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.
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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.
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.
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.
Elton John will be at the Oscars on Sunday because he is nominated with longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman.”
In a new featurette, Elton John and Taron Egerton go behind the scenes on the making of "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," a new song for Rocketman that plays over the credits of the Paramount biopic, which stars Egerton as the music legend.The video shows a studio recording of the duet, with John and Egerton taking turns at the microphone to sing their respective parts of the Oscar-nominated tune.