'La La Land' Audition: James Corden's Ode to the Oscars

Following the Best Picture mixup that mistakenly awarded 'La La Land' Best Picture over 'Moonlight,' James recreates Emma Stone's audition from La La Land set to lyrics recapping the Oscars.

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[doddleoddle]

How the HECK did they write and shoot this in ONE DAY hahaha incredible

[spacewaifuu]

I want a second part of LaLaLand starring James as the main singer... with that wig if possible

[mano]

btw why is everybody blaming that old dude for the incident
i mean someone else handed him the wrong envelope ..its not his fault

[grebelandresamarantomercad]

(Spoiler alert!) I think what happened at the Oscars recreated the end of La La Land, it was all just a dream...

[somehowweird]

Plottwist: James actually switched the cards so he could make this video.

[sithuwin]

Last time I was this early La La land still had the best picture award.

[mkjmartin]

how can he compose a lyrics about it this fast? lol

[arifreaks]

Plot twist: La La Land wins the popular vote, but Moonlight took most of the electoral college.

[hessu]

Corden is really funny, I think Emma is feeling fine because she got her own Oscar

[HighcyonRhi]

Emma's reaction to it was purely "I FUCKING LOVE MOONLIGHT"

[dan]

Can't believe they managed to create this epic clip THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED! Props to the writers producers and of course corden for that accomplishment

[CaileyMcMcKenna]

Is it just me or does Emma Stone look a little different here? Maybe, even better than usual.

[megaroooney]

This was hilarious but when they showed Damien Chazelle's face I got sad... He got really excited with thinking that he won for la la land and can you imagine how humiliating that must have been for them to take back the award from him? Don't get me wrong, they handled the mix-up gracefully, and I'm very happy for moonlight's win especially with our world today and the social changes we needed to hear. But it's sad how la la land cast and crew were embarrassed over it. Damien even skipped out on press conferences because he must have been so embarrassed. Also his grandmother just passed away recently. Idk if I'm being too soft because I care about the cast, btw I also really care for the cast of moonlight a lot. Both movies were incredible and I wish they both could have won.

[leroybroughtflowers]

"picture? My film used to be best picture"
This has me every time

[priscillalintang]

I laughed so hard, my roomate thinks i'm insane oh my god James is so good. I felt so bad for La La Land, they deserve to win that award tho.

[larissalam]

oh jeez James even how you sing it is so on point (like emma's singing--that gasp at 'again'!!) THIS DESERVES AN OSCAR (category: parody lol)

[lunalover]

Moonlight deserved it so much like for real but i felt so bad for the La La Land crew.

[lanihawj]

I haven't even seen Moonlight yet. Never heard of it until last night😂

[Varga]

Moonlight was a good movie, but La La Land was iconic. La La Land will live forever as the movie that change the perspective of musicals, not sure if any one will remember moonlight in 30 years.

[VioletLilikoi]

Can you be the host of the Oscars and the Grammys from here on out?! 😭😂😂