Meet the woman behind the 2026 Academy Awards’ star-studded performances, choreographer Mandy Moore. That includes Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the voices behind the fictional girl group HUNTR/X, who performed their hit “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters.” It also includes Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq tackling “I Lied to You” from “Sinners,” though Moore told The Associated Press she was mostly involved with the “Golden” performance. She worked with a consultant and aimed to make “event television.” She was more of a support for “Sinners” choreographer Aakomon “AJ” Jones. She says both sets emphasized storytelling.
