Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo’s casting as Jesus Christ in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ ignited backlash on social media, but the musical has always been controversial.

Keke Palmer took home the award for entertainer of the year at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards — and she gave a high-pitched shoutout to fellow nominee Cynthia Erivo!

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will bring Oz to the Oscars, as the “Wicked” duo are set to perform live during Hollywood’s biggest night. Lisa, from this season of “The White Lotus” and the band Blackpink,

Erivo, Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Yeoh, 62, Goldblum, 72, Slater, 32, Bode, 24, Yang, 34, and Peter Dinklage are competing against the stars of A Complete Unknown, Anora, Conclave and Emilia Pérez for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

With awards season in full effect, many of the industry’s biggest and brightest descended on cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta to celebrate Black excellence.

Plus: Doja Cat, LISA of Blackpink, Queen Latifah, and RAYE will also take the stage on Sunday night.

We’re now a bit over a week away from the 2025 Oscars, which are set to air on March 2. As the date approaches, a clearer picture of what the Conan O’Brien-hosted 97th Annual Academy Awards will look like is starting to come into focus: The Hollywood Reporter reports that Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are set to perform during the broadcast.

The fantasy-musical, the first of a two-part adaptation of the hit Broadway show, tells the origin stories of Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda (Grande) before they become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good respectively.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards boast a more laid-back dress code than the Oscars, so nominees and presenters can have a bit more fun with their fashion.

Cynthia Erivo has turned out no small number of custom looks this awards season, but for tonight’s SAG Awards, she dipped into the fashion archives. The Wicked actor, who is nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role,