Ariana Grande graced the Critics Choice Awards red carpet on January 4.She arrived in a Glindafied gown and major hair color change.The Wicked: For Good star is nominated for Best Supporting Actress tonight.

There’s no place like the Critics Choice Awards red carpet—what with the fashion, beauty, A-listers, oh my! One such celebrity to grace the prestigious step-and-repeat was Glinda the Good, a.k.a. Ariana Grande. The Wicked: For Good star, who is nominated tonight, floated onto the scene in a stunning Glindafied Alberta Ferretti gown.

Her magical baby-pink look, styled by Law Roach, featured a scoop neckline, cinched bodice, trailing ballgown skirt, shiny silver floral studs, and wispy sheer cape. She added small diamond drop earrings.

Ariana Grande attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on January 4, 2026.

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While Grande’s ethereal dress was nothing short of a dream, her new hair was the real head-turner. The multi-hyphenate debuted freshly-dyed auburn locks, which she styled in a gorgeous updo with wispy bangs. She finished it all off with soft glam, composed of a smoked-out wing, fluttery eyelashes, powder-pink eyeshadow, berry-pink cheeks, and glossy lips.

Ariana Grande at the Critics Choice Awards 2025.

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Grande is nominated tonight in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of Glinda, though her co-star Cynthia Erivo was left off the ballot. The film itself received seven nods, including Best Picture, Best Casting and Ensemble, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, and Best Song for “The Girl in the Bubble.”

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo at the ‘Wicked: For Good’ New York premiere.

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After the release of Wicked: For Good, Grande took to Instagram to pen an emotional letter to her fans about playing Glinda. “Loving something dearly and becoming it are two very different things,” she wrote. “Becoming your Glinda the Good and being asked to join this most wonderful group of human beings on a most creatively and emotionally fulfilling journey was the greatest gift of my life. I have learned more from my time with Glinda than anyone.”

“Now to see how it has moved and been there for you all in the same way that it has for me over the course of my life has been the most meaningful, moving, and cherished gift of all,” she added. “You’ll never know what that truly means to me. I’m so thankful to have been a tiny piece of this bubble puzzle and to be your Glinda.”