Lady Gaga's Amazing Oscars Night Went Way Beyond the Stage
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Let's just face it: the past couple of years have been a bumpy ride for Lady Gaga fans. And then the tide changed late last year. Cheek to Cheek, her duets album with Tony Bennett, became a hit; her and Tony's Grammys performance was on point; and we loved her rousing rendition of "I Wish" at Stevie Wonder's Grammys tribute show. On the personal front, we were thrilled when we learned about her romantic engagement to Taylor Kinney. As if the lead up to her next solo album couldn't get better, she killed it at Sunday's Oscars, belting out the most moving performances of classics from The Sound of Music since, well, the movie came out in 1965. She felt it as much as we did, eventually breaking out in happy tears. But a lot happened off stage for Lady Gaga, too. Read on to see her big night at the Oscars, and then watch Julie Andrews shower her with praise.
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At first, Lady Gaga was a little serious on the red carpet.
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Probably because that dress was a high-maintenance situation.
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Oprah Winfrey didn't have time.
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But Keira Knightley was nice!
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Sure enough, she relaxed a bit.
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And blew kisses.
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Then she got very personal.
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We loved her story about Taylor Kinney's proposal.
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Eventually, the performance came.
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And whoa, she killed it.
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It was really good.
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No, it was a religious experience.
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Lady Gaga was just living for the applause.
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She got plenty of it from Julie Andrews.
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(Look away, Carrie Underwood.)
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She was moved to tears. (Happy tears, of course.)
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She was such a big deal that her credits were more important than Eddie Redmayne's kiss.
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Back in her dressing room, she was just casually lounging.
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But she pulled it together for Vanity Fair's afterparty.
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