Queen took the stage tonight for an opening performance at the 2019 Academy Awards. Original members Brian May and Roger Taylor were joined by Adam Lambert, who has been touring with Queen since 2011. They did their classics “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions.” Watch it here.
The biopic about Queen’s late frontman Freddie Mercury Bohemian Rhapsody is up for five Oscars in total, including Best Picture, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Film Editing. Rami Malek, who played Mercury, received a nod for Best Actor (his first Academy nomination). Bohemian Rhapsody has become the highest-earning biopic in history.
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