Wednesday, January 22, 2025
In light of the Los Angeles wildfires, the
Oscars will pivot away from staging live performances of this year’s Best Original Song nominees in order to spotlight the stories of the songwriters and focus attention on those affected by the fires.
Academy CEO
Bill Kramer and president
Janet Yang sent a letter to Academy members today (1/22), in which they said, “This year the Best Original Song category presentation will move away from live performances and will be focused on the songwriters. We will celebrate their artistry through personal reflections from the teams who bring these songs to life. All of this, and more, will uncover the stories and inspiration behind this year’s nominees.”
The nominations will be announced on Thursday (1/23) at 8:30am [ET], with
Bowen Yang of
Saturday Night Live and actress
Rachel Sennott of
The Idol handling the reveal. The 14 songs on the Best Original Song shortlist are:
“Winter Coat” from
Blitz ; “Compress/Repress” from
Challengers “; Never Too Late” from
Elton John: Never Too Late ; “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez “Mi Camino” from
Emilia Pérez ; “Sick in the Head” from
Kneecap ;“Beyond” from
Moana 2; “Tell Me It’s You” from
Mufasa: The Lion King ; “Piece by Piece” from
Piece by Piece ; “Like a Bird” from
Sing Sing ; “The Journey” from
The Six Triple Eight ; “Out of Oklahoma” from
Twisters ; “Kiss the Sky” from
The Wild Robot and “Harper and Will Go West” from
Will & Harper.
Every Oscar party host
HITS knows is thankful that they won’t have to endure our sing-alongs.
