Lady Gaga Didn't Win an Oscar Last Night, and Fans Are NOT Happy

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The 88th annual Academy Awards happened Sunday night, and although the main focus of the most extravagant event in Hollywood was on film (obviously), music had a special spotlight as well, with many popular singers performing the songs that got them nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar category.

One such artist was Lady Gaga, who performed a hauntingly emotional and fan-freaking-tastic rendition of her song "'Til It Happens to You," which was featured in The Hunting Ground, a documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses.

Mother Monster's performance featured an introduction by Vice President Joe Biden, who has been a passionate supporter of ending campus sexual assault for decades, and a huge, on-stage crowd of brave men and women who were survivors of sexual assualt.

To put it lightly, Gaga's performance was probably the highlight of an otherwise boring Oscar ceremony.

\u201cThank you to the survivors who stood on stage with @ladygaga at the #Oscars. Your courage is inspiring. #ItsOnUs\u201d
— It's On Us (@It's On Us) 1456721414

Despite all of the emotions and important social messages involved, Gaga lost the Oscar trophy to British singer Sam Smith, who sang a technically good, but very mundane and forgettable song for the lastest James Bond movie.

Twitter fans were not having any of it.

\u201cLady Gaga was robbed. ROBBED I TELL U. W/e it's all good that performance killed!\u201d
— James Harness (@James Harness) 1456720184

\u201cWorst pick at #Oscars was for best song. @ladygaga was robbed. It was vastly superior song & more important. @samsmithworld knows it\u201d
— Doriano Paisano Carta (@Doriano Paisano Carta) 1456758166

\u201cLive footage of me after seeing @ladygaga robbed of her award. #Oscars\u201d
— Luke (@Luke) 1456720388

\u201cEvery Bond song doesn't have to win, @ladygaga was robbed. Hers was meaningful and she won whether she takes home the award or not! #Oscars\u201d
— pamk (@pamk) 1456720387

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\u201cdidn't watch the oscar's. finds out lady gaga lost to sam smith's bond song... #oscars\u201d
— Greg Rokisky \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udd84 (@Greg Rokisky \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udd84) 1456755199

\u201cThis performance of Til It Happens to You is so powerful, holy cow. Galing, Lady Gaga. Makes me more mad that it lost.\u201d
— Emil Hofile\u00f1a (@Emil Hofile\u00f1a) 1456755223

\u201chow Lady Gaga lost to Sam Smith is beyond me. #Oscars\u201d
— Samantha \uea00 (@Samantha \uea00) 1456750561

Long story short, GAGA WAS ROBBED.

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