All five of this year's Academy Award-nominated original songs are set to be performed on the Dolby Theatre stage at the 96th Oscars. The lineup includes performances by Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Scott George and the Osage Singers, as well as Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson. The original song nominees and their respective performers are as follows:
- 'The Fire Inside' from 'Flamin' Hot' - performed by Becky G, music and lyric by Diane Warren
- 'I'm Just Ken' from 'Barbie' - performed by Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson, music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
- 'It Never Went Away' from 'American Symphony' - performed by Jon Batiste, music and lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
- 'Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)' from 'Killers of the Flower Moon' - performed by Scott George and the Osage Singers, music and lyric by Scott George
- 'What Was I Made For?' from 'Barbie' - performed by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
The showrunners and executive producers have begun announcing this year's Oscar presenters, including Zendaya, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicolas Cage, and Al Pacino. The nominations this year are led by Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' with 13 nods, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things' with 11 and Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' with 10. The best picture lineup includes 'American Fiction,' 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'Barbie,' 'The Holdovers,' 'Maestro,' 'Past Lives,' and 'The Zone of Interest.'
The Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be broadcast live on ABC and worldwide on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. For the latest Oscars predictions in all categories, readers can refer to Variety's Awards Circuit.
