Oscars 2024: Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo & Becky G Among Preselected Artists
There have also been significant omissions, such as the songs from 'Willy Wonka' and 'Wish'
On March 10th, we’ll find out who wins at the Oscars this year. But before that, on January 23rd, we’ll learn about the nominees who could be up for this prestigious award. And even earlier, we’ve already heard about the potential candidates in some categories, including music. When it comes to the list of original songs that might win an Oscar, there are fifteen contenders. Three of them have already been featured in big movies this year, especially in Barbie.
<3333 thank you to @theacademy for shortlisting “What Was I Made For?” in the Best Original Song category today. sooo grateful to be a part of @barbiethemovie. thank you greta, @iammarkronson, and @wyattish 🎀🎀🎀 @finneas”
This Barbie has made the Oscars 2024 shortlist with «Dance The Night» @iammarkronson @carolineailin @wyattish 💕💕💕 thank you to @theacademy !!!! What a dreaaaam!!!!
We also spot Olivia Rodrigo, who could get nominated for her song «Can’t Catch Me Now,» from The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
so excited and thankful that Can’t Catch Me Now was included in the Oscar’s shortlist for best original song!! and @_the_scl nominated it for outstanding original song for a dramatic or documentary visual media production!!!! so grateful and so honored to get to write music for such an amazing story🦋 ”
Shortlist for Best Original Song
- Jon Batiste. «It Never Went Away» (American Symphony)
- Jarvis Cocker. «Dear Alien» (Who Art In Heaven) (Asteroid City)
- Dua Lipa. «Dance The Night» (Barbie)
- Ryan Gosling. «I’m Just Ken» (Barbie)
- Billie Eilish. «What Was I Made For?» (Barbie)
- Halle Bailey & Phylicia Pearl Mpasi. «Keep It Movin’» (The Color Purple)
- Fantasia. «Superpower (I)» (The Color Purple)
- Becky G. «The Fire Inside» (Flamin’ Hot)
- Eve Hewson & Orén Kinlan. «High Life» (Flora and Son)
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Eve Hewson. «Meet In The Middle» (Flora and Son)
- Olivia Rodrigo. «Can’t Catch Me Now» (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)
- Osage Tribal Singers. «Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)» (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- Sharon Van Etten. «Quiet Eyes» (Past Lives)
- Lenny Kravitz. «Road To Freedom» (Rustin)
- Metro Boomin x A$AP Rocky x Roisee. «Am I Dreaming» (Spider-Man: A Través del Spider-Verso)
One notable absence from the list, which disappointed many, is «Peaches» by Jack Black for Super Mario Bros. The Movie. And neither did songs from the musical film Willy Wonka or Disney’s animated feature Wish make the cut.
A magical journey lies beyond the doors of Wonka’s imagination. 🎩✨ Experience his wondrous world in #WonkaMovie – Only in theaters THIS FRIDAY. Get your tickets: https://t.co/wKXTmfekZd pic.twitter.com/MZ3kC3QmJr
— Wonka Movie (@WonkaMovie) December 13, 2023
We also know the list of finalists for the Best Original Score category, which includes well-known composers like Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer), the late Robbie Robertson (Killers of the Flower Moon), the ever-reliable John Williams (Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny), as well as Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (Barbie), Mica Levi (The Zone of Interest), and Jon Batiste (American Symphony).
Read the article in Spanish by Cristina Zavala for LOS40.