Rock and roll and The Oscars don't usually
go hand in hand, but over the years we've seen quite a few iconic rock and roll
moments on the annual awards show. Example: At the 83rd Academy Awards in
2011, Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor nabbed the Oscar for
Best Original Score for his work on "The Social Network" soundtrack.
Sure, "The Downward Spiral" may have changed your life, but still,
who'd have thunk it?
Here are four more classic rock and
roll moments from the Oscar Awards.
Jon Bon Jovi
Performs at The Oscars (1991)
It may have been in during his
heyday as the permed lead singer for rock band Bon Jovi, but lead singer Jon
Bon Jovi proved he could make it on his own when he penned an
Oscar-nominated song. Still, for the 1991 Oscar performance for his song "Blaze of Glory" he brought
his Bon Jovi band mates along for the ride -- and it goes down as one of the
most rock and roll moments ever on the show. Jon Bon Jovi was
nominated for Best Original Song (movie: "Young Guns II") and even
though he didn't win, his fans sure did that night.
Bruce Springsteen’s Song Is Snubbed (2009)
He famously performed his nominated
song "Streets of Philadelphia" at the 1994 Oscars (movie:
"Philadelphia), but the bigger Oscar moment for Bruuuuuuuce wasn't even
part of the awards show. His Best Song snub at the 2009 Oscars for his song "The Wrestler"
had fans and music critics downright irate.
"Almost
Famous" Wins Best Screenplay (2000).\
In 2000, rockin' screenwriter Cameron
Crowe (and then-hubby of Heart hottie, Nancy Wilson) scored the Oscar gold
for his screenplay about a teen journalist who writes for Rolling Stone magazine.
What makes this even more rock and roll is that Crowe's "Almost Famous"
screenplay was semi-autobiographical. As a teen he wrote for the iconic rock ‘n
roll mag while hobnobbing with big name artists of the day like Eric
Clapton, David Bowie, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin. Sometimes truth is greater
than fiction!
Eminem's Oscar
Night Diss (2003)
Alright, so he may be a rapper and
not a rocker, but either way Eminem showed the Academy that he's still too
school for Oscar school. In 2003 he won the Oscar for
Best Original Song (the song?
"Lose Yourself" from the soundtrack to his movie, "8 Mile")
and he could have received his award from presenter, the
legendary Barbra Streisand, but instead Em skipped the stuffy shindig and hung
out back home in Detroit that night. Dissing the most prestigious night in
Hollywood? It doesn't get any more rock and roll than that.
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