Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and
Diane Warren to Perform Nominated Original Songs
Ariana DeBose, Colman Domingo, Lil Rel Howery and Andrew Rannells
to Host Oscars Specials Live on ABC
LOS ANGELES, CA – Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and Diane Warren will perform the five nominated original songs in their entirety for “Oscars: Into the Spotlight,” the lead-in to the 93rd Oscars®, producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced today. One performance will be recorded in Húsavík, Iceland and four at the Dolby Family Terrace of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
“We’ve come up with some serious pre-game and post-game action to enhance our main event,” said Collins, Sher and Soderbergh. “Our suggestion is just tune in for the whole shebang, otherwise you’ll miss something really unexpected and fun.”
Hosted by actors Ariana DeBose (“Hamilton”) and Lil Rel Howery (“Bad Trip”), the 90-minute “Oscars: Into the Spotlight” will highlight the nominees’ journey to Hollywood’s biggest night, give fans around the world the ultimate insiders’ sneak peek into the party and for the first time bring Oscar music to the festivities. The show will feature a special appearance by DJ Tara. “Oscars: Into the Spotlight” will air on Oscar Sunday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
At the conclusion of the 93rd Oscars, the celebration continues live on ABC with “Oscars: After Dark,” hosted by actors Colman Domingo (“Zola”) and Andrew Rannells (“The Prom”) and featuring interviews by film critic Elvis Mitchell. The special recaps the evening’s must-see moments and showcases Oscar® winners as they have their statuettes personalized.
Both specials are executive-produced by Michael Antinoro and David Chamberlin, alongside producers Collins, Sher and Soderbergh.
The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite. “Oscars: Into the Spotlight” will air live on Oscar Sunday, April 25, on ABC at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. “Oscars: After Dark” will immediately follow the Oscars show.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
- RIZ AHMED/Sound of Metal
- CHADWICK BOSEMAN/Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- ANTHONY HOPKINS/The Father
- GARY OLDMAN/Mank
- STEVEN YEUN/Minari
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
- SACHA BARON COHEN/The Trial of the Chicago 7
- DANIEL KALUUYA/Judas and the Black Messiah
- LESLIE ODOM, JR./One Night in Miami…
- PAUL RACI/Sound of Metal
- LAKEITH STANFIELD/Judas and the Black Messiah
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
- VIOLA DAVIS/Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- ANDRA DAY/The United States vs. Billie Holiday
- VANESSA KIRBY/Pieces of a Woman
- FRANCES MCDORMAND/Nomadland
- CAREY MULLIGAN/Promising Young Woman
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
- MARIA BAKALOVA
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- GLENN CLOSE/Hillbilly Elegy
- OLIVIA COLMAN/The Father
- AMANDA SEYFRIED/Mank
- YUH-JUNG YOUN/Minari
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES
- ONWARD/Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae
- OVER THE MOON/Glen Keane, Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou
- A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON/Richard Phelan, Will Becher and Paul Kewley
- SOUL/Pete Docter and Dana Murray
- WOLFWALKERS/Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young and Stéphan Roelants
CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEES
- JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH/Sean Bobbitt
- MANK/Erik Messerschmidt
- NEWS OF THE WORLD/Dariusz Wolski
- NOMADLAND/Joshua James Richards
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7/Phedon Papamichael
COSTUME DESIGN
NOMINEES
- EMMA/Alexandra Byrne
- MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM/Ann Roth
- MANK/Trish Summerville
- MULAN/Bina Daigeler
- PINOCCHIO/Massimo Cantini Parrini
DIRECTING
NOMINEES
- ANOTHER ROUND/Thomas Vinterberg
- MANK/David Fincher
- MINARI/Lee Isaac Chung
- NOMADLAND/Chloé Zhao
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN/Emerald Fennell
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
NOMINEES
- COLLECTIVE/Alexander Nanau and Bianca Oana
- CRIP CAMP/Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder
- THE MOLE AGENT/Maite Alberdi and Marcela Santibáñez
- MY OCTOPUS TEACHER/Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster
- TIME/Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino and Kellen Quinn
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
NOMINEES
- COLETTE/Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
- A CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION/Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
- DO NOT SPLIT/Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
- HUNGER WARD/Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
- A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA/Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
FILM EDITING
NOMINEES
- THE FATHER/Yorgos Lamprinos
- NOMADLAND/Chloé Zhao
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN/Frédéric Thoraval
- SOUND OF METAL/Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7/Alan Baumgarten
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES
- ANOTHER ROUND/Denmark
- BETTER DAYS/Hong Kong
- COLLECTIVE/Romania
- THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN/Tunisia
- QUO VADIS, AIDA?/Bosnia and Herzegovina
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
NOMINEES
- EMMA/Marese Langan, Laura Allen and Claudia Stolze
- HILLBILLY ELEGY/Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle and Patricia Dehaney
- MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM/Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
- MANK/Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri and Colleen LaBaff
- PINOCCHIO/Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli and Francesco Pegoretti
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
NOMINEES
- DA 5 BLOODS/Terence Blanchard
- MANK/Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- MINARI/Emile Mosseri
- NEWS OF THE WORLD/James Newton Howard
- SOUL/Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
NOMINEES
- FIGHT FOR YOU/from Judas and the Black Messiah; Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
- HEAR MY VOICE/from The Trial of the Chicago 7; Music by Daniel Pemberton; Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
- HUSAVIK/from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga; Music and Lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Göransson
- IO SÌ (SEEN)/from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se); Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
- SPEAK NOW/from One Night in Miami…; Music and Lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES
- THE FATHER/David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi and Philippe Carcassonne, Producers
- JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH/Shaka King, Charles D. King, and Ryan Coogler, Producers
- MANK/Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
- MINARI/Christina Oh, Producer
- NOMADLAND/Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey and Chloé Zhao, Producers
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN/Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell and Josey McNamara, Producers
- SOUND OF METAL/Bert Hamelinck and Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7/Marc Platt and Stuart Besser, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN
NOMINEES
- THE FATHER/Production Design: Peter Francis; Set Decoration: Cathy Featherstone
- MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM/Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara and Diana Stoughton
- MANK/Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
- NEWS OF THE WORLD/Production Design: David Crank; Set Decoration: Elizabeth Keenan
- TENET/Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
NOMINEES
- BURROW/Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat
- GENIUS LOCI/Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise
- IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU/Will McCormack and Michael Govier
- OPERA/Erick Oh
- YES-PEOPLE/Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
NOMINEES
- FEELING THROUGH/Doug Roland and Susan Ruzenski
- THE LETTER ROOM/Elvira Lind and Sofia Sondervan
- THE PRESENT/Farah Nabulsi and Ossama Bawardi
- TWO DISTANT STRANGERS/Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
- WHITE EYE/Tomer Shushan and Shira Hochman
SOUND
NOMINEES
- GREYHOUND/Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders and David Wyman
- MANK/Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance and Drew Kunin
- NEWS OF THE WORLD/Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller and John Pritchett
- SOUL/Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott and David Parker
- SOUND OF METAL/Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michellee Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh
VISUAL EFFECTS
NOMINEES
- LOVE AND MONSTERS/Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
- THE MIDNIGHT SKY/Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
- MULAN/Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
- THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN/Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez
- TENET/Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
NOMINEES
- BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN
- Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina Pedrad
- THE FATHER/Screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
- NOMADLAND/Written for the screen by Chloé Zhao
- ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…/Screenplay by Kemp Powers
- THE WHITE TIGER/Written for the screen by Ramin Bahrani
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
NOMINEES
- JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH/Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King; Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
- MINARI/Written by Lee Isaac Chung
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN/Written by Emerald Fennell
- SOUND OF METAL/Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder; Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7Written by Aaron Sorkin
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