Ariana Grande‘s evil the bubble certainly didn’t burst at the Critics Choice Awards 2026although she did not take home the trophy for Best Supporting Actress.
Grande, 32, was honored for her role as Glinda in Evil: For good during the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 4 held at the Barker Hangar in California. it was Amy Madigan who took the trophy weapons.
great had been appointed against Elle Fanning (sentimental value), Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (sentimental value), Madigan, Wunmi Mosaku (sinners) i Teyana Taylor (One battle after another).
The stars’ fashion choices were off the charts at the Critics Choice Awards 2026. This year, stars like Amanda Seyfried, Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan and more were nominated for a trophy. Thank you! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By registering, I accept the (…)
Evil: for good, the second half of the film’s musical based on the acclaimed Broadway production of the same name, is also nominated for six Critics Choice categories, including Best Picture.
Grande completely transformed into the Good Witch of the North, a role she’s long dreamed of playing, for both parties evil movies
“Maybe people underestimate how much time we spent finding and disappearing on these women,” Grande said. variety in a January 2025 profile, also referred to Cynthia Erivoit’s Elphaba “When certain inflections or mannerisms take time to come off, sometimes people make fun of it, but we had a job to do and we had things to lose, because that’s what the piece required.”
She continued, “Glinda required a lot of vocal work for me. Some things may not go away. Some things will, but I’m so grateful for the pieces that will stay with us forever. What a beautiful thing to stay and feel the ghost of every day.”
Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in “Wicked: For Good.”
Giles Keyte / Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett CollectionGrande and Erivo, 38, became especially close on set, even making a “pact” to protect each other.
“We often feel like female co-stars, or really, any co-stars, can sometimes let their egos get in the way until they fight, destroying the creative process for everyone involved,” Erivo. he wrote in it Simply More memorywhich was released in November 2025. “We were determined to do the opposite. To be the opposite. To draw on each other’s strengths, to encourage each other, to see if, like our voices, we could become more than the sum of our parts.”
Like Elphaba and Glinda, the two actresses “worked in tandem” behind the scenes.
“Our partnership was important,” Erivo wrote in it book “We shared a strong synergy, a commitment to authenticity, and that, combined with the natural connection we fostered both on and off set, allowed us to support each other emotionally and professionally.”
At the end of the evil shoot, Grande and Erivo even matched “For Good” themed tattoos. after their duet name on screen.
“I think that was one of my favorite parts of this experience: I felt stuck and like I had a friend every step of the way,” Grande previously said. The New York Times in 2024. “I’m so proud of us for how sincerely we’ve taken care of each other all this time.”
evil i Evil: For good both were directed by Jobs Men and also starred Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode i Bowen Yang.