The HBO concert special Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

Furthermore, watching this special now reveals the blueprint for A Star is Born (2018) and Chromatica Ball (2022). The emotional vulnerability we saw in the "Telephone" interlude at MSG blossomed into her Oscar-winning acting.

: The special received five Primetime Emmy nominations, winning for Outstanding Picture Editing Featured Musical Highlights

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For the rest of the show— Bad Romance , Telephone , the apocalyptic finale of Yoü and I —Maya danced. Not well. Not gracefully. But fiercely. When the final confetti cannon blasted and Gaga took a bow, screaming "You are the monsters! You are the fame!", Maya was crying and laughing at the same time.

As with all things Gaga, the costumes were legendary—ranging from outfits designed by Alexander McQueen to her own innovative, light-up creations.