Deadpool & Wolverine opened with Wade Wilson pulling off some impressive dance moves to the tune of NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye." However, it wasn't Ryan Reynolds in the suit; instead, dancer Nick Pauley took on the role of the MCU's "Dancepool."
During Sunday's 97th Academy Awards, host Conan O'Brien performed "I Won't Waste Time" and was accompanied on stage by Dune: Part Two's Sandworm and Deadpool & Wolverine's titular Merc with the Mouth.
The Marvel Studios movie didn't receive a single nomination - much to the chagrin of many comic book fans - but Deadpool's cameo felt like an acknowledgement of what a positive impact the threequel made to theaters in 2024.
Now, Pauley has taken to Instagram to confirm he once again donned the suit for the Oscars. He also credited Ryan Reynolds for advocating that he be the one who hit the stage as "Dancepool."
"Thank you [Ryan Reynolds]; who loved the idea of 'Dancepool at the Oscars," he wrote on Instagram. "I mean, the REAL DEADPOOL approving my silly (insanely elaborate and complicated) idea?!?! Pinch me... & Not only that!! you advocated for OG Dancepool. That's [frick]ing awesome and I love you for that andddd I love you. Is it too soon for the L word? I hope not! oop— I'm crying again. Sigh... Sorry y'all I'll probably never shut up about this."
Pauley also got to meet last year's Best Actor winner Robert Downey Jr., and we know many of you will be hoping to see his Doctor Doom Variant share the screen with Reynolds as Deadpool in next year's Avengers: Doomsday. Think of this as a taste of what might be to come.
You can check out Pauley's "Dancepool" updates from the Oscars below.
If you decided to give the ceremony a miss on Sunday evening (you didn't miss much, don't worry), here's the full list of 2025's Oscar winners:
Best Picture
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Best Actress
WINNER: Mikey Madison - Anora
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best Actor
WINNER: Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Yura Borisov - Anora
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best Director
WINNER: Sean Baker - Anora
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best International Feature
WINNER: I'm Still Here - Brazil
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Conclave - Peter Straughan
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best Original Song
WINNER: El Mal - Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late - Elton John: Never Too Late
Mi Camino - Emilia Pérez
Like A Bird - Sing Sing
The Journey - The Six Triple Eight
Best Original Score
WINNER: The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Documentary Feature
WINNER: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Eta
Sugarcane
Best Costume Design
WINNER: Wicked
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best Make-Up And Hairstyling
WINNER: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Production Design
WINNER: Wicked
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best Sound
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Film Editing
WINNER: Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Cinematography
WINNER: The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best Live-Action Short
WINNER: I'm Not a Robot
Anuja
The Last Ranger
A Lien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Best Animated Short
WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Me
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Best Documentary Short
WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart