Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Academy Awards Euphoria Actress Storm Reid Attends Oscars 2025 Ceremony (Her First!) 2 Months Before Graduating College (Exclusive) "I'm glad this is my first Oscars and I'm not nominated, 'cause I think I would be a wreck," Reid told PEOPLE on the red carpet By Jen Juneau Jen Juneau Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She started at the brand in 2016 and has more than 15 years' professional writing experience. People Editorial Guidelines and Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast, a daily dose of breaking news, pop culture and heartwarming human interest stories. Formerly Senior Editor of music content, she's also covered crime, human interest and television news throughout her many years with the brand. Prior to PEOPLE she's written for Essence, The Cape Times newspaper and Los Angeles Magazine among others. On-screen Rubenstein can be found featured on shows like Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight and she routinely hosts PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's star-studded Red Carpet Live specials. Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 2, 2025 06:19PM EST Comments Storm Reid is hitting multiple life milestones one after the other. The Euphoria alum spoke to PEOPLE at the Oscars 2025, where she rocked a custom red ensemble by Alexandre Vauthier and discussed the "surreal" experience of attending her first-ever Academy Awards, right before her college graduation. "I graduate in two months so I'm very excited about that," Reid, 21, says on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, adding that she is also excited about upcoming projects including ones from her own production company, Seed & Wings. Asked how she will celebrate getting her college degree, the actress tells PEOPLE, "The grad trip will be Thailand, so I'm very excited about that." "And a dinner here to celebrate myself, my friends. It's been a long time coming!" she adds. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. Storm Reid attends the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. Stephen Lovekin/BEI/Shutterstock Oscars 2025: A Full Recap of Anora's Sweep, Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison's Speeches and That Wicked Performance On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Reid told PEOPLE at the TIME Women of the Year Gala in West Hollywood, California, that she was experiencing "senioritis" during her final year of college. Said the former Nickelodeon actress, who studies at the University of Southern California, "I was in the car crying yesterday because the senioritis is so bad." "I'm so over it and ready to graduate, but I'm just being patient and I'm also trying to cherish each moment," Reid added. "I know it'll be over in two months and then I'm going to be so sad." As for her college experience, the Emmy winner told PEOPLE on Tuesday that she has "done it all." "I've partied, I've stayed out all night. I've gone to the games — football, basketball," Reid shared. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Storm Reid at the TIME 2025 Women of the Year Gala in West Hollywood, California, on Feb. 25, 2025. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Streakers, X-Rated Movies and LSD: The Craziest Tales in the History of the Oscars Reid admitted in her red carpet chat with PEOPLE at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday that she is "glad this is my first Oscars and I'm not nominated, 'cause I think I would be a wreck." "I hopefully will be nominated one day and I'll know how to move around this place," she continues. And who is she looking forward to seeing most? "I'm so excited for Cynthia [Erivo]," Reid says of the Wicked star, who is nominated for Best Actress. "Hopefully she walks out of here an EGOT winner; she deserves it. She's so talented," she adds. See PEOPLE's full coverage of the 97th annual Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien and airing on ABC. Leave a Comment