Lady Gaga has worn many hats in her career: pop star, jazz singer, Kermit the Frog enthusiast, "Italian girl from New York"—the list goes on and on. Her latest role, though, has the whole pop-culture world talking.
This October Gaga will make her movie lead debut as Ally in Bradley Cooper's remake of A Star Is Born, and her performance is receiving extremely positive reviews. One critic from IndieWire says Gaga is "unreal" throughout the entire movie. Another from Yahoo! wrote that she shines "pretty damn bright." The movie currently has a 95 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and it keeps on climbing. (I should know—I've been tracking it religiously.)
The universal acclaim carried over to the Toronto International Film Festival, where the movie screened. Initial TIFF responses were off the charts, and the momentum continued during a Q&A with the cast. During the chat Lukas Nelson, one of Gaga's costars, complimented her for "destroying" every scene she's in. The crowd applauded at this comment, and then gave her a standing ovation. This prompted Gaga's cast members onstage to also stand up and clap, leaving her shocked and holding back tears. At one point, she buries her face in her hands and starts crying. It's incredibly moving. Watch it for yourself, below. Start around the 36-minute mark:
"Please stop," she asks her costars and the audience, who continue to clap. "Thank you," she says, eventually, blowing a kiss to the audience and hugging Cooper.
What's that I hear? Fifteen Oscar nominations for Lady Gaga just for this one performance? Wow!
A Star Is Born hits theaters everywhere on October 5.
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