Yahoo Lifestyle Ariana DeBose's Face Says All You Need To Know About That Critics Choice Awards Jab
Ariana DeBose wasn’t a fan of a swipe at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday after presenters cited her among “actors who think they’re singers.”
The Oscar winner and Broadway star watched from the audience as presenters Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos name-dropped her as they presented the category for Best Song at the ceremony.
“Then there are the actors who also think that they’re singers ― Jack Black, Ariana DeBose and Ken himself, Ryan Gosling,” said Ramsey after Ramos named nominees Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Dua Lipa among “famous voices in the music industry.”
Cameras panned to DeBose during the segment, and she didn’t look pleased.
Ariana DeBose, Oscar award winning, Tony nominated, OG cast member of Hamilton on BROADWAY…. “THINKS she’s a singer”?!? Who wrote this bit?! I want names #CriticsChoiceAwardspic.twitter.com/gWawjZeg9m
— Anthony Blankenship-Vargas (@anthonyislegit) January 15, 2024
DeBose ― who has performed in several Broadway musicals including “Hamilton” and “Pippin” ― won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s musical film “West Side Story.”
She later took to Instagram to weigh in on the jab.
“No I didn’t find it funny. Lol,” wrote DeBose, who was nominated in the category for the song “This Wish” from Disney’s “Wish.”
Social media users on X (formerly Twitter) came to DeBose’s defense following the dig:
The disrespect to Academy Award winner, Tony nominee, Broadway star, Ariana DeBose is WILD. The look on her face really said it all pic.twitter.com/iKss6NlDW2
— 🎇Disney Scoop Matt 🎇 (@DisneyScoopGuy) January 15, 2024
Bella… Ariana DeBose is an Academy Award winning, Tony nominated Actress and you have the audacity to say she’s an actress “who thinks they can sing”?!
Oh that’s not how you present a category or talk about people live on television. pic.twitter.com/Z654WiJuEe— 🏳️🌈Jackson🏳️🌈 (@jackHollywood09) January 15, 2024
“Actors who think they can sing”
I know damn well they didn’t say that about my girl Ariana DeBose… #CriticsChoiceAwardspic.twitter.com/co4G0vcfys— 「𝚅𝚒𝚌𝚔」 (@mainstreamtvtea) January 15, 2024
However Jack Black, Ariana Debose and Ryan Gosling are actually great singers…
— X (@xtrodinaryshyt) January 15, 2024
calling ariana debose, a literal BROADWAY star and academy award winner for a musical, an actor who thinks they can sing is crazy pic.twitter.com/0fC0DxLUIn
— nini *:･ﾟ✧ (@PUNKELLlE) January 15, 2024
Ariana DeBose did not serve us this to be called “an actor that thinks they’re a singer” pic.twitter.com/7ZmiDYqEg9
— Karl Delossantos (@karl_delo) January 15, 2024
One of the presenters is literally her Hamilton costar. Why didn’t he speak up when he saw these lines?
— Wesley Boutilier (@WesleyBout) January 15, 2024
Well I mean she only *checks notes* won an Oscar for singing a Bernstein score and *squints at fine print* played Donna Summer in her prime.
— These are the good ol’ Jays (@JasonKPurdy) January 15, 2024
And a sold-out solo concert in April at Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall…. Really ridiculous.
— Jennifer Allen (@Jenallen28) January 15, 2024
there must be another ariana debose bc I know you’re not talking about tony nominated oscar award winner for a musical role ariana debose pic.twitter.com/xBAy2B11sv
— eden 🪐 (@edisonsbulb) January 15, 2024
