The rapper played 'Lose Yourself' at last weekend's ceremony
10.02.2020 - 07:51 / hollywoodreporter.com
Behind the keys of a bright red piano, clad in a bright purple tuxedo with sequined lapels - with a rocket symbol pinned to the left lapel - legendary pop singer Elton John performed his nominated song "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" on the Oscar stage.
Just minutes later, he would take to the stage again to collect the Oscar when it won for best original song.
John took to the stage after director Bong Joon Ho's acceptance of his award for best international film.
On the stage, two large clear red
.The rapper played 'Lose Yourself' at last weekend's ceremony
It’s a logical comparison: “Rocketman” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are both biopics about British rock stars whose careers launched in the 1970s — Elton John and late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, respectively — and both were directed by Dexter Fletcher. So we had to ask the latest Academy Award winner for his thoughts.
The rousing, life-affirming "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman (Paramount) won the Oscar for best original song at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 9).
The 2020 Academy Awards went down on Sunday night, and one of music’s biggest names came away with an award. Elton John took home the Best Original Song award for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” a track from his 2019 biopic Rocketman. He won alongside collaborator Bernie Taupin. It’s John’s second win and fourth nomination in the category, following a trophy for The Lion King’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” in 1995.
It was a celebratory night at Elton John's 28th annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, and not just because the gala raised more than $6.4 million for the global effort to end AIDs. This year, John arrived at his party with a golden statue in his hand.
Twenty-five years after winning his first Oscar, Elton John picked up his second at Sunday night's (Feb. 9) 2020 Academy Awards, where Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir marked a historic night for female musicians.
Elton John paid an emotional tribute to his husband David Furnish and their “beautiful boys” as he collected the Academy Award for Best Original Song on Sunday night.
Elton John performed "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," from the 2019 John biopic Rocketman, at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday night (Feb. 9).
An emotional Elton John planted a kiss on Bernie Taupin as the long-time songwriting partners won an Oscar.
An emotional Sir Elton John planted a kiss on Bernie Taupin as the long-time songwriting partners won an Oscar.
After 53 years working together, Elton John and Bernie Taupin finally did it.
Elton John brought a taste of his biographical musical to the 2020 Oscars stage.
Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin scored the big win for Best Original Song at the 2020 Oscars Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
Elton John’s end-titles theme for his own biopic, “Rocketman,” won the best original song award at Sunday’s Academy Awards, his first Oscar since he won for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” from “The Lion King” at the 1995 ceremony.
At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Elton John won Best Original Song for the second time in his career. “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman won the award over songs from Toy Story 4 (by Randy Newman), Frozen II (“Into the Unknown”), Breakthrough (by Diane Warren), and Harriet (by Cynthia Erivo). “Wow, this doesn’t suck,” Taupin said as he and John stepped onstage to accept their Oscar.
Tonight at the 2020 Oscars, Elton John took the stage to perform his new original song from the biopic Rocketman. John’s performance of “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” featured back-up singers, a red grand piano, and a jumbo pair of star-shaped sunglasses. Watch it all go down below.