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

nypost.com:

2025 Oscars.The Rolling Stones frontman, 81, presented Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday and claimed that producers “wanted” Dylan, 83, to do the job instead of him, but Dylan declined.The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Dylan was invited to both present and perform at the Oscars — but he said no to both offers.The Post has reached out to Dylan’s rep for comment.Dylan was the subject of the 2024 film “A Complete Unknown” featuring Timothée Chalamet in the lead role.

The biopic was nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director (for James Mangold), but lost in every category.During the ceremony, Jagger cracked a joke about Dylan when he came onstage to present Best Original Song, which went to “El Mal” from “Emilia Perez.”“I wasn’t the first choice to give this award out.

The producers wanted Bob Dylan to do it, but Bob didn’t want to,” said Jagger. “Bob Dylan won’t do it because he said the best songs in a movie this year were in ‘A Complete Unknown.’” Jagger added, “Bob said, ‘You should find somebody younger.’ I said, ‘OK, I’m younger.

I’m younger than Bob, I’ll do it.’ So, here I am.”Host Conan O’Brien also poked fun at the “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer during his opening monologue.“To play Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet learned how to sing,” the comedian said. “In fact, the singing was so good he almost lost the part.”“Dylan wanted to be here tonight, but not that badly,” O’Brien added.For playing Dylan, Chalamet, 29, was nominated for Best Actor but lost to “The Brutalist” star Adrien Brody.