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# The Oscars Telecast Opened With A Human Ruby Slipper
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-oscars-telecast-opened-with-a-human-ruby-slipper-03-2025/
- Published: 2025-03-03T21:00:48.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-03T04:37:25.000Z
- Description: In the form of Ariana Grande.
- Author: Heather
- Tags: fugs, 2025 Oscars, Oscars, #wp, #wp-post, #hasslideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:29

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The Oscars couldn't resist leaning all the way into *Wicked*, possibly because they knew its stars wouldn't be up on-stage for much else -- well, until next year, when I assume Cynthia Erivo will win for the cumulative work of both movies, unless Meryl Streep comes along and decides she'd like another one (the Academy, like Martin Short, cannot resist her allure). Accordingly, we got two songs from *The Wiz*, one from *Wicked*, and of course, the one that started it all: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," a forever classic that Ariana did justice -- all while dressed as arguably the film's most famous prop.

###### \[Photos: Kevin Winter, John Shearer/Getty Images,Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images, Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic\]