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- Airs: February 22, 2009 at 5 p.m. PT on ABC
- Host: Hugh Jackman
- Venue: Kodak Theatre in downtown Hollywood
- Queen Latifah performed the song I'll be Seeing You during the showing of the Oscar Memorial videoE News: The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night (February 9, 2009)
- Song originates from the 1938 Broadway musical Right This WayE News: The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night (February 9, 2009)
- The memorial video honors those who passed away in 2008
- A memorial video titled "In Memoriam" is played each year during the Oscars
- First performed at the Oscars in 2003, where she sang I Move On together with Catherine Zeta-JonesE News: The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night (February 9, 2009)
- I Move On was from the movie ChicagoE News: The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night (February 9, 2009)
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Queen Latifah performed at the 2009 Academy Awards on February 22, 2009. She performed the song I'll Be Seeing You during the In Memoriam video, which honors those who passed away in 2008.E News: The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night (February 9, 2009) The song was first performed in the 1938 Broadway musical Right This Way.
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Queen Latifah Facts
- Birth name: Dana Elaine Owens
- Born: March 18, 1970
- Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey
- Won a Golden Globe Award for her role in HBO's Life Support
- Film debut: 1991 in Jungle Fever
- Breakthrough: Landed the lead role in the series Living Single in 1993
- Hosted the 2009 People's Choice Awards in January 2009
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