Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga will perform at this year’s Oscar ceremony, The Academy confirmed on social media this evening.
The Star is Born duo, who are both hotly tipped to win Oscars at the event on February 24, will perform ‘Shallow’ which is nominated for Best Original Song. The film itself is nominated for Best Picture whilst Cooper and Lady Gaga are nominated for Best Actor and Actress respectively.
Sam Elliot is also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film, which has also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography and Sound Mixing.
Cooper. Gaga. "Shallow." #Oscars
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 1, 2019
In a series of tweets over the past few days, The Academy has also confirmed that Jennifer Hudson will perform at the ceremony, as will Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
There is no word yet on whether or not Kendrick Lamar and SZA will perform their song ‘All the Stars’ from Black Panther.
Time to update your Songs That Will Be Performed On This Year’s Oscars Playlist: We're excited to welcome @GillianWelch and David Rawlings to the #Oscars stage to sing "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 1, 2019
Spoiler Alert: "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns" will be performed on the #Oscars.
BONUS SPOILER ALERT: It will be performed by a surprise special guest!
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 31, 2019
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— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 31, 2019
In a recent interview with NME, Lukas Nelson spoke about writing songs for the film and working with both Cooper and Lady Gaga.
Speaking about Lady Gaga, Nelson said: “I really love her a lot and I feel like she does a great job with many things. Everything that she does, she puts her all into it. I relate to her in terms of songwriting, and so it really was a pleasure to work with her.”
Speaking about his songwriting on the film, Nelson added: “[The songs] were not challenging to write for me; if I am starting to feel challenged, I stop writing. I produced ‘Shallow’ with my band (so you hear my band on there), and we arranged it with Gaga in the studio with those guys. That was a fun project – watching them back her up was really a pleasure.
“My favourite that she sang was probably either ‘Music to My Eyes’ or ‘Is That Alright?’ which was one that I wrote. ‘Look What I Found’ was another that I wrote that she also did a great job on. So, you know, it’s great; it’s good stuff.”
Reviewing A Star is Born’s soundtrack, NME wrote: “A Star is Born is one of the best Hollywood soundtracks of recent years. Far from being Oscar bait, these are songs that could feasibly shine on their own – and ones that feel entirely believable.”