The Oscars stage transforms into live juke joint with "Sinners" performance

The Oscars signifier transformed into a juke associated Sunday, blending euphony of the past and the contiguous during the 98th Academy Awards.

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed “I Lied to You,” a philharmonic centerpiece of “Sinners.” Caton plays a preacher’s teenage lad successful the movie who risks his psyche to sing blues music.

The duo was accompanied connected signifier by assorted artists “in an homage to the film’s singular ocular style,” the academy said successful a connection earlier this week. Buddy Guy, a blues guitarist who played an older mentation of Caton’s character, took the signifier alongside “Sinners” actors Jayme Lawson and Li Jun Li.

Sammie, an emerging blues singer, penned the portion arsenic a confession to his pastor begetter and his show was almighty capable to nonstop the extortion a juke associated connected fire.

A radical of interruption dancers waltzed done the signifier arsenic rapper Shaboozey joined Caton successful the vocals, who utilized a guitar akin of the 1 his quality utilized successful the movie.

Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke associated arsenic humor thirsty vampires successful the movie — besides snaked their mode onto the stage.

Also connected signifier were ballet dancer Misty Copeland and guitarists Eric Gales and Christone Ingram. Musicians Brittany Howard, Bobby Rush and Alice Smith were portion of the show arsenic well.

The opus is lone 1 of 2 from this year’s nominated archetypal songs that was performed live. The singing trio Huntr/x from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” volition besides execute the breakout deed “Golden.” The movie took location an Oscar for animated diagnostic earlier successful the night.

During the performance, akin to the celebrated country successful the movie, Black euphony artists crossed eras look each astir Sammie, which composer Ludwig Göransson said is simply a infinitesimal erstwhile “time and abstraction disappears.”

“Sinners” broke Oscar records, snagging 16 nominations, including for champion picture. The movie was a stunning container bureau success, earning $45.6 cardinal during its opening play and $369.3 cardinal to date.