Ariana Grande open to perform at the Oscars with Cynthia Erivo

Ariana Grande’s journey into awards season has begun, first with a Golden Globe nomination and now with her sights set on the Oscars.

Grande received her first Globe nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) for her performance in Wickedand is also the main candidate for that category at the Oscars in March. And admittedly WickedIconic songs aren’t eligible for best original song — where all five nominees are generally performed during the Oscars telecast — if Grande and co-star Cynthia Erivo want to perform at the awards show, as the leads of one of the biggest movies (and biggest Broadway musical adaptations) of the year ?

“Of course, we love to sing with each other,” Grande said The Hollywood Reporter at the first Golden Globe nomination celebration on Tuesday. “I will sing together absolutely anywhere and anytime, especially at a celebration Wickedand I love her, she’s my sister. Say the word and we will come.” Erivo is also nominated for a Golden Globe and has her big Oscar for her role as Elphaba.

Grande attended the luncheon in Beverly Hills alongside her mother, Joan Grande, and shared a moment on the carpet with fellow nominee Zoe Saldaña. The star also reflected on the enthusiastic reactions to the film — which has a second part, Wicked: For goodwhich comes out next year — and to whom it meant the most to hear the reactions.

“Imogen Heap, my musical idol since I was a girl; to hear that she saw it with her daughter and loved it, that was very exciting,” Grande said. “We got to meet Steven Spielberg, that was also incredibly overwhelming and such an honor. And he was so kind, and it was really exciting. You have these idols in music and in film, and to hear something nice about your work is really incredibly special.”

The Golden Globes event – held before the show on January 5 – was also attended by nominees Adam Brody, Pamela Anderson, Kathryn Hahn, Mikey Madison, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cooper Koch and Kris Bowers. Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge, which also owns The Hollywood Reporter.