2026 Academy Awards: Everyone On Stage During Miles Caton’s Captivating Oscars Performance
At the 98th Academy Awards, Miles Caton delivered one of the evening’s most talked-about musical moments with a live performance of “I Lied to You,” the Oscar-nominated song from Sinners. […] The post 2026 Academy Awards: Everyone On Stage During Miles Caton’s Captivating Oscars Performance appeared first on Essence.
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By Okla Jones ·Updated March 15, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… At the 98th Academy Awards, Miles Caton delivered one of the evening’s most talked-about musical moments with a live performance of “I Lied to You,” the Oscar-nominated song from Sinners. The track, written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson, played a key role in the film’s story and arrived on the Oscars stage with an ambitious presentation that mirrored the movie’s tone and visual language.
Caton opened the performance alongside Saadiq, whose presence anchored the arrangement as the song built toward its chorus. The stage soon >Misty Copeland also appeared, which was her return to the stage following her retirement last October.
Several members of the Sinners cast, including Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, and Jack O’Connell, were part of the presentation as well. The ensemble staging reflected the film’s genre-bending approach and its mix of musical traditions. With Sinners leading the night with a record 16 nominations, Caton’s performance served as one of the ceremony’s central highlights at the Academy Awards.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 15: (L-R) Miles Caton and Jayme Lawson perform onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
US singer Shaboozey, US musician Raphael Saadiq, US singer songwriter Miles Caton and US dancer Misty Copeland perform onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)TOPICS: Miles Caton raphael saadiq SinnersThe post 2026 Academy Awards: Everyone On Stage During Miles Caton’s Captivating Oscars Performance appeared first on Essence.
