Count
the
audience
at
the
2025
Oscars
among
those
who
took
great
satisfaction
in
seeing
Mick
Jagger
onstage.
Especially
since
he
wasn’t
on
the
evening’s
program!
Instead,
the
81-year-old
Rolling
Stones
frontman
surprised
the
crowd
with
his
appearance
to
present
Best
Original
Song.
Not,
presumably,
because
he
was
a
last-minute
replacement
for
that
other
guy,
but
because
some
living
legends
are
better
left
to
provide
unexpected
delights.
With
the
strains
of “Sympathy
for
the
Devil”
preceding
him,
Jagger
was
announced
to
great
fanfare,
the
obviously
jazzed
crowd
rising
to
their
feet
as
he
preened
and
peacocked
accordingly.
(Even
Elton
John
gave
husband
David
Furnish
a
wide-eyed
OMG
look
as
they
joined
in
the
appreciation.)
“You’re
so
kind,
thank
you
so
much,”
Jagger
said,
hand
to
heart. “Thank
you
so
much,
everyone.
Very
kind
of
you,
my
goodness.”
Then
it
was
back
to
the
business
of
presenting. “I’m
very
honored
to
be
invited
to
give
this
award
for
the
Best
Original
Song
tonight.
As
much
as
I
love
doing
it,
I
wasn’t
the
first
choice
to
give
this
award
out.
The
producers
really
wanted
Bob
Dylan
to
do
this.”
(See
the
whole
list
of
2025
Oscar
winners.)
