One year ago, John Travolta absolutely botched Idina Menzel's name while introducing her to the stage at the Oscars. Last night, Feb. 22, the "Let It Go" singer got back at him, introducing the actor as Glom Gazingo, Billboard noted. The joke name was about as accurate as Travolta's infamous Adele Dazeem pronunciation. The audience had a nice laugh before the pair embraced and Travolta awkwardly touched Menzel's face -- see below.
Travolta and Menzel were onstage to present the award for Best Original Song, which went to the mega hit "Let It Go" from Frozen last year. This time around, Common and John Legend took the honor with their powerful tune "Glory" from the film Selma. It was an impressive win considering the category also included Glen Campbell's final single "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from his documentary and "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie.
"We wrote this song for a film that was based on events that were 50 years ago, but we say that Selma is now because the struggle for justice is right now," Legend said about the song, which also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today than were under slavery in 1850. When people are marching with our song, we want to tell you, 'We are with you. We see you. We love you. And march on.'"
Selma highlights the voting marches led by Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. in 1965 that stretched from the Alabama cities of Selma to Montgomery. The film was released Christmas Day last year. It has raked in $49.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
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