Beyonce Oscar Performance

Categories: Entertainment | Oscars 2009 | Music
    • Airs: February 22, 2009 at 5 p.m. PT on ABC
    • Host: Hugh Jackman
    • Venue: Kodak Theatre in downtown Hollywood
    • Performance being directed by Baz Luhrmann
    • Beyonce and Jackman had been rehearsing at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City E Online: Oscar Scoop: Beyonce, Zac Efron & More to Sing (February 17, 2009)
    • Performance also featured Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper
    • Jackman first appeared in the performance, then Beyonce joined him, and then the other stars joined
    • Beyonce performed at the Academy Awards in 2005
    • The number included several songs from musicals
    • The names of the participants in the performance were revealed a few days before the Oscars