But whats that on Kerry Condons face? Other ladies in the room, supporting and leading all here, I presume, rapped DeBose before launching into the most viral portion of the number. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. At the Santa Barbara Film Festival, the three nominated actors each participated in in-depth conversations about their careers and recent work. It is a look of placid befuddlement. Ariana DeBose knows how to "do the thing" when it comes to poking fun at herself. "Thank you for the love, and the hilarious memes," the music director added. We are giggling at everyone who has our campy little number stuck in their heads," Rauhala wrote within the video. IsBaftas work to increase diversity in danger of being undone? I had fun, DeBose told Ball. Ariana DeBose didn't just "do the thing" at the 2023 BAFTA Awards she rehearsed the thing, too! "We had the BEST time putting this together for our friends at the BAFTAS. The Oscar winner got hate for a rap about all the female nominees at the awards show, which included the cryptic line, Angela Bassett did the thing.. Grateful that we have a national holiday in America today to celebrate the fact that Angela Bassett did the thing pic.twitter.com/Bun4jjpH7A, Ariana DeBose wasnt lying!! ", "There's a view that the BAFTAs have to be this slightly stiff, traditional British, middle-England messaging," said Bullen, adding that "American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz and perhaps a broader range of people being involved. 9:24 AM EST, Mon February 27, 2023. did the thing as part of a tribute to the nights female nominees. DeBose's opening number during Sunday's awards ceremony in London, which came after host Richard E. Grant's opening monologue, featured a group of dancers performing alongside the West Side Story star as she sang "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves" and "We Are Family," and rapped about the night's female nominees. The Oscar winner took the stage alongside Diego Luna to present at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. Shes a huge star, she was amazing.. In years to come, oral histories will be written about Angela Bassett Did the Thing. Here, though, all she had to do literally the only thing she had to do was find something to rhyme with the word room. Until then, however, a line by line breakdown with screengrabbed reaction shots will have to suffice. You need to get with it because changes are coming. Technically it was a musical performance by Ariana DeBose, but it was a performance so gormless, so busy, so deeply and unsettlingly confusing, that to give it a name would only serve to minimise it. Standing ovation. Her Instagram account is still active but she has not made reference to her BAFTAS performance. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received multiple The Broadway star and actor who won an Oscar for her performance as Anita in 2022s West Side Story seems to have deactivated her Twitter account Monday ," Rauhala wrote as the video ends. We felt were not about revolution, were about evolution., I absolutely loved it, he continued. And Jamie Lee, you are all of us! DeBose ended the number with an interpolation of We Are Familyand a request for the audience to get up on their feet, which went ignored. And yet, despite this, she went with supporting or leading, all here I presume. "I think it's incredibly unfair, to be frank," said producer Nick Bullen while speaking to Variety about the musical performance. Ariana, who plays Anita in West Side Story, was up against Caitrona Balfe (Belfast), Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) and Ruth Negga (Passing). This is the look of someone who has slowed their car down to take a better look at a burning house. Ariana DeBose and Angela Bassett were bright stars at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola, the actor said during her acceptance speech. That was fun. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. "Diego, do the thing," she said, poking fun at her viral musical clip from the 2023 BAFTAs. The performance, which followed host Richard E. Grants opening monologue, was certainly ripe for it. Terms of Use | DeBose was never going get anything but a supportive smile. 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With her star-making role as Anita in 2021s Steven Spielberg-produced production of West Side Story, Marie, girl, what a slay. I think thats because Im with my peers, exciting to be in this moment, coming from the Broadway stage making the leap to the silver screen to have this work seen and recognized Its a privilege to be seen but its always even more special when its by your guild., Revealing, Ive already cried like seven times Im pretty sure I full out balled earlier this evening and the night has just begun., As for who she is looking forward to seeing, DeBose shared, We are celebrating the great Helen Mirren She is my religion and I stand by it Kerry Washington she played my mother in The Prom, Im like please give me a hug and tell me its okay Lin, Leslie and David are opening the show so a little mini Ham Fam reunion I dont know that there is an actor here I am not excited to see or meet., Adam said, I dont know if there is an actor here who is not excited to see you., I never thought of it that way, she confessed, I am always surprised when people know who I am I am so used to being a super fan of everyone else, its an adjustment to realize and fully acknowledge people are seeing your work They seem to like the work I will take that as a sign I am doing something good in the world, not for the world., Adam insisted for the world, too. She replied, Okay, Ill take it for the world., Ariana also has an Oscar nomination, saying that when she first heard, I was walking along the East River I freaked out and scared the myriad of runners who were running along the path I cried then, too, Im a weeper.. She understands that DeBose only said You are all of us because all of us nearly rhymes with genius. 2. Ariana DeBose poses in the Winners I DMd her last night. Were back in safe territory. The moment was made even better by a perfectly-timedcutaway to Angela Bassett herself, who proved once again that she's in on the joke, sharing a laugh with DeBose. Ariana DeBose becomes first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar March 27, 2022 During his Variety Q&A, Bullen confirmed that DeBoses Angela Bassett did the thing. Ariana DeBose says she felt stress and loneliness after her groundbreaking Oscar win. Ariana DeBose has reportedly turned down a performance at King Charles IIIs coronation, joked another user. "b**** lean into it, you've never been more relevant like change ur name to ariana debose did the thing, make it an audio on tiktok just run with it," wrote one person on Twitter. But it isnt until you freezeframe her that you can see the darkness in her eyes. We felt we're not about revolution, we're about evolution," he explained. The thing. "And she's opening the BAFTAs with a song that said so much on so many levels. A day after facing backlash for the performance, DeBose seemingly deactivated her Twitter account. Michelle Yeoh reacts to her name being mentioned by DeBose. Dame Emma, Im so fond. Viola Davis is my woman King, she said. Angela Bassett did the thing. Dig it out if you can, because its identical to Cate Blanchetts face here. Privacy Policy | Dec. 15, 2021. It should be a moment of triumph for her. On Wednesday, Broadway music director Benjamin Rauhala shared a video on TikTok of DeBose, 32, as she rehearsed her now-viral opening number from Sunday's awards show while having makeup applied and her dress fitted ahead of the performance. pic.twitter.com/G9YgKN2e1t, Bullen said that many of the people who slammed the performance dont like change., Theres a view that the BAFTAs have to be this slightly stiff, traditional British, middle-England messaging, Bullen explained. And I was like, work. Thats a win, you guys. Tommy McArdle is a digital news writer at PEOPLE covering stories across all of the brand's verticals. American award shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz and perhaps a broader range of people being involved.. Photo: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty. Prior to joining PEOPLE, Tommy covered the entertainment industry at Looper and sports at The Sporting News and Boston.com. Janelle James And Quinta Brunson Steal The Show At SAG Awards Before They Start. What a moment!". Best yet. "The songs she was singing are very familiar songs, the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music," Bullen told Variety. Vanity Fairs 2023 Hollywood Issue Welcomes You to the After-Party of Our Dreams, Inside the New Rights Next Frontier:The American West, The Strange, Sexually Charged Genesis of Gloria Swansons Legendary Memoir, The One Thingthe Royal Family Never Travels Without: Blood, NetflixsMurdaugh Murders Team Say Theyve Uncovered New Crimes, Trumps Relationship With Jared and Ivanka Is About to Get a Lot More Awkward, The Cringey Sexcapades of a Horny Billionaire, What Is Cinema? Social media users were loving the fiasco, too, and went wild with memes about DeBose. The rap ends by mentioning Jamie Lee Curtis. Rihanna Confirms Shes Pregnant After Her 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Performance. This is because, if this screengrab is any reaction, Ana de Armes has transformed into a bored Roman emperor, just waiting for an opportunity to set the lions on Ariana DeBose. Movies will be made about it. Bullen explained that the West Side Story star "worked with a great musical director and choreographer" and believes that there were mixed reactions because "a lot of people don't like change. The 64-year-old Angela Bassett did do the thing, a fourth person said alongside a faked screenshot that replaced John Carpenter as the director of the 1982 film The Thing with Bassett. In partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2022 Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Entertainment News Program, Ariana DeBose Cried 7 Times Before Winning Her First SAG Award. What a beautiful, incredible line. First, by this point DeBose is audibly out of breath, because shes singing and dancing and trying to fit several lines of awkward syntax into a legitimately dreadful song. pic.twitter.com/2uckbFMZPV. Bassett herself even poked fun at the new meme when she acceptedher Entertainer of the Year awardat the 2023 NAACP Awards on Saturday. Ariana DeBose knows how to "do the thing" when it comes to poking fun at herself. In the space of one line, DeBose has seen to four separate nominees. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. While it seems the moment at least temporarily drove DeBose offline, we suspect that shell be fine in the long run. "Extra's" Melvin Robert spoke with Angela on the red carpet, hours before her big night. It garnered a lot of memes. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. DeBose gave the audience a coy look, shimmying her shoulders. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. I guess Angela Bassett did the thing! Viola Davis, my woman king! sang DeBose. Honestly I love this, she wrote. "@bafta Some moments I loved with ppl I love," the actress captioned her post. An outpouring of support for DeBose and her number has begun, with fans celebrating the number for its perhaps unintentional campiness. Thats all she is to her, a rhyme prop. Actress Ariana DeBose made history Sunday as the first Afro Latina and openly queer actor of color to take home an Oscar with her win for Best Actress in a Ariana DeBose wasnt lying!! Blanchett, Cate, youre a genius. Now the 31-year-old is working to carve out a life thats truly her own. She danced her way Stars hit the red carpet at the BAFTA Film Awards 2023! The moment went viral as people pointed out the expressions on some guests' faces were less than enthusiastic when name-checked. It was beautiful, Bassett said of DeBose. Maia Kenworthy, in response, has to jam her tongue into the side of her cheek to stop herself from laughing. Ariana DeBose and Angela Bassett were bright stars at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. Hello, birthday queen, Ariana DeBose said, greeting her West Side Story castmate Rita Moreno, newly and notably aged 90. The incredible @ArianaDeBose opens the 2023 #EEBAFTAs with an iconic performance! But its also a good one, not least because Ariana DeBose has made a little crown out of her hand to explain what shes talking about. Angela Bassett did do the thing pic.twitter.com/VhcmA5OMyc. Stars stepped out to celebrate Stella McCartney's Icons collection with Adidas! Rian Johnson, Halle Berry, and More Share Their Inspiration, From the Archive:Who Stole the Oscars? 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. When she accepted the Entertainer of the Year, Angela referenced Ariana DeBoses viral rap. If you watch the video of the rap and I pray you do youll see that she is dancing approvingly. Ariana DeBose "did the thing" at the BAFTAs and honestly, people need to calm down about it. DeBose rapped Angela Bassett did the thing as part of a tribute to the nights female nominees. Bullen said the rap was meant to celebrate a great year for women in film performed by a woman of color who is at the absolute top of her game., When asked by Variety if the mocking may be due to a culture clash or because people only saw the rap portion of her performance, Bullen responded by saying that the rap was meant to resonate with younger people and diverse groups and not the the traditional British award ceremony audience., I think a lot of people dont like change, and theres a view that the BAFTAs have to be this slightly stiff, traditional British, middle-England messaging, Bullen told Variety. Lesser mortals would have given up by now, but Ariana DeBose is pushing through like a true hero. Sign up here for exclusive access to all your favorite celebrities What you are looking at is the physical manifestation of the thought I flew all the way here for this?. The Oscar winner took the stage alongside Diego Luna to present at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. Everybody Ive spoken to who was in the room absolutely loved it. Everythings back on track! She could have picked boom. Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my Woman King, Blanchett Cate youre a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us, sang the 32-year-old as the camera panned to each actress. Aubrey Plaza Seemed Ticked About Something Onstage At SAG Its thrilling though., Jenn asked how it feels to be there. Cate Blanchett in the audience of the Baftas. So it certainly seems that DeBose did the thing. It didnt help that while she rapped about each nominee, the camera panned to that specific actor and most appeared to exude a certain amount of awkwardness when their name was mentioned. she will have stans for LIFE after serving that level of camp to us on a platter. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ultimately, DeBose has joined a long line of awards-show hosts, performers, and presenters like Anne Hathaway, Seth MacFarlane, and Chris Rock, who might not have put their best foot forward, but ultimately weathered the storm. (JD Urban) By Ariana DeBose faced criticism on social media following her performance at the 2023 BAFTA Awards but a producer of the But also, what a slay. And here is a woman of color who is at the absolute top of her game. Last Sunday, Ariana DeBose sings Angela Bassett did the thing. On Monday, deactivates her Twitter. Angela Bassett did the thing. The Academy Award winner worked on the opening number for weeks before performing it at the BAFTAS on Sunday. "Backstage with Ariana, getting ready to do the thing," Rauhala wrote in a caption on the post as the video plays. DeBose, who won last year's Best Actress in a Supporting Role for West Side Story, returned to London to perform the opening number at Sunday's ceremony. Thereturn of #BaftasSoWhite, three years after diversity outcry. she will have stans for LIFE after serving that level of camp to us on a platter, chimed in a third person. Ariana DeBose opened the BAFTAs this weekend with an original number that took the internet by stormand led to the Oscar winner deleting her Twitter account. HuffPost has reached out to DeBose for comment, but did not receive an immediate response. The star, 64, told on On Saturday, on radio says Gay Twitter seemed to like The West Side Story star also included her own rap where she name-dropped all the female nominees. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. And I think some people don't like that change, but you know what? All Rights Reserved. "You are amazing ," Melanie Lynskey wrote in the comments, while Gabrielle Union left several red heart emojis. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. While the named actors Thompson, Ana de Armas, Danielle Deadwyler, Michelle Yeoh, Bassett, Davis, Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis appeared to enjoy the performance, Twitter users shared thoughts of their own, which presumably spurred DeBose to leave the platform. Though she has yet to reactivate her account, DeBose has garnered some high-profile supporters. And she really isnt happy about it. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. And here we are. As she won the award, she told the crowd, I watched so many of you for a very long time and Im just thrilled to be among you., DeBose was also a shining star in hot pink on the red carpet, saying, Its Valentino haute couture from Paris and I think its the first time its been worn and I am honored to be wearing it., DeBose revealed the inspiration behind her makeup, saying it was the idea of an orchid., Adam commented, Its all about the back, and DeBose described it as a kabuki moment., Smiling, she said, Its my first time at the SAG awards. Joking about herself, she said, She doesnt know how to behave. Anyway, Sandy Powell is nonplussed. This story has been shared 127,060 times. pic.twitter.com/CTd2dvJW5o. DeBose faced criticism on social media following her performance but a producer of the awards show said that her opening number was celebrated by members in the audience on Sunday. Even as Oscar Nominees, Cate Blanchett, Angela Bassett, and Jamie Lee Curtis Remember What Disappointment Felt Like. The first part was a full-bore rendition of Sisters are Doin It For Themselves; in itself an orgy of spinning and twirling and flung chairs, performed by DuBose in the manner of someone desperately trying to spook a horse. Sign up here for exclusive access to all your favorite celebrities and breaking entertainment news! She has deactivated her Twitter account after getting canned for her opening number at the awards. Her song which, included a rapping tribute to this year's female nominees at the U.K.'s version of the Oscars, was mocked online as "awkward" and "painful.". Actress: West Side Story. Ariana DeBose won best actress in a supporting role for "West Side Story" at the Academy Awards on Sunday and made history as the first openly queer woman of Hong Chao, Dolly de, Kerry and Carey with a C. Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. "Apparently, gay Twitter seemed to like it," the actor said. In fact, the line was discussed so much that Angela Bassett trended on Twitter Monday, with mixed reactions. Ariana DeBose is an American actress, dancer, and singer. me when angela bassett wins her oscar pic.twitter.com/QDqO9erdG9, unfortunately I will be physically unable to pronounce Angela Bassetts name any other way pic.twitter.com/Hsd9mluZ41, ANGELA BASSETT DID THE THINGGG, such a boppp https://t.co/s82oVk5zwo pic.twitter.com/99d35xVCGd, Its unclear if this is why DeBose deactivated her account and the bulk of the tweets about her rap are more in the spirit of light teasing than pure vitriol. But history might remember those 45 seconds as perhaps the most seminal in Bafta history. We felt were not about revolution, were about evolution.. Its unclear if this is why DeBose deactivated her account and the bulk of the tweets about her rap are more in the spirit of light teasing than pure vitriol. "That rap section in the middle, mentioning the women in the room, was because it's been a great year for women in film, and we wanted to celebrate that. ", Im not kidding this will make Ariana DeBose a gay icon for the rest of her life. A post shared by Evan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz). First, the pair shared a laugh about how to quiet down the crowd -- in both Spanish and English, before DeBose beckoned to Luna to read the list of nominees. Ariana DeBose didn't just "do the thing" at the 2023 BAFTA Awards she rehearsed the thing, too! She danced her way into the audience and called out the female acting nominees by name: Angela Bassett did the thing. Donald Trump Calls Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Performance an Epic Fail. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. She knows. Nothing can possibly upset the rap now. "[] American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz and perhaps a broader range of people being involved. WebDeBose made her television debut competing on the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2009, where she finished in the top 20. Music's biggest stars hit the red carpet at the 2023 Grammys! With any luck, DeBose will be back next year to repeat the whole gruelling ordeal. In Britain. Its dangerous, actually., A$AP Rocky Supports Pregnant Rihanna at Super Bowl Halftime Performance. Don't miss a beat. and breaking entertainment news! Other ladies in the room, supporting or leading, all here I presume. At this point it is important to remember that nobody knew what was coming. Wells, a newcomer not used to having her name screamed out by a singer, reacts as many of us would. Or, as DeBose calls it, the one. Huh?, Bassett joked during her acceptance speech. "The songs she was singing are very familiar songs, the room was clapping, and people were sort of dancing to the music," he told the publication. 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Ariana DeBose needs to reactive her Twitter and stand in her greatness. And apparently, gay Twitter seemed to like it, so thats good. But, no, lets just say she did the thing. 2023 Cable News Network. Before West Side Story star Ariana DeBose won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2022 SAG Awards, she was with Extras Jenn Lahmers and Adam Glassman on the red carpet. The singer's return to the stage for the first time in five years has been accompanied by some news about her growing family. The Oscar-winning West Side Story star also said that director Baz Luhrmann, who won two BAFTAs in 1998, told her she did well. The Black Panther star told Variety she messaged Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose after DeBose mentioned her in a now-viral performance at the BAFTA Awards. appreciated. Honestly, its not like I was like, Hey BAFTA, let me in! she told host Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2s Breakfast Show., That was the assignment like, Come celebrate women. And I was like, Absolutely! And we did that, and it was fun. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. Ariana DeBose is addressing her recent BAFTAs performance after it went viral for all the wrong reasons. Last years best-supporting-actress Oscar winner, Ariana DeBose, learned that the hard way after performing an original rap at the BAFTAs that went viral for all the wrong reasons. DeBose appeared to go silent and even deactivated her Twitter account amid the ridicule, but she emerged in person Saturday to address the fiasco. Though Ball described DeBoses rap as a woman singing and dancing, being magnificent, celebrating women, much of the internet had a different reaction, turning it into a meme. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. DeBose later liked and commented on an Instagram post from writer Evan Ross Katz that compiled several memes. "We don't want to just go for the traditional British award ceremony audience []. But American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz, and perhaps a broader range of people being involved. BAFTA producer Nick Bullen told Variety that the incredibly unfair criticism of DeBose, who put the whole piece together, may have resulted from a clash between the younger people her rap was aimed at and the slightly stiff, traditional crowd. The Black Panther star told Variety she messaged Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose after DeBose mentioned her in a Angela Bassett did the thing. Ariana DeBose has deactivated her Twitter account after going viral for her performance at the 2023 #BAFTAs. Was DeBose about to present an award? ", What y'all don't understand is that this is night 5 at theater camp.It's giving Adele Dazeem at the Tonys, Galinda with a "Ga," Effie declaring she's not going, Ellie Woods' video essay.Ariana DeBose needs to reactive her Twitter and stand in her greatness.#BAFTA2023 #BAFTAs pic.twitter.com/xtCPzE3wPb, Actor Ben Yahr also praised DeBose: "I'm not kidding this will make Ariana DeBose a gay icon for the rest of her life. Some nomineeslike Hong Chau, Dolly De Leon, and Ana de Armaswatched DeBose with something akin to confusion. If you didnt watch the Baftas last night, it means you missed one of the all-time great berserk musical performances ever seen: Angela Bassett Did the Thing. All rights reserved. Need Angela Bassett in Wednesday Season 2 so she can do the Thing, tweeted one user. In true theater-kid fashion, DeBose took on the challenge, concocting a musical performance that combined Sisters Are Doin It for Themselves and We Are Family with an original Vogue-inspired rap that toasted this years actress nominees. "She did the thing. With her Grammy win for best audiobook, Davis becomes the first actor in nearly 30 years to achieve a particularly impressive type of EGOT status. Feb 25, 2023, 04:55 PM EST. Clad in a pink jumpsuit, DeBose gave her all to the numberwhich she crafted herself. ", BAFTA Awards 2023: See the Full List of Winners, The Best Dressed Stars at the 2023 BAFTA Awards, Ariana DeBose Shares Photos from BAFTA Awards After Her Viral Opening Performance: 'Moments I Loved', Watch Lizzo Channel Ariana DeBose's 'Angela Bassett' BAFTAs Rap at Amsterdam Concert, See Ariana DeBose Practice Her Viral BAFTA Rap Before Going on Stage: 'Angela Bassett Did the Thing! 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