While that portion of Gaga’s speech was sweet, it was the second half of her onstage moment that will likely go down in history. The singer has long publicized her greatest fears, anxieties, and challenges since stepping into the spotlight a decade ago, and took her time on stage to inspire anyone at home struggling. “If you are you’re sitting on your couch, and you are watching this right now, all I have to say is that this is hard work,” Gaga, who lost the Original Song race during the 2016 Oscars , admitted in the midst of tears.