Victoria Justice wants nothing but a victorious life for Ariana Grande.
After the success of Ariana’s performance in Wicked—which earned her a Best Supporting actress nomination at the 2025 Oscars on March 2—the Victorious alum has been filled with celebration.
“I’m so happy for her, she absolutely crushed it,” Victoria told E! News at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party of Ariana and costar Cynthia Erivo’s Oscars performance. “Both of them did. It’s phenomenal to be nominated for an Oscar.” (For more from Victoria, tune into E! News tonight, Mar. 3 at 11 p.m.)
ICYMI, Ariana and Cynthia channeled their characters Glinda and Elphaba and kicked off the Oscars, hosted by Conan O’Brien, by singing a few songs honoring the land of Oz, including “Defying Gravity,” that left the star-studded audience on their feet.
While Wicked, which was nominated for 10 awards took home two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design and for Production Design, Victoria is still celebrating her former costar’s spellbinding season. In fact, no matter how busy they are, the Victorious cast still finds a way to keep in touch.
“There is a text thread,” the Depravity actress told E!. “It goes through ebbs and flows of being active. But I think no matter what, we all went through such pivotal points of our lives together that whether or not we’re hanging out all the time, we’re always going to be rooting for one another. And that’s how I feel about her and every single one of my cast members.”
Indeed, while there’s a lot to celebrate (including her Victorious costar Avan Jogia’s engagement to Halsey), Victoria is looking forward to what she also has coming up this year.
“I’ve been on Suits LA, which is airing right now,” she shared about her latest role as Dylan Pryor in the spinoff to the legal drama airing on NBC and Peacock. “I’ve been working on music and I have an exciting project coming up in a couple months.”
–Reporting by Paul Costabile
Keep reading for more stars who attended Elton John’s annual Oscars viewing party…
Megan Thee Stallion
Camila Cabello
Zooey Deschanel
Victoria Justice
Chappell Roan
Ashlyn Harris & Sophia Bush
Paris Jackson
David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris
Elton John & Chappell Roan
JC Chasez
Heidi Klum
Jean Smart
Elizabeth Hurley, Donatella Versace & Damian Hurley
Christina Hendricks
Ozuna
In Amiri
