Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance of future karaoke mainstay and 2019 Best Original Song winner “Shallow,” the breakout hit from A Star Is Born, was suitably outsized. The 2019 Oscars winner for Best Original Song, “Shallow,” is maybe the best thing about A Star Is Born, but its prominence in the movie’s trailers immediately earned meme status. It’s a legitimately great song, of course, and Lady Gaga in particular sounds fantastic. But it’s also a song designed for a diva, and to a diva it belongs. Not only is Lady Gaga a diva, but Bradley Cooper is her smitten admirer. “Shallow” is an electric song for us in the audience, to be sure, but Cooper and Gaga’s performance felt almost like a prelude to something even more romantic. Perfectly channeling their A Star Is Born characters, a pair of doomed lovers, Gaga and Cooper are all over each other in this performance. It’s almost like an onstage recreation of the movie, with “Shallow” the tune that soundtracks the ebbs and flows of their relationship. If Cooper had somehow decided to propose to Gaga at the end of this song, well, we would not have been surprised. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper perform Shallow at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/smGbGzVKDO — Lady Gaga Now (@LadyGagaNowNet) February 25, 2019 And in appropriate fashion, Gaga gave a rousing, tearful speech when she received the trophy for Best Original Song. “If you are at home, and you’re sitting on your couch and you are watching this right now, all I have to say is that this is hard work,” she said. “I’ve worked hard for a long time, and it’s not about winning. What it’s about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. It’s about discipline, over passion, and it’s not about how many time you get rejected or you fall down or you’re beaten up. It’s about how many times you stand up and are brave and keep on going.” A Star Is Born is up for numerous awards tonight. Along with winning Best Original Song, the film is nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress, for Lady Gaga’s performance as the titular star. It’s the latest remake of the classic Hollywood story of a man and woman whose relationship is torn asunder by the woman’s rising fame, in contrast to the man’s fading star. Bradley Cooper, who sang “Shallow” with Lady Gaga both in the film and during the Oscars performance, both co-starred and directed the movie. Although critical acclaim has cooled since the film’s theatrical release in October, A Star Is Born has won commercial success. Despite that, however, A Star Is Born went from a surefire Best Picture contender to a reluctant nominee besieged by criticisms over its portrayal of mental health, consent, and the male-female dynamic between an established star and an ingenue.<doc-sep>The performance of "Shallow" is stripped down, which might not have been what fans were expecting from the Awards bait blockbuster. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper has teased their plans for the performance, and their cryptic comments could have heralded in just about anything from the dynamic duo. But instead of going for high production value, Cooper and Gaga simply ascended the Oscars stage from the first row, took their places, and sang to each other.<doc-sep>The two performers worked closely with Oscars director Glenn Weiss to pull off one of the most talked about moments of the 91st Academy Awards. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga earned some of the biggest buzz at the Oscars for their powerhouse live performance of “Shallow,” and it turns out that both performers were the masterminds behind the epic moment. Rob Mills, ABC’s senior VP of alternative series, specials, and late-night programming, tells Variety that Cooper and Gaga began “meticulously” planning their Oscars performance the minute “Shallow” received its Best Original Song nomination on January 22. “Bradley and Gaga, they really had this idea in their head of how they wanted it to be,” Mills said. “And the producers really worked step-by-step with them to make…what they were envisioning a reality. This was staying true to the spirit of the movie as well. They really wanted to kind of embody everything that the characters in the movie stood for in this three-minute number.” The live performance of “Shallow” at the Oscars was captured in a single take that never left the stage, which kept in the spirit of Cooper’s direction of “A Star Is Born.” The camera remained with the performers, showing Cooper from Gaga’s perspective when he was singing and Gaga from Cooper’s when she took to the piano for the second verse. The performance ended with both performers next to each other at the piano, the shot framing them in an extreme close-up. Unlike the other Best Original Song performances, “Shallow” did not receive an introduction, Cooper and Gaga simply took the stage from their seats. Mills said the plan was always to catch viewers off guard. “Nobody knew where it was going to be in the show,” Mills said. “And the fact that it came right out of a speech gave it that element of surprise. Normally, if you’re in the house, you’re going to see that Bradley and Lady Gaga aren’t in their seat. The fact they actually went from their seats to the stage up there, that surprise was so great. Obviously, the song is engineered to be one that kind of crescendos to that kind of energy. It was just electric in the house.” According to Mills, Oscars director Glenn Weiss did “meticulously work with Bradley on every element. They would walk through the whole thing and how it’s going to look and go. They really rehearsed the hell out of it, and they made it so it was just seamless. Even in rehearsal you knew, this was one of those things that’s going to be played in those montages of all-time Oscar moments.” The choreography of the performance, including the moment Cooper grabs the microphone and stand and brings it around the back of the piano and sits next to Gaga, was finalized during rehearsals over the weekend. “It was definitely something you could feel in the house,” Mills said of the reaction to the performance. “It came through on the screen, it was everywhere. There was real heat there.” Following the performance, “Shallow” took home the Oscar for Best Original Song. The prize was awarded to the song’s writers: Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, and Mark Ronson. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<doc-sep>The moment we've all been waiting for finally happened. We got to see the live Oscars performance of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's "Shallow"—and it was even hotter and steamier than we imagined. Did you see his hand around her waist? How close their faces were together when they were both at the mic? I can't handle it, Twitter can't handle it, and the reactions are spot on. First of all, the intense eye contact. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The way that Gaga and Bradley are looking at each other during this Shallow performance has cleared my skin and paid off my student loans #Oscars — ilana kaplan (@lanikaps) February 25, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. When they don’t charge extra for guac pic.twitter.com/hWykY8l1T1 — Jason Lipshutz (@jasonlipshutz) February 25, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Thinking about how Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga have to go back to their seats and act like they didn’t just eye fuck on stage in front of Irina pic.twitter.com/qL2vJwZq7U — Ria (@BarstoolRia) February 25, 2019 Then when Cooper abandoned his mic stand to share the piano bench with Gaga. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. YAS BRADLEY SIT NEXT TO HER!!! — MJ Lee (@mj_lee) February 25, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE FUCKING SANG THAT BIT SITTING DOWN #Oscars — Kelly Lawler (@klawls) February 25, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR WE’RE OFF THE DEEP END WATCH AS WE DIVE INNNNN to a pool of our tears after watching gaga and bradley #oscars — annie black (@helloannieblack) February 25, 2019 The performance even silenced some of the doubters. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. As one of the 99 people in the room who didn’t think Lady Gaga could do it, I thought that performance was amazing. #Oscars — Lindy Segal (@lindysegal) February 25, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I take it all back, give A STAR IS BORN all the awards. — Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) February 25, 2019 This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
You've probably heard the Academy Award winning song 'Shallow' ever since A Star Is Born was released last year. You've probably seen it performed a bunch of times, like at the Grammys, and there have been different versions done. But people were still blown away when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper took to the stage at the Oscars to do a stunning rendition of the track. Advert 10 They came out of their chairs in the audience and came to a simple set up of a piano and a chair. Then they belted out their notes and absolutely killed it. Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox wrote on social media: "Why am I trying to give a standing ovation in my apartment on my fractured foot after #LadyGaga and #BradleyCooper's performance of #Shallow at the #Oscars? "Cause it was bonkers, beyond and insanely amazingly good. Though I applauded seated, the standing O was there in spirit." Former America's Next Top Model presenter Tyra Banks said: "Ok, so I'm DEEPly touched by @ladygaga and Bradley Cooper's #Shallow performance." Advert 10 "Shallow" is simply magnificent. Congratulations to all the writers. Lady Gaga is phenomenal! #Oscars - Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) February 25, 2019 A viewer added: "That was totally freaking magical. Simple, powerful. Felt like hearing it for the first time. And it was all one single shot." Another said: "The whole setup of that beautiful performance was exactly the way #AStarIsBorn was shot: from the perspective of the musician. To say it was perfect would be an understatement." A third wrote: "WE CAN FINALLY EXHALE. BRADLEY AND GAGA JUST PERFORMED #SHALLOW AT THE #OSCARS BUT WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LIVE FOR NOW????" Advert 10 The song won Best Original Song on the night and Gaga was understandably blown away by the honour when she arrived on stage. Credit: ABC She said: "If you are watching this right now, all I have to say is that this is hard work. "I've worked hard for a long time and it's not about winning, but what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. Advert 10 "If there's a discipline or a passion, it's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or get beaten up, it's about how many times you stand up and are brave and keep on going. Thank you."