Ariana Grande ‘Wallowing’ After Oscars Snub: Singer ‘Poured Everything’ Into ‘Wicked: For Good’

Songbird​ Ariana Grande was left speechless over her 2026 Academy Awards snub, say sources close to the Voice alum — and now loved ones can’t even drag the devastated pop star out of bed.

“She’s spiraling into a terrible funk,” an insider warns the National Enquirer. “Ariana feels like the rug has been pulled out from under her.”

After receiving an Oscar nomination for Wicked, sources say the singer, 32, assumed her performance in the sequel, Wicked: For Good, would receive the same type of applause.

The insider says Ariana’s hopes were also high because she’d gotten nominated for the follow-up film at this year’s Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.

“She poured everything into the role,” notes the insider. “To get no recognition for it has totally knocked her sideways.”

But Ariana — who’s previously sparked concern with her startlingly emaciated appearance — isn’t the only cast member to be slighted by the Academy. While the first Wicked received 10 nominations, For Good failed to score a single nod ahead of the splashy March 15 awards show.

“Ariana didn’t see this coming at all,” shares the insider. “She’s taking it hard.”

Fellow musicians like Charlie Puth and Charli XCX have expressed shock over Ariana’s exclusion, too.

“I just never thought I’d be seen that way by the industry that I love,” Ariana told Vogue of her previous nod. “I give my life to art every minute of every day. So to feel embraced back … is so extraordinary.”

Now that same acting community has seemingly turned its back on her, with one anonymous Oscar voter blaming the diss on Ariana’s overly touchy promotional appearances with costar Cynthia Erivo.

“They creeped a lot of people out,” claimed the awards insider.

Ariana’s costar turned boyfriend, Ethan Slater, has been left to pick up the pieces.

“Ari is very fragile right now,” says the insider. “She’s the type to internalize setbacks, so Ethan is trying to keep her distracted and upbeat.”

The 33-year-old actor’s exhaustive efforts aren’t working.

“She’s pretty much been hibernating in bed, wallowing in her feelings since the nominations were revealed” on Jan. 22, says the insider. “Nothing Ethan says or does seems to be helping.”