The singer/actress is no stranger to winning awards thanks to her pop star career.

The hopes ofGrande’s record-breaking Oscar winnow rest on an upcoming award.

That narrative has propelled her to continue to win at various precursor awards shows before the Oscars.

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She’s lost to Saldana at every major Oscar precursor so far.

TheEmilia Perezstar has further established herself as the frontrunner for the Oscar win thanks to these victories.

This makes it the final precursor, and SAG is often quite predictive for the Oscars.

Ariana Grande in Wicked and some Oscars statues

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TheWickedstar must win the SAG award to keep her in the race.

That means a win at SAG would give Grande a fighting chance to still win the Oscar.

Otherwise, Saldana’s wins at SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice become too much.

Ariana Grande in Wicked and Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez with an Oscars trophy

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That is further reason why a win at SAG would be monumental for Ariana Grande.

She could ride that support to an Oscar win then.

Simply put, Ariana Grande has to win Best Supporting Actress forWickedat SAG to make this a race.

Ariana Grande as Glinda from Wicked with an Oscar in front of her wand

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