Janelle Monae suffers embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as she kicks off the Oscars with a Mr. Rogers tribute
Janelle Monae kicked off the Oscars with a bang on Sunday, starting off the show with some song and dance, while also sending a strong message to the Academy.
The singer/actress joined forces with the one and only Billy Porter while offering the audience a musical homage to the year’s best films.
During her performance Monae, 34, boldly called out Oscar voters for snubbing female directors during this year’s awards.
But things started on a rocky note, with the singer suffering a minor wardrobe mishap during a quick costume change.
Stage presence: Janelle Monae and Billy Porter opened the Academy Awards with some song and dance on Sunday
Whoops! Things started on a rocky note, with the singer suffering a minor wardrobe mishap during a quick costume change
Janelle started the awards show while walking into a homey set, then swapping her jacket for a red cardigan before going into her own version of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Though she struggled a bit during her outfit swap, first getting stuck in her jacket before her blouse popped a button, things seemed to smooth out as the song went on.
She walked into the crowd to serenade Tom Hanks himself, handing the actor her hat, as she wrapped up the theme to Mr. Rogers.
Then Janelle sailed into her own original tune, an Oscar-inspired version of her track Come Alive (The War Of The Roses) where she was joined by Billy Porter.
Onstage, the actress was joined by costumed dancers representing some of the year’s favorite films. There were outfits evoking Hustlers, Midsommar, Us, Joker, JoJo Rabbit, My Name Is Dolemite and more.
Fix it: Though she struggled a bit during her outfit swap, first getting stuck in her jacket before her blouse popped a button, things seemed to smooth out as the song went on
Mr. Rogers ode: The singer/actress, 34, started the awards show while walking into a homey set, then swapping her jacket for a red cardigan before going into her own version of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Crowdpleaser: Janelle proved she was a powerhouse as she serenaded the crowd
Double trouble: Janelle sailed into her own original tune, an Oscar-inspired version of her track Come Alive (The War Of The Roses) where she was joined by Billy Porter
All smiles: The star smiled as she got behind a breathtaking piano
All that jazz: The actress was joined by costumed dancers representing some of the year’s favorite films. There were outfits evoking Hustlers, Midsommar, Us, Joker, JoJo Rabbit, and more
Janelle even topped off her own look with a May Queen crown à la Midsommer, before going all in with a wild garden of a top.
The Harriet actress wasn’t afraid to get critical in her song, calling out the absence of female nominees in the Best Director category.
‘We celebrate all the women who directed phenomenal films,’ Janelle said.
She also wished the audience a happy Black History Month, saying ‘I’m so proud to stand here as a black, queen, artist telling stories.’
Flower power: Janelle even topped off her own look with a May Queen crown à la Midsommer, before going all in with a wild garden of a top
Speaking out: The Harriet actress wasn’t afraid to get critical in her song, calling out the absence of female nominees in the Best Director category
Glittering: Before taking the stage, Janelle graced the red carpet in a dazzling hooded Ralph Lauren dress scattered with over 168k Swarovski crystals
Before taking the stage, Janelle graced the red carpet in a dazzling hooded Ralph Lauren dress scattered with over 168k Swarovski crystals.
Hollywood’s awards season reaches its climax tonight, with a cliffhanger over the top prize after a season marked by dark horses, renewed anguish over diversity, and a South Korean underdog that could snatch victory from the biggest names in show business.
While dark comic book movie Joker goes into the ceremony with a leading 11 nominations, it’s the immersive World War One movie 1917 that has emerged as the film to beat in the best picture race after winning a slew of accolades in the last five weeks.
Front runner: dark comic book movie Joker goes into the ceremony with a leading 11 nominations
In the running: Sentimental favorite Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is also jostling for attention from the 8,000 voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Yet a win for 1917 is far from a foregone conclusion, with South Korean social satire Parasite and sentimental favorite Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from Quentin Tarantino also jostling for attention from the 8,000 voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Korean-language film Parasite seems certain to take the renamed best international feature Oscar and would make history if the black comedy about haves and have-nots in modern Seoul also takes home the best picture statuette.
Martin Scorsese’s mob saga The Irishman seems to have lost momentum despite lavish early praise and a cast that includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. But it has failed to take home major acting or directing awards this season, likely dashing Netflix’s best hope so far of picking up its first best picture Oscar.
92nd Annual Academy Awards: Winners
BEST PICTURE
The Irishman
Ford vs Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Parasite
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy
BEST ACTOR
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kathy Bates – Richard Jewell
Laura Dern – Marriage Story – WINNER
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood – WINNER
BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite – WINNER
Sam Mendes – 1917
Todd Phillips – Joker
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women – WINNER
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
The Irishman
BEST SOUND MIXING
1917 – WINNER
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
BEST SOUND EDITING
Ford V Ferrari – Donald Sylvester
Joker – Alan Robert Murray
1917 – Oliver Tarrney and Rachel Tate – WINNER
One Upon as Time in Hollywood – Wylie Stateman
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker – Matthew Wood and David Acord
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker – WINNER
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away – Toy Story 4
I’m Gonna Love me Again – Rocketman – WINNER
I’m Standing With You – Breakthrough
Into the Unknown – Frozen II
Stand Up – Harriet
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4 – WINNER
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love – WINNER
Kitbull
Memorable Sister
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbor’s Window – WINNER
Saria
A Sister
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Factory – WINNER
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) – WINNER
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917 – WINNER
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1917 – Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon Ho & Jin Won Han – WINNER
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi – WINNER
Joker – Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Miserables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
Parasite (South Korea) – WINNER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – WINNER
Parasite
BEST FILM EDITING
Ford v Ferrari – Andrew Buckland & Michael McCusker – WINNER
The Irishman – Thelma Schoonmaker
Jojo Rabbit – Tom Eagles
Joker – Jeff Groth
Parasite – Jinmo Yang
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917 – Roger Deakins – WINNER
The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto
Joker – Lawrence Sher
The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Robert Richardson
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell – WINNER
Joker
Judy
1917
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