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When it comes to shocking Oscars moments, you can’t top last year’s infamous slap.
But there’s still plenty to talk about from Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, where „Everything Everywhere All at Once“ dominated the night with seven wins, including best picture. Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan gave historic, emotional speeches for best actress and best supporting actor, respectively, while Jamie Lee Curtis upset in the best supporting actress category – all for “Everything Everywhere.”
Jimmy Kimmel returned to host the ceremony for a third time, which ran nearly three-and-a-half hours. If you didn’t tune in, here are all the other highs and lows from this year’s show: Lady Gaga strips down, Rihanna goes glam for original song performances
Pop star Gaga, who’s in the midst of shooting „Joker 2,“ surprised at the ceremony with a performance of her best original song-nominated „Hold My Hand“ from „Top Gun: Maverick.“ Wearing just a T-shirt, ripped jeans and a mostly bare face, Gaga delivered raw vocals as she sang a stripped-down version of the bombastic pop ballad, which she described as „deeply personal.“
„We need a lot of love to walk through this life, and we all need a hero sometimes,“ Gaga said as she introduced the song. „There’s heroes all around us, in unassuming places, but you might find that you can be your own hero even if you feel broken inside.“
Rihanna, who revealed her second pregnancy last month while performing at the Super Bowl, gave an equally captivating but more lavish performance of her „Black Panther: Wakanda Forever“ theme song „Lift Me Up.“ But it was „Naatu Naatu,“ the infectious, high-energy dance number from „RRR,“ that ultimately walked away with the original song Oscar.Malala Yousafzai shuts down silly Jimmy Kimmel joke about Harry Styles
The human rights activist was hailed on social media for her sensible answer to Kimmel’s comedy bit. Polling A-listers in the audience with questions submitted by fans, Kimmel asked Yousafzai her thoughts on the “Don’t Worry Darling” drama from Venice Film Festival last fall. He also jokingly called her „Malala Land,“ a play on the 2016 movie musical „La La Land.
