Sing it with us now: hoo, huh, uh, huhh-ow, huh, huhh-huhhh. Ever since we heard Lady Gaga belting out the “Shallow” bridge in the first trailer for A Star Is Born, we had a feeling we’d see her at the 91st Academy Awards.
But Mother Monster isn’t just a nominee for Best Original Song: This morning’s nomination announcement revealed she’s also in contention for the Best Actress statuette. In fact, she’s the second-ever person to get an acting nomination and an Original Song nod in the same month, following in the footsteps of only Mary J. Blige.
Related: That time Glenn Close beat Lady Gaga for Best Actress has been immortalized in memes
While we count down the minutes until the 2019 Oscars — which air on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. on Sunday, February 24 — check out how Twitter is celebrating Stefani Germanotta’s big honor in the tweets and memes below.
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Lady Gaga right now drinking all the haters tears after getting two #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/qJ496bdAi0
— ????? (@hausofglen) January 22, 2019
Academy Award® nominated actress Lady Gaga #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/tQq20hSmcF
— josh (@thejoshuagrant) January 22, 2019
Introducing 6 time Grammy award winner, National Board of Review winner, 2 time Golden Globes winner, Satellite Award winner, 2 time Critics Choice award winner, 3 time Academy Award nominee, 2 time BAFTA award nominee and 2 time SAG Awards nominee… LADY GAGA! pic.twitter.com/tGkIDn4dii
— Lady Gaga Media ?? (@GagaMediaDotNet) January 22, 2019
Related: People are really, really pissed Lady Gaga didn’t win the Golden Globe for Best Actress
Lady Gaga is the only person ever nominated for Best Actress and Best Original Song at #Oscars in one year. Grammys are coming, Oscars are coming,Enigma shows are slaying and we are every day closer to #LG6 lead single.2019 will be biggest year ever in Gaga's career. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/nC9xPvCZtC
— Child Of Lady Gaga (@MonsterGagaKing) January 22, 2019
Lady Gaga is now on a whole other level above all the pop girls. While your fave's are enjoying a couple of streams, Gaga is making history at the Oscars. Legend won. pic.twitter.com/YNvPyKf9tF
— Franck ? (@_FranckAlvarado) January 22, 2019
Tilda Swinton to play all 99 people in a room who didn't believe in Lady Gaga pic.twitter.com/ihLUgd6Sqi
— drama lama (@pondgitsune) January 22, 2019
Dear Lady – I always knew you could do anything at the highest level of artistry. Congratulations on your Oscar nominations! Love, Tony@ladygaga pic.twitter.com/LrbyoDDBtw
— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) January 22, 2019
SnakeyJ
Please let her lose! No one needs to see her on screen again.
Bob LaBlah
Black Panther was good but I did not deem it Oscar material. I can’t believe Crazy Rich Asians was overlooked.
PoetDaddy
Oh, this is all so arbitrary and personal. I liked Crazy Rich Asians, but I didn’t think it was better than Black Panther. I’m not saying you’re wrong, just that opinions differ. I haven’t seen A Star is Born or The Wife yet, so I can’t offer an opinion about Gaga, whom I adore, and Glenn Close, whom I adore. But losing an award to Glenn Close is nothing to be ashamed of. She’s one of the best actresses around.
JessPH
Madonna must be going ballistic. She has zero Oscar nominations while GaGa already has three and is poised to win at least one soon.
Calin
@JessPH how old are you 10? Grow up!!!
RIGay
Not a Gaga fan – when you take away her shtick, her vocal range is not all that impressive. She’s no Divine Miss M ( watch “The Rose” to see how it should be done).
And I liked Black Panther, but an Oscar nod… really? Talk about over-compensating.
QueerTruth
LOL. She’s an ok actress. But she doesn’t deserve an Oscar.
Glenn Close all the way. 40 years of acting and how many nominations?
Give her a break. She deserves it.
TobyTaz744
Agreed!
Peter
Completely agree. Lady Gaga was very good in ASIB (Cooper was better), but she’s nowhere near the actress Glenn Close is. Close is long overdue and I hope she wins. Loved Melissa McCarthy’s performance, too.
Bjarne Henriksen
Agree! Glenn Close for the win!
TobyTaz744
Lady Gaga is amazing and she’s terrific in ASIB, her first film. I’m hoping for a Glenn Close or Olivia Coleman win because both are superior in their respective films. That said, Gaga will win an Oscar for Best Actress someday.
tjack47
I’ve not seen the film. She may not have the range of some singers. She is artistic, can write a song and can dance and act. Her performances are about how her emotions come through when she sings. I’ve not seen any of the nominated films. That’s usually the case.
Itsonlythetruth
Don’t like Lady Gaga or her fans. Her fans think she is the absolute best in everything she does, all I have to say is get over it. She sounds like she sings through her nose and her copying of Madonna during Madonna’s early years just proves she is a follower not a leader.
Bjarne Henriksen
I’m with you!
Bjarne Henriksen
Why does Gaga have to be sooooooo dramatic about everything?
I don’t mind her, but for me, her previous (sadly unforgettable) antics just proved that she’s trying too hard.
woodroad34
Who does P.R. better than Lady Gaga? And that’s what these awards are all about. I didn’t want to see this remake of Barbara Streisand’s version of “A Star is Born”, but friends who saw it couldn’t believe how mediocre she was and how mediocre the movie was given her big personas in everything else. She was even mediocre in American Horror Story. Costumes and showmanship make her image; strip that away and, well….