John Travolta choked up as he launched the In Memoriam section on the 2023 Oscars, which featured a efficiency by Lenny Kravitz.
Travolta was teary eyed as he spoke onstage on the Dolby Theatre on Sunday forward of Kravitz’s efficiency of “Calling All Angels.” Earlier than Kravitz carried out, Travolta choked up as he paid a refined tribute to Grease co-star Olivia Newton John: “They’ve touched our hearts. They’ve made us smile, and have become expensive pals who we’ll all the time stay hopelessly dedicated to.”
Kravitz sang and performed piano as photographs of well-known faces who not too long ago handed appeared on the big display, together with Newton-John, Burt Bacharach, Ray Liotta, Kirstie Alley, Irene Cara, Mary Alice, Raquel Welch, Nichelle Nichols and lots of others.
It was one in all a number of performances Sunday evening.
Rihanna sang “Elevate Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly whereas Girl Gaga carried out “Maintain My Hand” from Prime Gun: Maverick. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava sang the Indian Telugu-language “Naatu Naatu” from RRR, which gained finest authentic track.
Diane Warren was on piano for the primary efficiency of the evening whereas Sofia Carson sang the ballad “Applause” from Inform it Like a Lady, an anthology of seven quick tales directed by ladies. Warren wrote the track and it marked her 14th Oscar nomination.
“To every girl on this room, and to all ladies on this planet, give your self some applause,” Carson stated in the course of the efficiency. The actress-singer shined vocally whereas being backed by 16 violinists.
David Byrne, finest supporting actress nominee Stephanie Hsu and finest authentic rating nominees Son Lux joined forces to carry out “This Is a Life” from Every little thing In every single place All at As soon as. They have been backed by dancers in all white who carried out choreography and wild combat strikes onstage. The efficiency was weird, just like the movie, and in honor of it Byrne wore scorching canine fingers.
