," Rauhala wrote as the video ends. Ariana DeBose poses in the Winners ", 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. Photo: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty. The ceremony will stream live onNetflix's YouTube channel. Ariana DeBose is an American actress, dancer, and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received multiple We felt were not about revolution, were about evolution., I absolutely loved it, he continued. Its so hard to play around with your identity, she says. DeBose then celebrates Maia Kenworthy and Elena Snchez Bellot, directors of the climate change documentary Rebellion. The 2023 SAG Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. "We had SO much fun celebrating the brilliant female nominees at the BAFTAs!". Ariana DeBose is addressing her recent BAFTAs performance after it went viral for all the wrong reasons. DeBose was never going get anything but a supportive smile. Angela Bassett did indeed do the thing. The press response was also mixed, with British newspaper The Guardian calling DeBoses opening number one of the all-time great berserk musical performances before breaking it down moment by moment, pointing out the highs (Dame Emma Thompsons delighted reaction) and the lows (DeBose calling Electric Malady, a documentary about a horrifying medical condition, a slay). And she really isnt happy about it. 2023 Cable News Network. It garnered a lot of memes. But American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz, and perhaps a broader range of people being involved. A slightly iffy line, since Michelle Yeoh has been acting since 1984, which was seven years before Ariana DeBose was born, which means there is no physical way that DeBose could have possibly loved her since the start of her career. Maia Kenworthy (middle row, second from left) and Elena Snchez Bellot (same row, right). Stars like Shakira, Chris Brown, and Kerry Washington also expressed their love for the pop star on Sunday. Ariana DeBose and Angela Bassett were bright stars at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. 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. She is enchanted by the chaos. Though she has yet to reactivate her account, DeBose has garnered some high-profile supporters. Ariana DeBose, the gifted 31-year-old Afro-Latina triple threat, is making waves, and history, taking home an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. Was DeBose about to present an award? We've received your submission. 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DeBose appeared to go silent and even deactivated her Twitter account amid the ridicule, but she emerged in person Saturday to address the fiasco. Rian Johnson, Halle Berry, and More Share Their Inspiration, From the Archive:Who Stole the Oscars? Michelle Yeoh reacts to her name being mentioned by DeBose. 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. What a line. Ill take it.. 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. Marie, girl, what a slay. But also, what a slay. DeBose gave the audience a coy look, shimmying her shoulders. "Maybe get someone who isn't on level with Joe Biden at reading since that's a qualification to acting reading lines," the Instagram user continued, to which DeBose wrote, "Cool. Angela Bassett Did the Thing came as the middle part of DeBoses medley celebrating women. All of those mentions, I felt, from the moment we were rehearsing it right through to the transmission last night, spoke to what we wanted to do.". 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. Viola Davis, my Woman King DeBose commits to the lyrics as audience members look on. For the non-theater kids turned "It was an honor to give love to all of these iconic women, and to get the party started! Bullen was also asked if he thought the number was not so well received because of the different sensibilities between U.S. and U.K. audiences. On Tuesday, DeBose shared a series of snapshots from Sunday's ceremony in London to her Instagram feed, showing her posing on the red carpet, performing the viral opening number and more. On Wednesday, Broadway music director Benjamin Rauhala BAFTA showrunner Nick Bullen, however,slammed people who were making fun of the performance. Tommy McArdle is a digital news writer at PEOPLE covering stories across all of the brand's verticals. Thanks for contacting us. Thereturn of #BaftasSoWhite, three years after diversity outcry. She then made her Broadway debut in Bring It On: The Musical in 2011 and continued her work on Broadway with roles in Motown: The Musical (2013) and Pippin (2014). While others seemed to appreciate DeBoses over-the-top interpretation of it. And I think some people don't like that change, but you know what? 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. The Black Panther star told Variety she messaged Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose after DeBose mentioned her in a Let's just evolve, let's just move forward with some gentle changes that start to lay out the stall of what this show should be and where we should be with it.". What a moment!". The rap immediately went viral but has become the subject of many memes and ridicule. Need Angela Bassett in Wednesday Season 2 so she can do the Thing, tweeted one user. Ariana DeBose knows how to "do the thing" when it comes to poking fun at herself. Dame Emma, Im so fond. All rights reserved. To make matters worse, the Bafta director insisted on cutting away to every woman whom DeBose namechecked as she namechecked them, which would have been a lovely touch had any of them looked even slightly pleased about it. Prior to joining PEOPLE, Tommy covered the entertainment industry at Looper and sports at The Sporting News and Boston.com. At the Santa Barbara Film Festival, the three nominated actors each participated in in-depth conversations about their careers and recent work. ", Im not kidding this will make Ariana DeBose a gay icon for the rest of her life. Ariana DeBose faced criticism on social media following her performance at the 2023 BAFTA Awards but a producer of the awards show said that her opening number was celebrated by members in the audience on Sunday. The quip earned laughs from viewers, including a giggle from Bassett herself. And apparently, gay Twitter seemed to like it, so thats good. she will have stans for LIFE after serving that level of camp to us on a platter, chimed in a third person. Rihanna Confirms Shes Pregnant After Her 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Performance. Electric Malady? We are giggling at everyone who has our campy little number stuck in their heads," Rauhala wrote within the video. Hello, birthday queen, Ariana DeBose said, greeting her West Side Story castmate Rita Moreno, newly and notably aged 90. Its tricky to deliver a universally beloved performance, particularly at an awards show. DeBose reportedly deactivated her Twitter account shortly after it began going viral. There is DeBoses pronunciation: ANJUH LUH BASSIT! There is the accompanying dance, where Ariana DeBose starts shaking and vibrating like a woman trying to rid herself of evil spirits. Were back in safe territory. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award. But whats that on Kerry Condons face? Ariana DeBose: "Diego, do the thing." And she is A-Okay.. But, my God, the woman is going for it. Other ladies in the room, supporting and leading all here, I presume, rapped DeBose before launching into the most viral portion of the number. DeBose has already won a Golden Globe for her performance in Steven Spielbergs remake of the classic film. During last nights episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he dressed up as Neil Young (as he has many times before) for a truly interesting performance. 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. She danced her way into the audience and called out the female acting nominees by name: Angela Bassett did the thing. Ariana DeBose and Angela Bassett were bright stars at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. So it certainly seems that DeBose did the thing. And yet, despite this, she went with supporting or leading, all here I presume. A post shared by Evan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz). Emma Thompson watches with a supportive smile. "We don't want to just go for the traditional British award ceremony audience []. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. "She did the thing. It was excruciating, like a work dinner where the boss gets drunk and goes around the table addressing every single employee by name. See the full list of winners here and stay tuned toETonline.comfor completeSAG Awards coverage. And: 'Ariana DeBose doing an absurd rap about the women up for things. DeBose even deleted her Twitter account but later liked an Instagram post poking fun at her rap. Viola Davis, my woman king! sang DeBose. Nobody knows what the official name was. There is already palpable awkwardness in the crowd, and DeBose is only getting started. During the number, which came after host Richard E. Grant's opening monologue, DeBose rapped in part: "Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my 'Woman King,' Blanchett Cate you're a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us," as the camera panned to members of the crowd showing an array of different expressions. Feb 25, 2023, 04:55 PM EST. But by the time she began rapping about the all-female nominees for outstanding debut, she seemed to be somewhat out of breath. The actor and singer was widely mocked online for awkwardly rapping about all the nominated women at Sundays British Academy Film Awards. #SAGAwardspic.twitter.com/2Rc0xzFy30, The reference is to DeBose's opening for the2023 BAFTA Awards, in which sheperformed"Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves" and "We Are Family," and the infamous original rap where she shouted out the awards show's female nominees, including the line, "Angela Bassett did the thing / Viola Davis, my woman king.". WebAriana DeBose. We wanted to get the message out there that this is a show for everybody. On the red carpet for at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night, Bassett shared her thoughts about the buzzy line with Variety. Ariana DeBose faced criticism on social media following her performance at the 2023 BAFTA Awards but a producer of the Or doom. I DMd her last night. You need to get with it because changes are coming. 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. The Oscar winner took the stage alongside Diego Luna to present at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. The balls on the woman. She knows. 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 after a BAFTA performance Sunday night that was, uh, well, pretty cheesy. Take a front seat at the cinema with our weekly email filled with all the latest news and all the movie action that matters. In fact, the line was discussed so much that Angela Bassett trended on Twitter Monday, with mixed reactions. The actor and singer (JD Urban) By But history might remember those 45 seconds as perhaps the most seminal in Bafta history. 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. Ariana DeBose says she felt stress and loneliness after her groundbreaking Oscar win. Social media users were loving the fiasco, too, and went wild with memes about DeBose. 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. Here, though, all she had to do literally the only thing she had to do was find something to rhyme with the word room. 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. Ariana DeBose knows how to "do the thing" when it comes to poking fun at herself. Maybe we should all think about the thing we did to Ariana DeBose. DeBose told Ball that performing for her peers was awesome and fabulous, adding that she followed it up by cutting a rug with actor Emma Thompson. In 2022, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people Sandy Powell with that fellowship, costume, wig and *indecipherable*. Viola Davis, my Woman King. Blanchett, Cate, youre a genius. DeBose begins the segment by saluting, and shouting the name of an awards category. I had fun, DeBose told Ball. Theres a bit in one episode of Veep where Selina Meyer tries to smile as graciously as she can while muttering What the fuck? to herself. February 28, 2023. Thats right, its palpable concern. DeBose had Angela Bassett as a subject; a mainstay of cinema, a woman nominated for playing a queen, a woman who has played Tina Turner, Lady Percy and Michelle Obama. "@bafta Some moments I loved with ppl I love," the actress captioned her post. A day after facing backlash for the performance, DeBose seemingly deactivated her Twitter account. On Saturday, the actor reposted an Instagram video of Lizzo emulating her rap at a concert in Amsterdam, writing, The internet is wild yall. In the comments section, The Last of Us star Melanie Lynskey told DeBose she was amazing, and actor Gabrielle Union chimed in with several red heart emojis. Ariana DeBose has made a fan out of Jamie Lee Curtis. Did you encounter any technical issues? ", "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. That wasnt its official name, by the way. She danced her way I guess Angela Bassett did the thing! Thats all she is to her, a rhyme prop. See how stars are getting in the holiday spirit! 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. On Saturday, on radio says Gay Twitter seemed to like Terms of Use | Actress Ariana DeBose went viral Sunday following her cringe performance at the 2023 BAFTAS where she performed a cover of Eurythmics Sisters American award shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz and perhaps a broader range of people being involved.. Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. Full marks. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. What a beautiful, incredible line. But American awards shows have much more razzmatazz, much more showbiz, and perhaps a broader range of people being involved. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. I did. Blanchett, Cate, youre a genius. What you are looking at is the physical manifestation of the thought I flew all the way here for this?. Others, like Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and a snap-happy Viola Davis, seemed to genuinely enjoy it. Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Fragile Snowflake Donald Trump for Allegedly Trying to Censor Him, Angela Bassett on What an Oscar Win Would Mean For Her, At the Costume Designers Guild Awards on Monday night, the, Viola Davis Completes EGOT After Winning a Grammy For Her Audiobook. 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.". 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. 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.. Or flume. WebAriana DeBose. The Oscar winner took the stage alongside Diego Luna to present at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. 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.". HuffPost has reached out to DeBose for comment, but did not receive an immediate response. Stars hit the red carpet at the BAFTA Film Awards 2023! Dig it out if you can, because its identical to Cate Blanchetts face here. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. & 2023 CBS Studios Inc. and CBS Interactive Inc., Paramount companies. Viola Davis is my woman King, she said. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Ad Choices. Angela Bassett did do the thing pic.twitter.com/VhcmA5OMyc. 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. James Gunn Unveils Revamped DC Studios Universe Featuring, She worked like my life depends on it playing Tina Turner in, What Makes Viola Daviss EGOT Win So Special. Ariana DeBose, who takes over the role of Anita from Rita Moreno in the new West Side Story, imbues the character with a powerful physicality. 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Bye. 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. No, wait, were derailed again. Some nomineeslike Hong Chau, Dolly De Leon, and Ana de Armaswatched DeBose with something akin to confusion. 9:24 AM EST, Mon February 27, 2023. did the thing as part of a tribute to the nights female nominees. 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. "And she's opening the BAFTAs with a song that said so much on so many levels. In the space of one line, DeBose has seen to four separate nominees. Ariana DeBose "did the thing" at the BAFTAs and honestly, people need to calm down about it. 02/28/2023. That rap section in the middle, mentioning the women in the room, was because its been a great year for women in film, and we wanted to celebrate that., Sisters are doing it for themselves! 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. Ever the visionary, Jimmy Fallon showed his Tonight Show viewers what it would be like if Ariana DeBoses viral BAFTAs rap Angela Bassett did the thing, you This story has been shared 127,060 times. 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. 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. Actress Ariana DeBose went viral Sunday following her cringe performance at the 2023 BAFTAS where she performed a cover of Eurythmics Sisters Are Doin It for Themselves and Sister Sledges We Are Family.. Ariana DeBose. Sign up here for exclusive access to all your favorite celebrities "I think it's incredibly unfair, to be frank," said producer Nick Bullen while speaking to Variety about the musical performance. 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. Next on her list is Georgia Oakley and Hlne Sifre, who between them made Blue Jean, a searing drama about Section 28. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more. I dont quite know what to do with myself I have jitters, Im not normally a super jittery person, I feel them tonight. Ad Choices Another added: ariana debose needs to reactivate twitter and seize this moment. You can excuse most of the awkward wording of DeBoses rap, because shes trying to find rhymes for surnames and film titles, which must be hard. But Bassett not only gave her seal of approval, she shouted the line while receiving the entertainer of the year honor at the NAACP Image Awards. I just wanted to make sure she was okay because, you know, its a lot of attention. 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. DeBose rapped Angela Bassett did the thing as part of a tribute to the nights female nominees. Dec. 15, 2021. Or, as DeBose calls it, the one. The performance, which followed host Richard E. Grants opening monologue, was certainly ripe for it. "Apparently, gay Twitter seemed to like it," the actor said. In a room full of British people. It was beautiful, Bassett said of DeBose. If you watch the video of the rap and I pray you do youll see that she is dancing approvingly. Its dangerous, actually., A$AP Rocky Supports Pregnant Rihanna at Super Bowl Halftime Performance. While entertainment reporter Dana Abercrombie wrote: "What y'all don't understand is that this is night 5 at theater camp. 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). Last Sunday, Ariana DeBose sings Angela Bassett did the thing. On Monday, deactivates her Twitter. and breaking entertainment news! Perfect. We are here to talk about Angela Bassett Did the Thing; in which Academy Award-winning actress Ariana DeBose, already quite out of puff from the aforementioned horse-scaring, rapped about most of the female nominees in turn, while performing a terrifyingly high energy dance. 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