Ariana DeBose Says She 'Scared' Every Runner in NYC After Hearing Of Her Oscar Nomination

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Ariana DeBose, at first, didn’t have any words to say about her Oscar nomination because she was so shocked.

After the big news of her nomination – she earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Anita in West Side Story – Ariana spoke to Variety about how she was feeling. Click inside to see what Ariana shared… Ariana first revealed that she had been on a walk with a longtime friend when the news came in. “Well, a lot can happen before 9:30 a.m.

on a Tuesday,” she joked, adding that the night before her nomination, she was anxiety-ridden. I didn’t sleep at all last night.” Ariana explained that they had been “by the highway, and I could not hear a thing, but their [her agents] faces were so expressive that I took it as a good sign.

I read lips in order to receive the news.” She adds: “I’m pretty sure I scared every runner on the East River [with my reaction].