Oscar-nominated songwriter Tems goes viral after blocking the audience's view at the Academy Awards with her huge gown

• Tems, quite literally, stole the show for some at the Oscars.
• The singer's huge gown blocked the view of a number of attendees at Sunday night's Academy Awards.
• "Imagine waiting your whole life to be at the Oscars and you end up sitting behind a stratus cloud," tweeted one person.

Tems, quite literally, stole the show for some at the Oscars.

The singer was criticized on social media after her huge gown blocked the view of a number of attendees at Sunday night's Academy Awards.

The 27-year-old singer-songwriter, whose "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" track "Lift Me Up," performed by Rihanna, was nominated for best original song, wore a white gown that wrapped around the back of her head.

The gown restricted the view of those sat behind, and around her, which prompted plenty of reactions on Twitter.

"I'm cryinnnnnnn," wrote one user alongside a video of Tems sat in the audience. "Tems got that lady fighting for her life."

—alex medina (@mrmedina) March 13, 2023

"Imagine waiting your whole life to be at the Oscars and you end up sitting behind a stratus cloud," tweeted one person.

One person said: "I guess the people behind the white veil don't get to see the show."

—Jarrett Bellini (@JarrettBellini) March 13, 2023

Not everybody criticized Tems for her dress, however.

"If you're sitting BEHIND greatness that is known as Tems, then perhaps you're just not that important," one person said.

Another tweeted: "Perfect. She should not be apologizing."

—philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 12, 2023

 

 

The song "Naatu Naatu" from the Telugu-language film "RRR" made history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar as it won the award for best original song.

"Applause" from "Tell It Like A Woman," "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick," "This is Life" from "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and Tems' "Lift Me Up" were also nominated.

While accepting the Oscar, composer M. M. Keeravani said the song was "the pride of every Indian."

Before the awards, Kaala Bhairava, one of the singers of "Naatu Naatu," told The Hollywood Reporter that the song was award-worthy because it was "rooted to its nativity."

"That's the most beautiful part of the Oscars," he said. "People from all over the world coming together, representing their own culture and their own art forms and being appreciated by people from other countries and communities."