Bob Dylan declined to perform and present at the Oscars 2025: report

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Bob Dylan declined to perform and present at the Oscars 2025: report

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Mick Jagger's comments about Bob Dylan declining to perform and present at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday night.

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Bob Dylan Declined Opportunity to Perform and Present at Oscars

Mick Jagger was on hand to present the Oscar for Best Original Song on Sunday evening. As he announced the winner (“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez), the musician quipped, “I’m greatly honored to be invited to give this award for the Best Original Song tonight, and much as I love doing it, I wasn’t the first choice to give this award out.” He continued, “The producers wanted Bob Dylan to do it. Bob didn’t want to do it because he’s had the best song…

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Bob Dylan reportedly invited to perform and present at 2025 Oscars

Bob Dylan was reportedly invited to perform and present at the 2025 Oscars, in which 'A Complete Unknown' is nominated for eight categories.

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The leader of the Rolling Stones presented the Oscar for Best Original Song, but before handing it over to Camille for Emilia Pérez’s ‘El Mal’, the Briton allowed himself a couple of jokes about Bob Dylan and the film about his figure, ‘A Complete Unknown’.