Since it was the breakout hit of the popular Disney movie Encanto, it would have been pretty disappointing not to have a performance of We Don't Talk About Bruno at the Oscars 2022 – despite the fact it wasn't actually nominated for an award.
As the story goes, the film hadn't actually been released when the entries were made for the Oscars, so essentially, songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda had to guess which song to enter for the Academy Awards without knowing which would connect most with audiences.
So, the Encanto number that was nominated for Best Original Song was the sweet and sentimental Dos Oruguitas – which was also performed on the night – but in all honesty, we all kinda wanted to Talk About Bruno, too. Luckily, the Oscars obliged with an all-singing, all-dancing rendition of the number, with a few special guests.
We Don't Talk About Bruno still got its big moment, made most memorable with an epic rap verse from Megan Thee Stallion – yes, you heard that right – which sent social media into meltdown.
"SHE CAN REALLY DO IT ALL. MEGAN THEE STALLION EVERYONE," one fan tweeted, with another adding: "Was not expecting my good sis @theestallion with a We Don't Talk About Bruno remix but I loved it!"
We can't believe this natural glow.
Kerry Washington even tweeted: "I guess we don’t HAVE to talk about Bruno but can we talk about @theestallion!?! #Oscars."
The cast, which included Adassa (who voiced Dolores in the film), Stephanie Beatriz (Mirabel), Mauro Castillo (Felix), Carolina Gaitan (Pepa) and Diane Guerrero, was also joined by Becky G and Luis Fonsi on stage for the colourful performance.
Of his decision not to submit We Don't Talk About Bruno for Oscar consideration, Lin-Manuel told Variety: "I’m still proud of ‘Dos Oruguitas’ as the submission. When those are the parameters, you have to pick the thing that best exemplifies the spirit of the movie, and it contains all of it inside this song – as opposed to a journey of a particular character. It’s the foundational story, but I’m not going to say it wasn’t hard [to choose].”
