Lady Gaga’s reaction to RRR receiving Oscar is winning our hearts

Fans in India are thrilled as Naatu Natu won the Best Original Song Award at the Oscars 2023. The internet saw fans in every corner of the world matching steps to this viral song in the last few months. Yes, it has become a worldwide phenomenon and this historic win marks India’s sixth Oscar. After Slumdog Millionaire’s ‘Jai Ho’ in 2008, RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ managed to gain immense popularity. However, it is not just fans in India who are thrilled with the win. At the awards, Lady Gaga whose Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick was also up for nomination gave a heartwarming reaction.

As soon as the winner RRR was announced in the category of Best Original Song Award, Lady Gaga got up from her seat clapping and cheering loudly. Naatu Naatu’s composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist Chandrabose walked up to the stage to loud cheers to receive the award. Gaga’s reaction is winning the hearts of netizens and the video has gone viral on social media platforms. Reacting to the video, one fan wrote, “Gaga is the sweetest person. Like, imagine losing an Oscar and still being so happy someone else won.”

The nominees in the category were Rihanna’s ‘Lift Me Up’ from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lady Gaga’s ‘Hold My Hand’, Mitski and David Byrne’s ‘This is a life’ from Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Diane Warren’s ‘Applause’ from Tell It Like a Woman.