Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The iconic rock band Queen, led by singer Adam Lambert, kicked off the 91st Academy Awards -- or Oscars ceremony -- in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
The musicians sang parts of "We Will Rock You" and "We are the Champions." Queen is the subject of Bohemian Rhapsody, a Best Picture Oscar nominee.
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Rami Malek, who plays Queen's late lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biopic, is nominated for Best Actor. Lambert has been touring with the band in real life in recent years.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper brought the house down at the Oscars with their performance of "Shallow," the ballad from their musical romance A Star is Born. It was later announced as the winner in the Best Song category.
This is the first time in 30 years that the Oscars gala does not have an emcee presiding over the festivities.
Kevin Hart was initially named as the host in December, however he backed out shortly after the announcement was made, due to online criticism over resurfaced homophobic jokes he made several years ago.
No one else stepped up to replace Hart.
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Actor Allison Williams of "Get Out." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Allison Janney was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "I, Tonya." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Chelsea Peretti (L) and director Jordan Peele. Peele was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for "Get Out." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Voice actor Tom McGrath (L) and guest. McGrath was nominated for Best Animated Feature for "The Boss Baby." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Rita Moreno won Best Supporting Actress for her work in "West Side Story" in 1962. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Margot Robbie was nominated for Lead Actress for her role in "I, Tonya." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Margot Robbie (C) and the cast and crew of "I, Tonya" arrive on the red carpet. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Singer Mary J. Blige was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in "Mudbound" and Best Original Song for "Mighty River." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
From left to right, actors Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Danai Gurira arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Chadwick Boseman arrives on the red carpet for the 90th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 4, 2018. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Willem Dafoe (L) and director Giada Colagrande arrive. Willem Dafoe was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "The Florida Project." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Singer Zendaya. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Director John Singleton. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Songwriter Diane Warren was nominated for Best Original Song for "Stand Up for Something" from "Marshall." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Screenwriter Dee Rees (L) and Sarah Brown arrive. Rees was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Mudbound." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Composer Carter Burwell (L) and Christine Sciulli. Burwell was nominated for Best Original Score for his work in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actors Joe LoCicero (L) and Gina Rodriguez. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Gal Gadot. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Saoirse Ronan was nominated for Lead Actress for "Lady Bird." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Viola Davis. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actors Daniel Kaluuya (L) and Timothée Chalamet arrive. Both actors were nominated for Lead Actor for their roles in "Get Out" and "Call Me by Your Name" respectively. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Whoopi Godlberg. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Laura Dern. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Sandra Bullock. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Laura Louie (L) and actor Woody Harrelson arrive. Harrelson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Meryl Streep was nominated for Lead Actress for her role in "The Post." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (R) and Yvonne Boismier Phillips arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
From left to right, Screenwriter Scott Neustadter (R), Lauren Levy Neustadter and guest arrive. Scott Neustadter was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Disaster Artist." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Michael Stuhlbarg. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Danny Glover (L) and Eliane Cavalleiro arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Emily Blunt. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Comedian Tiffany Haddish. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Viola Davis (R) and Julius Tennon arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Jennifer Garner. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Jennifer Lawrence. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sally Hawkins arrives on the red carpet for the 90th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 4, 2018. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Elisabeth Moss.
Actor Donald Sutherland. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Jane Fonda. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Lin-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Presenter Eva Marie Saint won Best Supporting Actress for her work in "On the Waterfront" in 1955. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Ashley Judd. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Salma Hayek. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Ansel Elgort. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Screenwriter Kim Morgan and film director Guillermo del Toro arrive. Del Toro was nominated for Best Director for "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Model Molly Sims. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Cristopher Plummer was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "All the Money in the World." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Production designer Dennis Gassner (L) and guest arrive. Gassner was nominated for Production Design for "Blade Runner 2049." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Victoria Wilson (L) and Stuart Wilson arrive. Stuart Wilson was nominated for Sound Mixing for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Cinematographer Owen Roizman (R) and guest. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Winston Duke. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Marcus Henderson. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel (L) and guest. Delbonnel was nominated for Cinematography for his work in "Darkest Hour." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Josh Lawson (L) and film editor Derin Seale were nominated for Best Live Action Short Film for "The Eleven O'Clock." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Film director James Ivory was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Call Me by Your Name." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Lily Adams (L) and President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Guy Williams (L) and guest. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Dominique Lemonnier (L) and composer Alexandre Desplat arrive. Desplat was nominated for Best Original Score for "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Film editor Lee Smith and Kimberly Smith arrive. Smith was nominated for Film Editing for "Dunkirk." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Lesley Manville (L) and guest arrive. Manville was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Phantom Thread." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Kate Capshaw (L) and Steven Spielberg arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Sound editor Ren Klyce and guest. Klyce was nominated for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Mahershala Ali (R) and Amatus Sami-Karim arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Betty Gabriel of "Get Out." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Civil rights activist Tarana Burke (L) and Kaia Burke arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (L) and his wife Maria Eladia Hagerman arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Emma Stone. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Lakeith Stanfield of "Get Out." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Darrell Britt-Gibson. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Doha Film Institute CEO Fatma Al Remaihi. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Sandy Martin. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Songwriter Taura Stinson. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Charles Rivkin (L) and Eli Rivkin. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Musician St. Vincent. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Composer Hans Zimmer was nominated for Best Original Score for "Dunkirk." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Lisa Bruce. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Laurie Feig (L) and actor Paul Feig. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Eiza Gonzalez. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Songwriter Raphael Saadiq. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Helen Mirren won Best Actress for her work in "The Queen" in 2007. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Figure skaters Mirai Nagasu (L) and Adam Rippon. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Sally Hawkins was nominated for Lead Actress for her role in "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Kumail Nanjiani (L) and Emily V. Gordon were nominated for Best Original Screenplay for "The Big Sick." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Mira Sorvino. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Nicole Kidman. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Camila Alves (L) and presenter Matthew McConaughey arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actors Elizabeth Chambers and Armie Hammer arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Singer Andra Day. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Richard Jenkins was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Film editor Tatiana S. Riegel and guest. Riegel is nominated for Film Editing for her work in "I, Tonya." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Basketball player Kobe Bryant (R) and Vanessa Laine Bryant. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Directors JR (L) and Agnes Varda were nominated for Best Documentary Feature for "Faces Places." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Screen writer Aaron Sorkin (L)and author Molly Bloom. Sorkin was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Molly's Game." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Director and presenter Greta Gerwig was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for "Lady Bird." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Beanie Feldstein of "Lady Bird." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Director Elaine McMillion Sheldon (L) and filmmaker Kerrin Sheldon are nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject for their work on “Heroin(e).” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen (R) and guest. Laustsen was nominated for Cinematography for his work in "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sound engineer Mark Weingarten was nominated for Sound Mixing for "Dunkirk." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Mark Mitten (L) and guest arrive. Mitten was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for "Abascus: Small Enough to Jail." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Steve James (R) and guest arrive. James was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for "Abascus: Small Enough to Jail." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Julie Goldman (R) and guest arrive. Goldman was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for "Abascus: Small Enough to Jail." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Film editor Sidney Wolinsky (R) and guest. Wolinsky was nominated for Film Editing for his work in "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Australian actor Samara Weaving. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Christine Lahti. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Syrian author Bana al-Abed. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
From left to right, writer Rachel Shenton, Maisie Sly and director Chris Overton. Shenton and Overton were nominated for Best Live Action Short Film for "The Silent Child." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart (L) and his wife singer Sunny Ozell. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Hayden Carson Begley (L) and Ed Begley Jr. arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Director Ildiko Enyedi. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Writer Janet Mock. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Patrisse Cullors of Black Lives Matter. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Costume designer Luis Sequeira was nominated for Costume Design for his work in "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sound effect editors Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira are nominated for Sound Editing for "The Shape of Water." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actress Paz Vega. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Director Carlos Saldanha (L) and Lori Forte. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Kelly Marie Tran. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Virgil Williams (L) and Stephanie Williams. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actress Florence Pugh. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Michael Strahan. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Tom Holland. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Make-up and hairstyling artists Kazuhiro Tsuji, Lucy Sibbick and David Malinowski. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actors Blanca Blanco (L) and John Savage. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Australian actor Abbie Cornish. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Artist Neil Scanlon. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Writers Alex Winter (R) and Ramsey Naito. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Makeup artists Daniel Phillips (R) and Lou Sheppard. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Performer Common. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor John Savage. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Singer Sofia Carson. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Best Documentary Short Subject nominees from left to right, Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Syrian film producer Kareem Abeed nominated for Best Documentary Feature for "Last Men in Aleppo." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Film editor Feras Fayyad. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema (L) and guest arrive. Van Hotyema was nominated for Cinematography for "Dunkirk." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
James Mangold was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Logan." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actor Michael Stuhlbarg and guest arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Production designer Richard Hoover (L) and guest arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Voice Actor Mark Hamill (R) and Marilou York arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Gary Oldman and Gisele Schmidt arrive. Oldman was nominated for Lead Actor for "Darkest Hour." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Actors Eugenio Derbez (L) and Alessandra Rosaldo arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Director Edgar Wright arrives. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Maya Ruldolph arrives. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Cinematographer Rachel Morrison was nominated for Cinematography for "Mudbound." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sound mixer Ron Bartlett was nominated for Sound Mixing for "Blade Runner 2049." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sound mixer David Parker was nominated for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sound editor Mark Mangini was nominated for Sound Editing “Blade Runner 2049.” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Kobe Bryant (L) and Vanessa Laine Bryant arrive. Kobe Bryant was nominated for Best Animated Short for "Dear Basketball." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Director Luca Guadagnino (L) and Monica Guadagnino arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez (L), Robert Lopez (R), and family arrive. Both were nominated for Best Original Song for "Remember Me" from "Coco." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
From left to right, Kate Davis, Breaion King and David Heilbroner and cast members from "Traffic Stop." The film was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Dan Laustsen was nominated for Cinematography for "The Shape of Water." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Sharon Friedrick and Richard Jenkins arrive. Jenkins was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "The Shape of Water." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Aaron Sorkin and Molly Bloom arrive. Sorkin was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Molly's Game." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Director Roger Ross Williams an guest arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Minoka Mecs arrives. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Yvonne Boismier Phillips and Lou Diamond Phillips arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Judd Apatow (L) and Leslie Mann arrive. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Composer Justin Paul (L) and Asher Fogle Paul arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Alexandra Borbély arrives. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Theo Green (L) and guest arrive. Green was nominated for Sound Editing for "Blade Runner 2049." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Jordan Horowitz and director Julia Hart arrive. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Presenter Annabella Sciorra. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Kristin Cavallari. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Erin Lim. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Maria Menounos. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
American singer Sofia Carson. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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