Early Oscar Viewing to Include Original Song Performances April 17, 2021 ABC announced that Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén, and Diane Warren will perform their songs for “ Oscars: Into the Spotlight,” which will air ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards. The five nominated original songs are competing against each other this year. The network explained that one performance will be recorded in Húsavík, Iceland, while the other four will be recorded 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.”