91st Academy Awards

Queen launches Oscars with a medley of hits that gave the hostless 91st Academy Awards a distinctly Grammy-like flavor

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Sun., Feb. 24, 2019

Peter Farrelly, center, and the cast and crew of "Green Book" accept the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Viggo Mortensen, from left, Linda Cardellini, Dimiter Marinov and Mahershala Ali accept the award for best picture for "Green Book" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Julia Roberts presents the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Mahershala Ali, left, and Viggo Mortensen congratulate each other as they accept the award for best picture for "Green Book" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Alfonso Cuaron accepts the award for best director for "Roma" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Frances McDormand, left, and Sam Rockwell present the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Olivia Colman is congratulated in the audience as she is announced winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "The Favourite" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Olivia Colman accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "The Favourite" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Lucy Boynton, left, kisses Rami Malek in the audience after he is announced winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Rami Malek accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Barbra Streisand introduces "BlacKkKlansman" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Pharrell Williams, left, greets civil rights activist John Lewis in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Bradley Cooper, right, congratulates Lady Gaga in the audience after she is announced winner for best original song for "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Lady Gaga accepts the award for best original song for "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Samuel L. Jackson, center left, embraces Spike Lee, winner of the award for best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman" as Brie Larson, right, looks on, at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Charlie Wachtel, left, and Spike Lee accept the award for best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Ludwig Goransson accepts the award for best original score for "Black Panther" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Amatus Sami-Karim, right, congratulates Mahershala Ali in the audience as he is announced the winner for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for "Green Book" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Jaime Ray Newman, right, reacts as Krysten Ritter, from left, and Kiki Layne present her with the award for best live action short film for "Skin" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Krysten Ritter, left, and Kiki Layne present the award for best live action short at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Lady Gaga, left, and Bradley Cooper react to the audience after a performance of "Shallow" from "A Star is Born" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Brie Larson, left, and Samuel L. Jackson walk on stage to present the award for best original screenplay at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Brian Hayes Currie, from left, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga accept the award for best original screenplay for "Green Book" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Becky Neiman-Cobb, left, and Domee Shi accept the award for best animated short for "Bao" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Audience members react as Keegan-Michael Key drops down from the ceiling to introduce an original song from "Mary Poppins Returns" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Michelle Yeoh, left, and Pharrell Williams present the award for best animated feature film at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Phil Lord, left, and Christopher Miller accept the award for best animated feature film for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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David Rawlings, left, and Gillian Welch perform "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from the film "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Awkwafina, left, and John Mulaney present the award for best animated short at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Regina King accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for "If Beale Street Could Talk" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Maya Rudolph, from left, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler present the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Evan Hayes, from left, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Shannon Dill, Alex Honnold, and Sanni McCandless accept the award for best documentary feature for "Free Solo" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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An image of Freddie Mercury appears on screen as Brian May, left, and Adam Lambert of Queen perform at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Melissa McCarthy, left, and Brian Tyree Henry present the award for best costume design at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Ruth E. Carter accepts the award for best costume design for "Black Panther" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Glenn Close take a selfie prior to the start of the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Greg Cannom, from left, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney accept the award for best makeup and hairstyling for "Vice" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Helen Mirren, left, and Jason Momoa present the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Jennifer Hudson performs "I'll Fight" from RBG at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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John Ottman accepts the award for best film editing for "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Bette Midler performs "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from the film "Mary Poppins Returns" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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John Warhurst, left, and Nina Hartstone accept the award for best sound editing for "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Jay Hart, right, and Hannah Beachler accept the award for best production design for "Black Panther" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Alfonso Cuaron accepts the award for best cinematography for "Roma" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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