US Edition‘Sinners’ Takes the Oscars to a Juke Joint for ‘I Lied to You’ Performance
The performance honored the film Sinners’ 16 Oscar nominations with an ensemble led by Caton and Saadiq, highlighting its blues-inspired soundtrack and visual style.
- Sunday, March 15, 2026, Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq led a live Oscars performance of 'I Lied to You' at the Dolby Theatre, earning a standing ovation.
- Oscars producers selected the song because Sinners, Ryan Coogler film, dominated with a record-breaking 16 nominations, and they restored live performances after last year's cuts, choosing only two Best Original Song nominees.
- Onstage, Caton and Saadiq played guitars while the recreated juke joint featured period dancers and an all-star ensemble including Misty Copeland, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey, Eric Gales, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram and Alice Smith.
- The segment, coming under an hour into the telecast, earned a standing ovation from the audience at the Dolby Theatre as cameras showed Ryan Coogler, director, and Michael B. Jordan, actor and best actor nominee, beaming after the performance.
- Rooted in 1930s–1940s blues, the song draws on Robert Johnson’s lineage, Saadiq and composer Ludwig Göransson developed it through jamming, and Caton has performed it repeatedly with more stage joins soon.
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