John Legend’s role in the much-debated Oscar favorite La La Land is one of the best parts of the film. Though he doesn’t perform the Emma Stone’s poignant “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” in the movie, he performed both that song and Ryan Gosling’s “City Of Stars” tonight, as they’re both up for Best Original Song. La La Land was a clear Oscar favorite tonight, and despite accusations of whitewashing jazz from a host of critics, Legend’s role in the film does belie some of that a bit.
Surrounded by a host of dancers — who even soar into the sky to float at one point — Legend effortlessly melded both songs into a fantastically moving medley, and despite the fact that he doesn’t perform either of them in the movie, he undoubtedly makes them his own. Even for haters of the movie, this performance was a spectacular feat.
Of course, Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen already dominated the red carpet earlier tonight with their Prom King and Queen antics — there’s very few couples that the internet loves more than these two, especially when Teigen is doing things like trolling her husband about how he looks like Arthur. Watch his performance above and check out all the other Oscars musical performances here.
Also, La La Land‘s “City Of Stars” picked up the Oscar for Best Original Song. Check out all the winners here.
