Oscars 2019: 16 WTF Moments

11. Jennifer Hudson's Surprisingly Flat Vocal Performance

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Jennifer Hudson performed a curtailed rendition of her Oscar-nominated song "I'll Fight" from the documentary RBG, but despite the singer's obvious chops - even winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her mostly-vocal performance in 2007's Dreamgirls - her performance here was more than a little flat.

Social media was full of complaints about Hudson delivering constant flat notes throughout the mercifully brief performance, prompting many to suggest that either technical or health issues may have been to blame for her less-than-stellar vocals.

It doesn't ding her talents in any way, but if there's any stage where you really don't want to screw up a song, it's surely the Oscars.

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