The Totka (2024) Hindi Short Film2025 Oscars stage took on an exceptionally golden glow as Hollywood's finest celebrated musical icon Quincy Jones.
Following the ceremony's more somber In Memoriam section, honoring greats like Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, and David Lynch, Grammy–winning legend Queen Latifah appeared at the top of the stage to kick off a much more energetic celebration of Jones' life, including a performance of The Wiz's "Ease On Down the Road."
SEE ALSO: 2025 Oscar winners: See the full listLatifah was introduced by Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg and Oscar nominee Oprah Winfrey, who preceeded the tribute's festivities with a personal celebration of Black excellence. "When we talk about Black excellence, we're talking about Quincy," said Goldberg. Jones was the first Black composer nominated in the Original Song category, Goldberg reminded the crowd.
Jones would later be nominated for his work on The Wizand The Color Purple, for which both Goldberg and Winfrey were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Throughout the night, Jones' other famous compositions were played as winners exited the stage, and Best Actress nominee Cynthia Erivo belted out a rendition of "Home" from The Wizat the top of the show.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Latifah's performance, complete with dozens of backup dancers in Wicked-inspired golden costumes, concluded with a standing ovation for the industry giant.
Topics Oscars
Previous:The Whimper of Democracy
Enjoy these photos from the Philly Naked Bike RideWoman sues her parents for posting childhood pictures on FacebookLyft and Anheuser'Destiny: Rise of Iron' delivers a new challenge in Archon's ForgeHappy Birthday, Roald Dahl: Here's what your characters would look like as real peopleTheresa May told to ditch high heels to end sexism in the workplaceThe entire 'Star Wars' film library is coming to cable TVDog friend performs the cutest trust fall you'll ever seeApple Watch Series 2 review: Less silly, more usableA certain 'Game of Thrones' character may be rowing back into our livesTiny dog seriously enjoys riding enormous slideThe case for President Obama to pardon Edward SnowdenBudding soccer star Christian Pulisic is America's saving graceIndia offers land to Elon Musk to test HyperloopStudy details the sugar industry's attempt to shape scienceThis Jet Black AirPods concept is a great take on Apple's new wireless headphonesThe case for President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden'Human Kind' short films offer a moving glimpse into the lives of refugee familiesHere's how to get the most out of the new 'Pokémon Go' buddy updateZayn Malik is writing an autobiography and we have some burning questions 'Beauty and the Beast' in a tight box office race with... 'Boss Baby' Rainn Wilson snags sci John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella at WWE match and it's surprisingly romantic Major ISPs now say they won't sell your browsing history. Yeah. Right. Elon Musk's rant on aliens and chemtrails is your April Fools' Day science treat Comedian brings kangaroo on stage in a harness, and animal lovers are angry 11 times teens already tried to ruin 2017 MashTalk: Samsung's Galaxy S8 is here, but does it live up to all the hype? Airlines launch smart workarounds for electronics ban Airbnb wants you to wear this ring until LGBTQ people can get married Fancy cats make their owners give them food by ringing bells 'Planet Earth II' is the best 4K Blu A square that's home to 11 statues of men and no statues of women is about to get a big change The New York Post's push alerts just got real dark Never gonna give you up: The surprising resilience of the Rickroll, 10 years later All the things 'Parks and Recreation' got right and wrong about 2017 Things we wish our pets could say The Billionaire’s Happy Meal Barclays' note claims next iPhones could have True Tone displays Dudes are drawing a 'dick and balls' with their GPS trackers for a good cause
2.4315s , 8199.0859375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Totka (2024) Hindi Short Film】,Charm Information Network