Janelle Monae's opening number included 'Won't You Be My Neighbor,' Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' and a rotating cast of dancers in 2019 movie-character garb.
,” “Joker” and “Dolemite Is My Name,” the singer leaped to and fro while delivering modified lyrics about how it’s time for Hollywood to shine.’s “I’m Still Standing” while Monáe accompanied him on a sparkly piano festooned with flowers. She led folks in the audience — Leonardo DiCaprio and a very game Brie Larson among them — in a finger-snapping call-and-response sequence.
And after telling viewers that “tonight we celebrate all the amazing talent in this room,” she pointedly elaborated by mentioning the “women who directed phenomenal films” — none of whom were nominated for the Academy Awards’ directing prize. “I’m proud to be standing here as a black queer artist,” Monáe proclaimed to finish her address . Then, she stuck the landing with a lung-busting vocal flourish.
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