Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Adele, Karen O & more among Oscar nominations
12 December 2012, 10:03
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Adele and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O are among the longlist for the 2013 Oscars ‘Best Original Song’ award.
Arcade Fire contributed a track to the Hunger Games movie, Fiona Apple featured in This Is 40, Karen O soundtracked Disney film Frankenweenie, while Adele (pictured above with her many Grammy Awards) wrote the latest Bond theme.
The 75-strong list announced also features the likes of Rick Ross, The Black Keys, John Legend, Mumford & Sons, Katy Perry and Norah Jones.
The shortlist of nominees will be announced on 10 January, with the Oscars ceremony taking place on 24 February.
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