“Moulin Rouge”’s Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor break into track at 2026 Oscars forward of movie’s twenty fifth anniversary

Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor introduced many years of affection to the 2026 Academy Awards with an onstage reunion a couple of months forward of the twenty fifth anniversary of their iconic hit film musical Moulin Rouge!

Regardless of extra thab 20 years passing for the reason that pair costarred in Baz Luhrmann's over-the-top extravaganza, McGregor and Kidman proved that they've nonetheless acquired chemistry in spades as they reunited to current Sunday evening's Finest Image award. When the actress quipped about how she actually loved all of the movies nominated for the evening's remaining award, McGregor inquired if she'd say she "liked" them. The query set off a back-and-forth of songs with love within the title, together with, "Love Is Like Oxygen" by Candy, "Love Is A Many Splendored Factor" by Andy Williams, and "Love Lifts Us Up The place We Belong" by Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker.

"However I’ve to say, Nicole, though it's been 25 years, each time I hear the phrase 'love' I nonetheless think about somebody goes to decrease a chandelier and cue the orchestra," McGregor quipped, to which Kidman responded, "Ooh, don't tempt me."

And as McGregor segued into the introduction of the class's nominations, he and Kidman actually introduced it dwelling by singing the refrain of "All You Want Is Love" by the Beatles.

Upon its launch in Could 2001, Moulin Rouge! turned a pop cultural phenomenon, incomes eight Academy Award nominations, together with one for Finest Image, and boasting an unforgettable soundtrack that includes the No. 1 hit "Girl Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, and Lil Kim.

The movie was virtually an immediate traditional for its jukebox musical type that mixes quite a lot of genres together with vaudeville, cabaret, stage musicals, and opera, and borrows music from famed musicians like Elton John ("Your Music"), Queen ("The Present Should Go On"), The Police ("Roxanne"), Madonna ("Materials Woman"), and Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit"). With every of these numbers comes a number of explosive, seductive, and electrical choreography.

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And naturally, Moulin Rouge! wouldn't be the showstopper its recognized to be with out its leads.

Kidman made audiences weep as Satine, the gorgeous courtesan who’s the star of the eponymous membership in turn-of-the-century Paris. McGregor, then again, had viewers within the palm of his hand as Christian, the penniless author who falls in love with Satine regardless of her dedication to a really vile duke, who has invested within the Moulin Rouge and promised to make Satine’s desires of stage stardom come true.

The movie's choreographer, John O'Connell, told Entertainment Weekly back in 2021 that Kidman's "unimaginable presence" helped elevate the movie to the memorable standing it holds immediately.

"She's loopy — in a great way — and you may see it in her profession," he mentioned. "She doesn't play protected. She jumps in and takes the danger. That trapeze [in one scene] is extremely excessive and he or she simply went up twice and mentioned, 'Yep, I'm good.'"

See the total listing of the 2026 Academy Awards winners right here.

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