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January 16, 2014. The nominations are in for 86th Academy Awards® presented by Actor Chris Hemsworth and President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Music category nominations are hailed from movie blockbusters SAVING MR. BANKS, HER, GRAVITY, THE BOOK THIEF and MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM!
Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, will also be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. Ellen DeGeneres Returns To Host The Oscars®!
John Legend, nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, will take the stage on Oscar Sunday at Academy’s official post-Oscars celebration, the Governors Ball
“John Legend is one of the industry’s most innovative and talented artists,” said Jeffrey Kurland, Costume Design Branch governor and chair of the Governors Ball. “We’re thrilled he will be joining us to celebrate this year’s achievements in film, and for what promises to be a most memorable evening.”
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Legend’s critically acclaimed 2004 debut album, Get Lifted, garnered eight Grammy nominations and earned him a win for best R&B album. That year he also won best new artist and best male R&B vocal performance for the hit single “Ordinary People.” His fourth solo album, Love in the Future, is nominated for best R&B album at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Legend’s songs have been included in the soundtracks of such films as WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, THINK LIKE A MAN and DJANGO UNCHAINED.
In 2007 Legend launched an education-focused organization, the Show Me Campaign, which works to break the cycle of poverty in both the U.S. and Africa. He also serves on the boards of several other organizations, including Stand for Children, Teach For America, the Harlem Village Academies and PopTech.
Legend will perform for the Ball’s 1,500 guests, which will include Oscar winners and nominees, show presenters and performers, and other luminaries. The Ball will be held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom on the top level of the Hollywood & Highland Center®.
Music Nominations are as follows. Go to oscar.go.com for full detail.
Music
Original Score
The Book Thief
John Williams
Gravity
Steven Price
Her
William Butler and Owen Pallett
Philomena
Alexandre Desplat
Saving Mr. Banks
Thomas Newman
Music
Original Song
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from ALONE YET NOT ALONE
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
"Happy" from DESPICABLE ME 2
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
"Let It Go" from FROZEN
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
"The Moon Song" from HER
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
"Ordinary Love" from MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson
