Jennifer Hudson could really relate to Lady Gaga’s Oscars acceptance speech on Sunday.
As Gaga implored viewers to pursue their dreams, Hudson punctuated the moment with a reaction that one Twitter user deemed the “meme of the night.”
“I have worked for a long time, and it is not about winning but what it’s about is not giving up,” Gaga said after receiving the Oscar for best original song, “Shallow,” from the movie “A Star Is Born.” “If you have a dream, fight for it.”
Meanwhile, the camera panned to an emotional Hudson nodding and mouthing “yes, yes.”
"It's not about winning. But what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it." - @ladygaga #Oscars pic.twitter.com/R6MPSrBNqg
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) February 25, 2019
Twitter gave a resounding yes to Hudson affirming Gaga’s inspirational words.
Jennifer Hudson is stage mom-ing Lady Gaga through this speech #Oscars
— Shot For Shot (@shot4shotpod) February 25, 2019
One of the defining moments from today's #Oscars ceremony was the empowering morale boost by @IAMJHUD sitting in the audience, quietly willing an emotional (expected waterworks), stuttering @ladygaga to collect her thoughts for her acceptance speech. Heartening. #SistersInArt
— Radhika Sharma (@KhayalaBibi) February 25, 2019
Jennifer Hudson quietly cheering on Lady Gaga during that speech just made my week 😭😭😭#Oscars pic.twitter.com/J9Z7hcbCvR
— Miranda Parnell WIS (@miranda_parnell) February 25, 2019
LOL @IAMJHUD was feelin’ @ladygaga speech!!! #Oscar #Oscars #Oscars2019 #AcademyAwards #AcademyAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/a9fFlUFVZ8
— Caprice 🦋 (@MsHollywood081) February 25, 2019
And Jennifer Hudson just became the meme of the night #oscars2019
— Ali Lasher (@lashtweets) February 25, 2019
I am Jennifer Hudson in this ❤️ Love you @ladygaga
— Laura Burke⭐️ (@LolaBurk) February 25, 2019
pic.twitter.com/pzLGDUdiWf
Get me a that Jennifer Hudson gif STAT. I just want someone to look at me the way Jennifer Hudson looked at Lady Gaga. ❤️ #Oscar2019
— Ryan Kathleen Greene (@RyanKGreene) February 25, 2019
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jennifer Hudson’s face just now at lady Gaga lol I’m weakkk 😂😂😂 #Oscars2019Live #GagaOscar pic.twitter.com/3yfyKh7ZJy
— Aria Janel (@AriaJanelTV) February 25, 2019
Jennifer Hudson is all of us watching Gaga's speech #Oscars pic.twitter.com/xOum9JDwkf
— Lindsey Kupfer (@Lindseykupfer) February 25, 2019
I hope never to make anyone as concerned for me as Jennifer Hudson is for Gaga.
— Lawson Soward (@lawsonwest) February 25, 2019
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