Oscars flashback: When Beyoncé performances did not translate into gold

Beyoncé tin seemingly bash conscionable astir thing — but arsenic it turns out, her performing a nominated opus connected the Oscars telecast is nary warrant of victory. That’s thing everyone astatine L.A.’s Kodak Theatre learned 20 years agone erstwhile she sang (or duetted on) 3 of the 5 tunes nominated for archetypal song. And the winner? A self-acknowledged “totally chartless person.”

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Though successful 1963 Robert Goulet performed each the nominated songs astatine the Oscars, since 1973 precedence has chiefly gone to the archetypal artists who performed the opus successful the film. But things went a spot retro successful 2005.

The winner, “Al Otro Lado Del Río” (“The Other Side of the River”) came from “The Motorcycle Diaries,” with euphony and lyrics by Uruguayan vocalist Jorge Drexler. But it was performed onstage by Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana, neither of whom was progressive with the film. As the L.A. Times reported aft the ceremony, Drexler — a doc who turned instrumentalist astatine 30 — wasn’t well-known capable to sing his ain opus connected the show.

That’s not to accidental helium didn’t execute his song, though. Instead of a speech, Drexler accepted the grant from Prince and sang respective lines from his opus a capella, ending with, “Ciao. Thank you. Gracias. Ciao.”

“I’m precise atrocious astatine giving speeches, and I conscionable truly wanted to sing,” Drexler told The Times the time aft his win. “Since they didn’t fto maine sing connected the show, but they gave maine 45 seconds to bash something, I conscionable decided to bash what I bash best.”

The mentation Banderas and Santana performed of his opus was not truly his archetypal choice, helium said, but was gracious successful triumph during his interview: “I’m truthful grateful to the academy for giving america each a acquisition successful openness. Against each predictions, they voted for a wholly chartless idiosyncratic who had nary benignant of lobby down him and who made nary determination to adjacent get nominated.”

This was Drexler’s archetypal and lone Oscar, and the lone Oscar for “Diaries,” which had besides been nominated for adapted screenplay. It was the 2nd non-English opus to ever triumph successful the category.

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Drexler wasn’t alone, though, successful being pushed speech for much ratings-friendly performers. Beyoncé duetted with American Boychoir connected “Vois sur ton chemin (Look to Your Path)” from “The Chorus.” The opus was written by Bruno Coulais (music) and manager Christophe Barratier (lyrics). It was Coulais’ archetypal and lone nomination; first-timer Barratier’s movie was nominated successful the overseas connection movie category, though it didn’t win. In the movie, it had been sung by Jean-Baptiste Maunier, from the choir Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc.

Beyoncé went solo connected “Learn to Be Lonely” from “The Phantom of the Opera,” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart. Oscar nominee and “Phantom” histrion Minnie Driver performed the opus during the closing credits and connected the soundtrack. Webber had antecedently won an Oscar for 1996’s “Evita” and was nominated for his enactment connected “Jesus Christ Superstar” successful the aboriginal 1970s; it was Hart’s archetypal and lone nomination. The movie was besides nominated for cinematography and creation absorption but didn’t triumph either of those trophies .

Beyoncé returned again to duet with Josh Groban connected “Believe” from “The Polar Express”; Groban had performed the opus successful the movie and connected the soundtrack. It was written by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri; this was Ballard’s archetypal information and Silvestri’s 2nd — helium had antecedently been recognized for his archetypal people connected 1994’s “Forrest Gump.”

The lone nominees who got to execute their ain opus successful their entirety were the members of Counting Crows. Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immerglück, Matt Malley and David Bryson were nominated for their music, portion Duritz and Dan Vickrey received designation for their lyrics. The set performed “Accidentally successful Love” from “Shrek 2,” and were each first-time nominees. The movie was nominated for animated diagnostic but didn’t win.