2 years ago / 11:05 PM EDT

John Travolta returned to the Oscars stage to introduce the "In Memoriam" segment. The actor teared up reflecting on the loss of "Grease" co-star Olivia Newton-John.

“We remain hopelessly devoted to you," he said, a reference to the hit song.

With Lenny Kravitz playing the song “Calling All Angels,” this portion of the night always serves as a moment to take a breath during an otherwise frantic evening. Rest in peace to all those honored.

2 years ago / 11:00 PM EDT

NBC News' liveblog crew is pausing momentarily for a mini dance party as we celebrate the best song win for "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR."

2 years ago / 10:57 PM EDT

'Top Gun: Maverick' wins Oscar for best sound

Emma Sánchez

It's a win for "Top Gun: Maverick" and its zooming fighter jets.

The film took home the Oscar for best sound.

2 years ago / 10:50 PM EDT
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Uwa Ede-Osifo and Kalhan Rosenblatt

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh presented the awards for best screenplay and best adapted screenplay.

One thing the Brits excel at is playing Americans. Accent where?

2 years ago / 10:48 PM EDT

Sarah Polley took home a best screenplay Oscar for "Women Talking." Her acceptance speech was decidedly feminist, and she spoke about the film's tackling "radical acts of democracy."

Polley also made an emotional promise to her children, based on the last line of the movie. "Your story will be different from ours," she proclaimed.

I'm not crying, you're crying.

Sarah Polley accepts the best adapted screenplay award at the Academy Awards.Kevin Winter / Getty Images
2 years ago / 10:44 PM EDT

Best original screenplay goes to 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Hot dog fingers win again!

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the award for best original screenplay.

"My imposter syndrome is at an all-time high," co-director Daniel Kwan joked as he accepted the award.

Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan accept the award for best original screenplay at the Academy Awards.Chris Pizzello / AP
2 years ago / 10:34 PM EDT
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Rihanna performed “Lift Me Up,” a moving ballad paying homage to the life of the late actor Chadwick Boseman.

The Oscar-nominated song, which marked her long-anticipated return to the music world, is featured in the soundtrack of the sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Boseman's "legacy will live on for future generations," Danai Gurira said as she introduced the song.

Writing collaborators singer Tems and director Ryan Coogler were also at the Oscars.

Everyone, naturally, gave RiRi a standing ovation.

Rihanna performs during the Academy Awards.Kevin Winter / Getty Images
2 years ago / 10:32 PM EDT

Malala Yousafzai shut down Kimmel after he tried to ask the Nobel Peace Prize winner, "Do you think Harry Styles spat on Chris Pine?" (a reference to the viral Venice Film Festival moment).

Her answer was perfectly composed. "I only talk about peace." Queen behavior!

2 years ago / 10:28 PM EDT

First we were graced by the presence of a donkey; now we get "cocaine bear." Well, a poor man's version. Backstage might be approaching a scene from Noah's Ark at this rate.

Elizabeth Banks, who directed the film "Cocaine Bear," presented the visual effects award Sunday alongside a person in a bear costume, which resembled a "Masked Singer" getup.

“Without visual effects, 'Cocaine Bear' would probably have been some actor in a bear suit, probably on cocaine," Banks joked.

2 years ago / 10:22 PM EDT
Emma Sánchez

The two best times to thank your mom: on Mother's Day and at the Oscars.

Volker Bertelmann was the latest winner who thanked his mom on the stage after he won the Oscar for best original score for "All Quiet on the Western Front."

Gotta show love to the mommas!