Pharrell and Lupita Nyong'o dance to 'Happy'

last updated 8 January 2015

Pharrell's upbeat performance of the Oscar-nominated song "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 came with a heaping dose of audience participation. Among the Academy Awards attendees who danced along with Pharrell and his ever-present hat were Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep and Best Supporting Actress nominee Lupita Nyong'o, who was captured in this instantly immortal GIF from BuzzFeed's Jarett Wieselman.

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.

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