The five songs nominated at this year’s Oscars will be performed from the top of the Academy’s gleaming new film museum and a tiny fishing town in Iceland as producers aim to shake up the format of the pandemic-hit ceremony.
‘Hamilton’ star Leslie Odom Jr will be among those performing from the roof terrace of Los Angeles’ still-unopened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which has been in development for years but, like the Oscars, saw its launch delayed due to Covid-19.
His song ‘Speak Now’ from civil rights drama ‘One Night in Miami’ will form part of a special Oscars pre-show as will the ballad ‘Husavik’ from the Will Ferrell comedy ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’, performed from the Icelandic port of the same name.
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In keeping with the COVID-19 safe ceremony, this year’s Oscars telecast will reportedly feature pre-recorded outdoor performances for the Best Original Song category.
Variety reports this year’s nominated songs will be performed on the rooftop of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the opening of which was bumped from April 30 to September 30.
This year’s nominees include: “Fight for You” from
Judas and the Black Messiah; “Hear My Voice” from
The Trial of the Chicago 7; “Húsavík” from
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga; “Io Si” – “Seen” from
The Life Ahead; and
One Night in Miami’s “Speak Now.”
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.