The 2024 Oscars were packed with memorable musical performances, with five of the night's Best Original Song nominees taking the stage at the Dolby Theater to represent their respective films on Sunday (March 10).
The first Best Song nominees to finally perform were this year's winners: Billie Eilish and Finneas, who contributed the emotional ballad “What Was I Made For?” at Greta Gerwig's Barbie. Hours before accepting the award, the 22-year-old pop star sang the song as her brother/producer played the piano, earning a standing ovation from audience members including Ariana Grande, Margot Robbie, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon.
Later in the evening, Becky G stood in front of a fiery stage with a children's choir to sing “The Fire Inside” from Flamin' Hot. Jon Batiste played the grand piano as he belted out his emotional ballad 'It Never Went Away' from American Accord, and Scott George and the Osage Singers gathered around a big drum for “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon.
Closing out the night's performances, Ryan Gosling brought the crowd to its feet for a top-notch rendition of “I'm Just Ken,” also by Barbie, alongside Mark Ronson — who co-wrote the satirical ballad with Andrew Wyatt — Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Guns N' Roses' Slash. Wearing a black cowboy hat and pink sparkly suit, the actor began by serenading Robbie, his on-screen leading lady, before taking to the stage for an elaborate group choreography with backup dancers and cutouts of the famous doll's head.
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 2024 Academy Awards took place PoorEmma Stone takes home Best Actress Poor and Cillian Murphy won best actor for his performance in Oppenheimer, which also placed best picture. The three-hour ceremony also included presentations from Grande and her Bad actress Cynthia Erivo, Bad Bunny and Dwayne Johnson, Zendaya and, perhaps most memorably, a naked John Cena.
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