lot love and religion and human beings round me. I’m in gratitude for all.”

“To be acknowledged with my brothers that I love,” he added. “Made with love. Made with hope. Made for the love of artwork and all of the therapeutic powers that it might probably possess. A toast to our BELOVED firm. Sing Sing is in theaters now. Go and see the love that we made.”

At 72, veteran actress Isabella Rossellini is lastly an Oscar nominee. Rossellini — who’s nominated for Greatest Supporting Actress for her efficiency in Conclave — shared a touching assertion on Instagram.

“Once I was younger I used to be all the time recognized because the daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini,” she wrote. “As I’ve gotten older, this does not occur as ceaselessly and I miss it particularly immediately. I want my dad and mom have been alive to rejoice with me this nice honor.”

“And likewise immediately with this pleasure in my thoughts can not help lingering within the past to David Lynch,” she continued of the late filmmaker, who handed away final week. “Our collaboration was key to my understanding of the artwork of appearing’s.”

Rossellini added, “It’s my previous, all that I’ve in me that I dropped at my interpretation of sister Agnes in movie “Conclave” working beneath the clear and sharp course of Edward Berger, his unbelievable solid and crew, particularly the incomparable Ralph Fiennes. Due to the Academy, I’m very touched.”

Latvia director Gints Zilbalodis — who directed and cowrote the animated movie Circulation — shared an lovable video of the second he discovered his movie was nominated for each Greatest Worldwide Characteristic and Greatest Animated Characteristic, which marks not solely his first nomination however his residence nation’s.

Within the clip, under, Zilbalodis will be seen munching on an apple whereas the nominations are introduced — however he was joined by a really particular visitor — his fluffy golden retriever — whom he petted and cuddled after receiving the completely happy information.