Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were left a bit embarrassed when they were caught trying to sneak out of the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
As Sarah Paulson and Rachel Brosnahan were presenting an award on stage, the pair could be seen in the corner of the screen, with Ariana leading Cynthia by the hand as they attempted to discreetly exit the room.
The amusing incident was caught on camera by user @todasgeek, who even captured the moment Ariana realised they were being filmed. Despite their best efforts to duck down and escape the frame, the two actresses were still visible in their glamorous evening gowns.
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Penske Media via Getty Images)Golden Globe viewers were quick to comment on the not so subtle exit, with one sharing a clip of the moment on Twitter (X). "cynthia and ariana trying to sneak out behind sarah paulson hand in hand… babes we can see you. #GoldenGlobes," they captioned their video.
Another added: "Ariana and Cynthia sneaking off somewhere together directly into camera shot killed me #GoldenGlobes." It remains a mystery where Ariana and Cynthia disappeared to, but they returned in time to celebrate Wicked winning the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award, joining their fellow cast members on stage.
While Wicked picked up a few awards in general, Ariana and Cynthia missed out on personal recognitions. Operatic musical Emilia Perez – about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender – was the big film winner of the night, with Zoe Saldana beating first-time nominated Ariana and winning best supporting actress.
Cynthia was beaten by Demi Moore for body horror The Substance, which tells the story of a famous woman who takes a mysterious drug to become young again after being fired from her TV show. It was a bad night for British actors in general as A Gentleman in Moscow star Ewan McGregor also missed out on a gong.
For the best actor in a TV drama category, Eddie Redmayne’s star turn as an assassin in Sky Atlantic series The Day Of The Jackal, and Oldman’s continued role as a rude, unpleasant spy in the fourth season of MI5 thriller Slow Horses lost out to the critically praised Shogun star Hiroyuki Sanada.
Japanese actor Sanada has been praised for bringing to life inscrutable warlord Yoshii Toranaga in the FX series, which won four awards on the night for the show based on the novel by James Clavell about warring factions in 17th century Japan. Fellow Japanese stars Anna Sawai, who took home the gong for best TV actress – drama, and Tadanobu Asano, who won best supporting TV actor – drama, also triumphed along with the drama itself, which came away with the Golden Globe for best TV series – drama.
However, Cynthia and Ariana did see their film collect the gong for cinematic and box office achievement after Wicked, based on the musical of the same name, brought audiences to cinemas for the prequel to The Wizard Of Oz. It explores the friendship between Glinda (Ariana) and green-skinned Elphaba (Cynthia) before they become estranged, in the classic stories by L Frank Baum.
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