For much of the season the Oscar race for Best Original Song has appeared to be a head-to-head duel between Billie Eilish and Finneas‘s “No Time to Die” theme song and Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s “Encanto” ballad “Dos Oruguitas.” But there’s a chance we’re underestimating Beyonce‘s empowerment anthem “Be Alive” from “King Richard.” She reminds me of H.E.R., who upset to win this award last year for “Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
SEEWill Smith on playing a ‘lion’ of a man in ‘King Richard’ and helping Aunjanue Ellis with her ‘poker face’ for awards season
The similarity isn’t just that both artists are R&b singer-songwriters. It’s also a matter of the films they were nominated for and the films they were up against. Last year the front-runner was Leslie Odom Jr. for “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami,” for...
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The similarity isn’t just that both artists are R&b singer-songwriters. It’s also a matter of the films they were nominated for and the films they were up against. Last year the front-runner was Leslie Odom Jr. for “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami,” for...
- 3/24/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
‘Cruella’, ‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ and ‘Minari’ composers have all been nominated.
The World Soundtrack Awards has unveiled the first nominations for its 2021 edition, which will take place in its traditional slot as the closing event of Film Fest Ghent on October 23.
The ceremony is scheduled as a physical event this year and will be held at the opera house in Ghent for the first time.
Nicholas Britell, Daniel Pemberton and Emile Mosseri have received two nominations each.
Nainita Desai has benefitted from a rule change that sees documentary scores now eligible for all film score categories. Desai is...
The World Soundtrack Awards has unveiled the first nominations for its 2021 edition, which will take place in its traditional slot as the closing event of Film Fest Ghent on October 23.
The ceremony is scheduled as a physical event this year and will be held at the opera house in Ghent for the first time.
Nicholas Britell, Daniel Pemberton and Emile Mosseri have received two nominations each.
Nainita Desai has benefitted from a rule change that sees documentary scores now eligible for all film score categories. Desai is...
- 8/6/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
It has been another strange and uncertain year for Hollywood, with the pandemic hitting cinemas hard and streaming services rising to hold the fort. It has also been a year in which we’ve seen a growing diversity in front of, and behind the camera, with an increasing focus on new voices and new stories being told.
Last year saw Bong Joon-ho ‘s Parasite achieve Oscar greatness and, for a brief pre-covid moment, it seemed that the world of cinema was beginning to embrace a wider world. The 2021 BAFTAs showed signs this was continuing with Minari, Another Round and Promising Young Woman taking home a clutch of awards each.
This year’s American Academy Awards will be a strange affair, certainly one to remember.
Here is the full list of nominations with Winners in bold.
Best Picture
“The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.)
“Mank...
Last year saw Bong Joon-ho ‘s Parasite achieve Oscar greatness and, for a brief pre-covid moment, it seemed that the world of cinema was beginning to embrace a wider world. The 2021 BAFTAs showed signs this was continuing with Minari, Another Round and Promising Young Woman taking home a clutch of awards each.
This year’s American Academy Awards will be a strange affair, certainly one to remember.
Here is the full list of nominations with Winners in bold.
Best Picture
“The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros.)
“Mank...
- 4/26/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Best Picture
Nomadland
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Actress
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen...
Nomadland
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Actress
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen...
- 4/26/2021
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Things are of course very different this year, and all performances for the Academy Award nominees for Best Original Song were performed during the preshow, which began at 6:30 p.m. Et., rather than being interspersed and performed live during the Oscars event at Union Station in Los Angeles.
The nominees for Best Original Song span H.E.R.’s soulful anthem from Judas and the Black Messiah to Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ melodramatically hilarious track from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Songwriter Diane Warren, who has yet to win an Oscar,...
The nominees for Best Original Song span H.E.R.’s soulful anthem from Judas and the Black Messiah to Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ melodramatically hilarious track from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Songwriter Diane Warren, who has yet to win an Oscar,...
- 4/26/2021
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
One of the major changes made to the pandemic-impacted 2021 Academy Awards was pre-recording all Original Song nominees and moving them to the 90-minute official pre-show, Oscars: Into the Spotlight on ABC.
“Húsavík”, performed by Molly Sandén, was taped in Húsavík, Iceland where Sandén was joined by a children’s choir. In the movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the song is performed by Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell with vocals by Sandén and Ferrell. Filmed at night, the Oscar performance ended with fireworks over the picturesque Húsavík harbor.
The other songs, “Io Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se), “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7, “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami and “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah, were shot at the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles with views of the city.
“Húsavík”, performed by Molly Sandén, was taped in Húsavík, Iceland where Sandén was joined by a children’s choir. In the movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the song is performed by Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell with vocals by Sandén and Ferrell. Filmed at night, the Oscar performance ended with fireworks over the picturesque Húsavík harbor.
The other songs, “Io Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se), “Hear My Voice” from The Trial of the Chicago 7, “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami and “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah, were shot at the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles with views of the city.
- 4/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony was historic in more ways than one, making the 441-day wait for the 93rd Academy Awards well worth it.
“The Father” star Anthony Hopkins nabbed actor, Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”) took home the actress prize, Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) won for supporting actor and “Minari’s” Yuh-Jung Youn claimed supporting actress, becoming the first Korean actor to do so. Nine actors of color earned Academy Award nominations — an Oscar record for diversity in those categories — but only two won. Additionally, more women were nominated in 2021 than in any previous year.
“Nomadland’s” Chloé Zhao made history as well, becoming the second woman and the first woman of color to win an Oscar for directing. The film also won best picture.
Unlike other awards shows during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hollywood’s biggest night was held in person, and televised live on ABC from the...
“The Father” star Anthony Hopkins nabbed actor, Frances McDormand (“Nomadland”) took home the actress prize, Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) won for supporting actor and “Minari’s” Yuh-Jung Youn claimed supporting actress, becoming the first Korean actor to do so. Nine actors of color earned Academy Award nominations — an Oscar record for diversity in those categories — but only two won. Additionally, more women were nominated in 2021 than in any previous year.
“Nomadland’s” Chloé Zhao made history as well, becoming the second woman and the first woman of color to win an Oscar for directing. The film also won best picture.
Unlike other awards shows during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hollywood’s biggest night was held in person, and televised live on ABC from the...
- 4/25/2021
- by Maane Khatchatourian
- Variety Film + TV
Iceland’s big bid for an Academy Award this year is the show-stopping, soaring ballad “Husavik (My Hometown)” from the Netflix movie “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” Written by Fat Max Gsus, Rickard Göransson, and Savan Kotecha, the track is up for Best Original Song at the Oscars, and Swedish pop star Molly Sandén got the chance to belt it out during a glorious pre-taped performance that took place in the real town of Husavik. While the performance aired during the Academy Awards pre-show, you can watch it below.
In the lead-up to the Academy Awards, Icelanders have rallied behind the song from the spoofy comedy starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. Husavik, a town of just about 2,300 people, began staging a grassroots Oscar campaign earlier this year.
“It’s such a beautiful song about our town,” Örlygur Örlygsson, a local entrepreneur spearheading the campaign, told the Associated Press.
In the lead-up to the Academy Awards, Icelanders have rallied behind the song from the spoofy comedy starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. Husavik, a town of just about 2,300 people, began staging a grassroots Oscar campaign earlier this year.
“It’s such a beautiful song about our town,” Örlygur Örlygsson, a local entrepreneur spearheading the campaign, told the Associated Press.
- 4/25/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
This year’s roster of Best Original Song and Score nominees includes a heavy dose of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (double nominees in the score category), more of the same from 12-time nominee Diane Warren, and the support of an entire Icelandic town. But while not every expected contender wound up cited in the Academy Awards’ two music categories (better luck next year to Taylor Swift and former winner Alexandre Desplat), the 2021 Oscar nominees for Best Original Song and Best Score include some very worthy musica
What are the Best Original Song nominees?
“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest”
Music and lyrics by Rickard Göransson, Fat Max Gsus & Savan Kotecha (Watch the Gold Derby interview here)
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Music by D’Mile & H.E.R.; lyrics by H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas
“Io Si (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead”
Music by Diane Warren; lyrics by Laura Pausini...
What are the Best Original Song nominees?
“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest”
Music and lyrics by Rickard Göransson, Fat Max Gsus & Savan Kotecha (Watch the Gold Derby interview here)
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Music by D’Mile & H.E.R.; lyrics by H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas
“Io Si (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead”
Music by Diane Warren; lyrics by Laura Pausini...
- 4/25/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Oscars season is official underway, and Nomadland, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, Sound of Metal, and Promising Young Woman are all up for some of the biggest awards of the year.
Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Minari lead the pack, with multiple Oscar nominations, including nods for Best Picture. Nomadland’s Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand, are up for Best Director and Best Actress, respectively, while notable acting nods include Riz Ahmed, who scored a nomination for Best Actor for his starring role as Ruben in Sound of Metal; Steven Yeun,...
Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Minari lead the pack, with multiple Oscar nominations, including nods for Best Picture. Nomadland’s Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand, are up for Best Director and Best Actress, respectively, while notable acting nods include Riz Ahmed, who scored a nomination for Best Actor for his starring role as Ruben in Sound of Metal; Steven Yeun,...
- 4/23/2021
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
Usually, the Oscar nominations for Best Original Song are pretty predictable: There’s almost always a Disney torch song, a pop star trying to break the mold, and a tune by Diane Warren, who has been nominated 12 times now with no wins so far. But this year, among songs by H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr., and, of course, Diane Warren, there’s a surprise contender: “Húsavík (My Hometown),” a schmaltzy Europop parody sung in faux-Icelandic accents by Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in the Netflix comedy, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
- 4/23/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Outside of the wildly unpredictable Best Actress race, there is one other Oscar category that feels somewhat up in the air: Best Original Song. The odds will tell you otherwise: “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami” is the overwhelming favorite with 10/3 odds and more than 3,200 votes. No other nominee — “Io Si (Seen)” from “The Life Ahead,” “Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” “Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — has more than 900.
And yet there is no prevalent feeling that “Speak Now” is a lock here because this category is, um, very soft. Which is why you’d be a fool to count out “Husavik.” “Eurovision” is the least Oscar-friendly of the nominated films, but “Husavik” could very well have a thrilling moment in the sun like Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) do.
And yet there is no prevalent feeling that “Speak Now” is a lock here because this category is, um, very soft. Which is why you’d be a fool to count out “Husavik.” “Eurovision” is the least Oscar-friendly of the nominated films, but “Husavik” could very well have a thrilling moment in the sun like Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) do.
- 4/15/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
With the Oscars just ten days away, Variety has learned a number of the original song performances will be pre-recorded this coming Monday and Tuesday.
At least some of the contenders will be performing their nominated songs on the rooftop of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. The recorded musical acts will serve a dual purpose: They will boast a dramatic, Hollywood-only backdrop and will also provide a plug for the costly and oft-delayed museum, which was originally intended to open on April 30 and will instead welcome guests on Sept. 30.
The original song contenders this year are: “Speak Now” with music and lyrics by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth, “Io Si (Seen)” with music by Diane Warren; lyrics by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini, “Fight for You” with music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; lyrics by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas,...
At least some of the contenders will be performing their nominated songs on the rooftop of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. The recorded musical acts will serve a dual purpose: They will boast a dramatic, Hollywood-only backdrop and will also provide a plug for the costly and oft-delayed museum, which was originally intended to open on April 30 and will instead welcome guests on Sept. 30.
The original song contenders this year are: “Speak Now” with music and lyrics by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth, “Io Si (Seen)” with music by Diane Warren; lyrics by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini, “Fight for You” with music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; lyrics by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay and Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The Swedish Mafia is coming to the Oscars. No, we don’t mean the euro house supergroup Swedish House Mafia, we’re talking about songwriters and producers, Rickard Göransson, Savan Kotecha and Fat Max Gsus. The trio is part of a group of Swedish or Swedish-adjacent musicians who have collaborated on some of the biggest pop hits over the past decade. Now, they are slightly unexpected nominees in the Best Original Song category for “Husavik (My Hometown)” from the Netflix comedy “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.”
Read More: Laura Pausini Is Ready To Sing For Her ‘Io sì (Seen)’ Oscar Nomination [Interview]
The trio’s credits include Ariana Grande’s “God is a Woman,” The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face,” Britney Spears “I Wanna Go” and Demi Lovato’s “Cool For The Summer,” among many others, but the opportunity to write for the David Dobkin film...
Read More: Laura Pausini Is Ready To Sing For Her ‘Io sì (Seen)’ Oscar Nomination [Interview]
The trio’s credits include Ariana Grande’s “God is a Woman,” The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face,” Britney Spears “I Wanna Go” and Demi Lovato’s “Cool For The Summer,” among many others, but the opportunity to write for the David Dobkin film...
- 4/8/2021
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson and Fat Max Gsus are no strangers to receiving acclaim and recognition for their songwriting. Kotecha has helped co-write hits such as Ariana Grande’s “Boom Boom,” The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” and One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful,” while Göransson has written songs for the likes of Avril Lavigne, Zara Larsson and Flo Rida.
And yet, for all the Grammy nominations, platinum records and chart successes, nothing quite compares to the responses they’ve engendered for “Husavik,” the climactic power ballad part-sung by Will Ferrell at the end of the ...
And yet, for all the Grammy nominations, platinum records and chart successes, nothing quite compares to the responses they’ve engendered for “Husavik,” the climactic power ballad part-sung by Will Ferrell at the end of the ...
Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson and Fat Max Gsus are no strangers to receiving acclaim and recognition for their songwriting. Kotecha has helped co-write hits such as Ariana Grande’s “Boom Boom,” The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” and One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful,” while Göransson has written songs for the likes of Avril Lavigne, Zara Larsson and Flo Rida.
And yet, for all the Grammy nominations, platinum records and chart successes, nothing quite compares to the responses they’ve engendered for “Husavik,” the climactic power ballad part-sung by Will Ferrell at the end of the ...
And yet, for all the Grammy nominations, platinum records and chart successes, nothing quite compares to the responses they’ve engendered for “Husavik,” the climactic power ballad part-sung by Will Ferrell at the end of the ...
Everyone in the music business is wondering the same thing: Could veteran songwriter Diane Warren, denied the Oscar 11 times over the past 33 years, finally win on her 12th try?
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” this year penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Invoking a ’70s...
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” this year penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You” from “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Invoking a ’70s...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone in the music business is wondering the same thing: Could veteran songwriter Diane Warren, denied the Oscar 11 times over the past 33 years, finally win on her 12th try?
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win an Oscar.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You”
From “Judas and the Black Messiah...
Warren, whose movie songs range from Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” to Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” penned “Io Sì (Seen)” for Netflix’s “The Life Ahead.” Sung in Italian by co-lyricist Laura Pausini, it could become only the fourth foreign-language song to win an Oscar.
But it’s far from a sure thing. Only one song (“Husavik” from “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”) is actually performed during the film itself, and that can be a potent factor for voters; and the other three relate to the social-justice issues of the 1960s that continue to be relevant today. All but Warren are first-time nominees.
“Fight for You”
From “Judas and the Black Messiah...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
“Insert song here” was the task for “Eurovision Song Contest” executive music producer Savan Kotecha at various points in the script of the Will Ferrell musical comedy that Netflix released last year. Kotecha, his fellow recording engineer Fat Max Gsus and their fellow lyricist Rickard Göransson are nominated now at the Oscars in the Best Original Song category for the climactic “Husavik” ballad. Kotecha explains in their exclusive interview with Gold Derby (watch the video above), “The challenge with this one was, really, we were just going off of what the character — what she wanted to say,” referencing Rachel McAdams‘ character from the titular band Fire Saga.
SEEthe list of 2021 Grammy Award winners.
Göransson adds that “another starting point” for them was the objective to craft a “credible song” that believably could have competed at the real annual Eurovision Song Contest. He clarifies that they did not seek to write...
SEEthe list of 2021 Grammy Award winners.
Göransson adds that “another starting point” for them was the objective to craft a “credible song” that believably could have competed at the real annual Eurovision Song Contest. He clarifies that they did not seek to write...
- 3/26/2021
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Following their win at the Golden Globes, in the category of Best Original Song – Motion Picture, songwriters Diane Warren and Laura Pausini have locked down an Oscar nomination, which recognized “Io Sì,” the original song they wrote for Italian Netflix drama, The Life Ahead.
While this recognition brought Warren to a career total of 12 noms, it happened to mark the first for Pausini, who’s referred to by her collaborator as “the best singer in Italy.”
“For Italy, this is an honor,” Pausini said. “I’m happy to be part of this project because this is a project we made as a family.”
While Warren is no newcomer to the Oscars competition, getting nominated for her songs never gets old. “This is so great, it really is, and so exciting,” she said. “I haven’t won yet, so maybe Laura, you’re my lucky charm here.”
Directed by Edoardo Ponti,...
While this recognition brought Warren to a career total of 12 noms, it happened to mark the first for Pausini, who’s referred to by her collaborator as “the best singer in Italy.”
“For Italy, this is an honor,” Pausini said. “I’m happy to be part of this project because this is a project we made as a family.”
While Warren is no newcomer to the Oscars competition, getting nominated for her songs never gets old. “This is so great, it really is, and so exciting,” she said. “I haven’t won yet, so maybe Laura, you’re my lucky charm here.”
Directed by Edoardo Ponti,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Just a day after winning two Grammys, renowned R&b artist H.E.R. earned her first Oscar nomination. The nom came in recognition of her original song “Fight for You,” which she penned and performed for Warner Bros. Pictures’ Judas and the Black Messiah.
For H.E.R., the recognition on the part of the Academy means the world. “I couldn’t believe it. You know, I feel like I’m part of history, I’m making history, and I’m doing what I love. So, it’s all really a blessing,” she told Deadline. “To be spreading such an important message, and hopefully, leading this generation into some changes, I pray that’s what I’m doing.”
From the artist’s perspective, both Judas and its “uptempo, soulful” end title track arrived at just the right time. “It’s the perfect time because in 2020, we had to be still, and we witnessed very hurtful,...
For H.E.R., the recognition on the part of the Academy means the world. “I couldn’t believe it. You know, I feel like I’m part of history, I’m making history, and I’m doing what I love. So, it’s all really a blessing,” she told Deadline. “To be spreading such an important message, and hopefully, leading this generation into some changes, I pray that’s what I’m doing.”
From the artist’s perspective, both Judas and its “uptempo, soulful” end title track arrived at just the right time. “It’s the perfect time because in 2020, we had to be still, and we witnessed very hurtful,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Mere hours after the conclusion of the Grammys, the organizers of the Academy Awards have announced five more songs worthy of a golden statuette.
The nominees for Best Original Song are a fun mix of highbrow and lowbrow tunes, spanning H.E.R.’s soulful anthem from Judas and the Black Messiah to Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ melodramatically hilarious track from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Songwriter Diane Warren, who has yet to win an Oscar, earns her 12th nomination this year for her contribution to the Italian film,...
The nominees for Best Original Song are a fun mix of highbrow and lowbrow tunes, spanning H.E.R.’s soulful anthem from Judas and the Black Messiah to Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ melodramatically hilarious track from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Songwriter Diane Warren, who has yet to win an Oscar, earns her 12th nomination this year for her contribution to the Italian film,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In one of the most difficult years for everyone, there was a time when there was a question of whether the Oscars, the world’s most prestigious movie awards, would take place. However, the film industry has overcome its obstacles and the nominations for 2021 have finally arrived.
For the first time ever, two women have been nominated in the Best Director category with both Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) and Emerald Fennel (Promising Young Women) taking those noms.
Those competing in the Best Picture Category include ‘The Father,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Mank,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’
Riz Ahmed, Chadwick Boseman, Steven Yeun are amongst the Best Actor nominees whilst Viola Davis, Vanessa Kirby and Andra Day take nominations for Best Actress.
The ceremony for the 93rd Academy Awards are set to take place across multiple locations and in-person on April 25th.
For the first time ever, two women have been nominated in the Best Director category with both Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) and Emerald Fennel (Promising Young Women) taking those noms.
Those competing in the Best Picture Category include ‘The Father,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Mank,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’
Riz Ahmed, Chadwick Boseman, Steven Yeun are amongst the Best Actor nominees whilst Viola Davis, Vanessa Kirby and Andra Day take nominations for Best Actress.
The ceremony for the 93rd Academy Awards are set to take place across multiple locations and in-person on April 25th.
- 3/15/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Minari all received multiple Oscar nominations Monday, March 15th. The 93rd Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, April 25th.
Those three films are up for Best Picture and will compete against The Father, Mank, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Minari and Nomadland directors Lee Isaac Chung and Chloé Zhao, respectively, are also up for Best Director, as are Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, David Fincher for Mank, and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman.
Those three films are up for Best Picture and will compete against The Father, Mank, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Minari and Nomadland directors Lee Isaac Chung and Chloé Zhao, respectively, are also up for Best Director, as are Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round, David Fincher for Mank, and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman.
- 3/15/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
After the many delays of this pandemic year, the Oscar nominations are finally here.
Competing for best picture are “The Father,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Mank,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
Netflix’s “Mank” scored a leading 10 nominations, including nods for best director (David Fincher), best actor (Gary Oldman) and best supporting actress (Amanda Seyfried), in addition to best picture.
Following behind with six nominations apiece are “The Father,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” received five nods.
Two women were nominated for best director for the first time ever with Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”). They will compete against Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), David Fincher (“Mank”) and Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”).
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Competing for best picture are “The Father,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Mank,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
Netflix’s “Mank” scored a leading 10 nominations, including nods for best director (David Fincher), best actor (Gary Oldman) and best supporting actress (Amanda Seyfried), in addition to best picture.
Following behind with six nominations apiece are “The Father,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” received five nods.
Two women were nominated for best director for the first time ever with Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”). They will compete against Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), David Fincher (“Mank”) and Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”).
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- 3/15/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan and Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
It was definitely an evening of “soul” at the second annual Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards, as the Pixar film “Soul” and the Latvian film “Blizzard of Souls” took the top prizes for outstanding original scores for 2020 films.
The “Soul” composing trio of Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste won for outstanding original score for a studio film, their second such prize in 48 hours after winning the Golden Globe Sunday night. Should it maintain this momentum through other ceremonies in the weeks to come, “Soul” could be the film to beat at Oscar time.
Batiste, music director for TV’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” contributed the jazz material for the story about an aspiring jazz pianist whose life is cut short by an accident. Reznor and Ross wrote the dramatic score. Reznor and Ross, who were also nominated this year for “Mank,” are best known for their Nine...
The “Soul” composing trio of Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste won for outstanding original score for a studio film, their second such prize in 48 hours after winning the Golden Globe Sunday night. Should it maintain this momentum through other ceremonies in the weeks to come, “Soul” could be the film to beat at Oscar time.
Batiste, music director for TV’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” contributed the jazz material for the story about an aspiring jazz pianist whose life is cut short by an accident. Reznor and Ross wrote the dramatic score. Reznor and Ross, who were also nominated this year for “Mank,” are best known for their Nine...
- 3/3/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
When the Will Ferrell-Rachel McAdams comedy “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” hit Netflix last year, it garnered a lot of fans. Among those are the residents of Húsavík, the small fishing village in Iceland with 2,300 residents, where the film is set. And they couldn’t be more thrilled that the song from the film, also called “Húsavík,” has made the shortlist for the Oscars. An ode to town itself and the universal love for hometowns, it features lyrics like, “Where the northern lights burst out in colors / And the magic nights surpass all others.”
Now the town has created their own campaign for the song here and produced a video extolling the virtues of “the most beautiful town in the world.” Resident Óskar Óskarsson (actor Sigurður Illugason) takes us through the town, even stopping to make an offering for the elves, and shows how excited...
Now the town has created their own campaign for the song here and produced a video extolling the virtues of “the most beautiful town in the world.” Resident Óskar Óskarsson (actor Sigurður Illugason) takes us through the town, even stopping to make an offering for the elves, and shows how excited...
- 3/2/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Predicting the nominees for Best Original Song at the Oscars is made more difficult by the three-stage process. In years past, many seemingly sure-fire contenders were deemed to be ineligible. Even those ditties that clear this hurdle then have to pass muster with the nearly 400 members members of the music branch of the academy. In recent years, upwards of 75 songs have been in the running. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2021 Oscar predictions for Best Original Song.)
To be even eligible for consideration, a tune must meet these criteria:
It must be an original song with words and music, both of which were original and written specifically for the film;
It must be the result of a creative interaction between the filmmaker(s) and the songwriter(s) who have been engaged to work directly on the film; and
There must be a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition (not necessarily visually...
To be even eligible for consideration, a tune must meet these criteria:
It must be an original song with words and music, both of which were original and written specifically for the film;
It must be the result of a creative interaction between the filmmaker(s) and the songwriter(s) who have been engaged to work directly on the film; and
There must be a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition (not necessarily visually...
- 2/10/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Ariana Grande fans still have a month to wait for her upcoming fourth album “Sweetner,” which drops on August 17. But on July 13 she gave listeners another taste, and when she’s done you’ll believe “God is a Woman.” Watch the lyric video above.
The single isn’t so much a feminist anthem as it is a sultry come-on, with lyrics like “You love it how I move you / You love it how I touch you / My one, when all is said and done / You’ll believe God is a woman.” It was written by Grande along with Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and Rickard Göransson.
Salmanzadeh, Martin and Kotecha also co-wrote Grande’s last single from “Sweetener,” the uplifting “No Tears Left to Cry.” That song was released back in April, debuting at number-three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spending several weeks after that in the...
The single isn’t so much a feminist anthem as it is a sultry come-on, with lyrics like “You love it how I move you / You love it how I touch you / My one, when all is said and done / You’ll believe God is a woman.” It was written by Grande along with Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and Rickard Göransson.
Salmanzadeh, Martin and Kotecha also co-wrote Grande’s last single from “Sweetener,” the uplifting “No Tears Left to Cry.” That song was released back in April, debuting at number-three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spending several weeks after that in the...
- 7/14/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
In the wee hours of Friday morning Ariana Grande dropped “God Is a Woman,” the second single from her forthcoming fourth studio album “Sweetener,” and the song features surprisingly explicit lyrics for the singer:
“You love it how I move you
You love it how I touch you
My one, when all is said and done
You’ll believe God is a woman
My one, it lingers when we’re done
You’ll believe God is a woman”
The armchair analysts are already hard at work on the song’s lyrics. Later in the day, Grande dropped a completely bonkers Dave Meyers-helmed video for the song that features her standing on a planet surrounded by a galaxy, then being pelted with negative words (which bounce off of her) by a bunch of white men, then surrounded by animated wolves, then on top of a lighthouse, and at the very...
“You love it how I move you
You love it how I touch you
My one, when all is said and done
You’ll believe God is a woman
My one, it lingers when we’re done
You’ll believe God is a woman”
The armchair analysts are already hard at work on the song’s lyrics. Later in the day, Grande dropped a completely bonkers Dave Meyers-helmed video for the song that features her standing on a planet surrounded by a galaxy, then being pelted with negative words (which bounce off of her) by a bunch of white men, then surrounded by animated wolves, then on top of a lighthouse, and at the very...
- 7/13/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
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