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Just accept that there is no escape.”Barbie.”
The billion-dollar blockbuster rode its pink convertible through eight Academy Award nominations, including a pair for best original song, and emerged victorious.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, who took trophies for song of the year and best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards last month, took home their introspective ballad “What Was I Made For?” to the stage of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and scored another big win.
Eilish thanked her dance and choir teachers during her acceptance speech, joking with one of them: “You didn’t like me, but you were good at your job!”
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At the other end of the “Barbie” verse was “I’m Just Ken,” the grandiose pop opera created by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt that was delivered with ’80s-era bombast by the film’s co-star, ryan gosling.
The in memoriam segment of this year’s Oscars was expanded with a surprise performance by Andrea Bocelli and her son Matteo in an updated – and equally moving – version of Bocelli’s 1995 classic, “Time To Say Goodbye,” reimagined with the help of composer Hans Zimmer. .
Here’s a look at each of the show’s best original song performances, ranked from worst to best.
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5. Becky G ‘The Fire Within’
The Latin American singer behind the hits “Can’t Get Enough” and “Shower” did her best theatrical effort with an unusually light song written by Diane Warren.
Emerging from a circle of flames, Becky G (born Rebecca Gomez) took the song’s title to heart with her black outfit with abs. An orchestra added string touches and injected pulse into the song as a chorus of young women in red pants and matching white shirts sang the repetitive chorus.
4. Scott George and the Osage Singers, ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)’
George was already enjoying a historic night as the first Osage writer to be nominated for an Academy Award and brought his 40 years of experience singing with the Osage Nation to a rare spotlight.
Against the backdrop of a fiery orange sunset, George and the Osage Singers drummed and sang while surrounded by dancers in traditional clothing and a circle of female singers.
The song, which appears in the final dance scene of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” was a teachable moment for Oscar viewers and a welcome detour from regular programming.
3. Jon Batiste ‘It never went away’
The singer-songwriter continued to showcase his stellar musical talent with the heartfelt ballad from his recent documentary: “american symphony”, which details his wife Suleika Jaouad’s battle with cancer.
Dressed in an elegant cream suit, Batiste stretched out the song’s notes on his Steinway & Sons piano and sang with conviction as love scenes from classic movies, including “Brokeback Mountain” and “Shakespeare in Love,” rolled behind him. Batiste appeared to direct the loving lyrics toward Jaouad, who attended the ceremony with her husband. The giant moon shining behind Batiste didn’t quite resonate with the spirit of the song, but the luminous orb was at least striking, if disconcerting.
2. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell ‘What Was I Made For?’
The simple song began with an understated backdrop, as if Eilish and her brother O’Connell were in a recording studio, before the pastel-lit curtain rose to reveal the audience behind them, recalling the song by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. 2019 performance of “Shallow.”
With more than a few nods to the pink “Barbie” motif in the background, O’Connell sat in front of an upright piano and Eilish, dressed in an oversized black jacket and pencil skirt, kept her eyes closed and her voice barely visible. above a whisper. her as she unraveled the emotional ballad. A curtain rising revealed an orchestra as Eilish gripped the microphone stand with her left hand and O’Connell obediently played the song’s melancholic melody.
As she lowered the song to its last pensive note, Eilish smiled at her brother. The crowd’s applause sparked a hug between the siblings as the camera showed a teary-eyed Kate McKinnon (aka “Weird Barbie”) and much of the cheering “Barbie” crew.
1. Ryan Gosling ‘I’m just Ken’
Finally, an elaborate explosion of fun.
At least that’s how it felt at the time. ryan gosling closed out the best song performances with a charmingly ridiculous show that began with him sitting in the audience behind his “Barbie” co-star, Margot Robbie, in her hot pink sequin suit and gloves.
Gosling took advantage of every second of the melodramatic song as he took the stage, gently stroking the song’s co-writer, Mark Ronson, with his chin on his way to a pink staircase filled with men in black suits and cowboy hats. Surely we weren’t the only ones affected by the “Material Girl” vibes.
As the song progressed into its rock section, Gosling karate-chopped pink boards to show off his Ken style before spinning as cutouts of vintage Barbie faces moved to his beat.
The power ballad received a double injection of roaring guitar between special guest Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen, who plays the recorded version of the song.
It was fitting that fireworks capped Gosling’s performance, because by working with the audience and bringing the microphone to Robbie, America Ferrera and Greta Gerwig shouting along with the chorus, it was as easy as Bruce Springsteen crossing a sea of fans.
Talk about a rock star.
