What the stars of ‘Wicked’ wore to the 2025 Oscars

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the 2025 Oscars.

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The cast of “Wicked” walked the red carpet at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday.Ariana Grande wore a pink Schiaparelli dress, and Cynthia Erivo wore an emerald velvet gown.Marissa Bode wore red heels in an apparent tribute to her character Nessarose’s ruby slippers.

The stars of the “Wicked” movie walked the red carpet in show-stopping looks at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday.

“Wicked” cast members, including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Marissa Bode, wore outfits with apparent nods to their characters. The cast has embraced “method dressing,” or wearing clothing inspired by the movie, while promoting it at events and attending other awards shows.

“Wicked” was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including best picture.

The film, which is only the first half of “The Wizard of Oz” prequel story, is the highest-grossing Broadway musical adaptation of all time. The November opening weekend of “Wicked” made $164 million at the box office, trumping all prior Broadway-to-big screen adaptations, including “Les Misérables.” “Wicked” grossed more than $728 million worldwide as of February 28.

Grande and Erivo, donning new outfits, opened the Oscars ceremony with a multipart musical number. Grande sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Erivo sang “Home” from “The Wiz,” another “The Wizard of Oz” adaptation. The two then performed their show-stopping “Wicked” number “Defying Gravity.”

Here’s what the “Wicked” stars and its director wore to the Oscars.