Lady Gaga has constructed a profession out of defying expectations in music and on movie, and her efficiency on the 2023 Oscars was no exception.
The pop icon make a jaw-dropping entrance at Sunday’s ceremony in a floor-length black robe and sheer bustier by Versace. However by the point she took the stage to carry out “Maintain My Hand,” her Academy Award-nominated track from “Top Gun: Maverick,” she’d swapped Hollywood glamour for an informal T-shirt, ripped denims and minimal make-up.
She dedicated her efficiency to Tony Scott, who directed the unique 1986 “Prime Gun.” The British filmmaker and youthful brother of Ridley Scott additionally directed such hits as 1993’s “True Romance” and 1998’s “Enemy of the State.” He died in 2012 on the age of 68.
Gaga’s stripped-down method was a marked change from 2019, when she joined Bradley Cooper, who directed and starred with Gaga in “A Star is Born,” for a dreamy interpretation of “Shallow” on the Oscars stage.
Watch Woman Gaga carry out “Maintain My Hand” on the 2023 Oscars under.
As with “Shallow,” Gaga’s efficiency of “Maintain My Hand” was shot in excessive close-up, placing her unparalleled abilities as a musician on full show whereas nonetheless garnering some amusing responses from viewers.
“girl gaga giving full open mic power on the oscars such as you don’t perceive i’m obsessed,” Vainness Honest’s Chris Murphy wrote.
IndieWire movie critic David Ehrlich likewise applauded the choice: “Woman Gaga was as soon as once more like ‘i’ll solely carry out on the Oscars whether it is filmed in essentially the most uncomfortably intimate method potential’ and i like that about her.”
Regardless of the reward, Gaga misplaced the Oscar for Finest Unique Tune to “Naatu Naatu,” from the Indian movie “RRR.”
Seems, the minimalist apparel might have been by necessity. Gaga, who’s at present filming “Joker: Folie à Deux,” was initially expected to skip the Oscars. Her efficiency was only confirmed by Selection hours earlier than Sunday’s ceremony.
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