After some speculation, it has been confirmed that three time Grammy Award winner, Tim McGraw is to step in for Glen Campbell on Oscar night.
McGraw will perform “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me. The song comes from the documentary and Campbell co-wrote it with Julian Raymond. The song is a love song that looks at the memory loss that comes with Alzheimer’s disease. Campbell will not be attending the Oscars as his Alzheimer’s has progressed.
McGraw joins Rita Ora, Adam Levine, John Legend and Common who are all set to perform the other Best Original Songs.
Ora will perform “Grateful” from Beyond The Lights. The song was penned by Diane Warren and is her seventh Oscar nomination.
Ora tweeted:
I’m excited to announce @TheAcademy invited me to perform on the #Oscars on Feb 22nd!
— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) January 28, 2015
The announcement follows news that Adam Levine will make his Oscars debut performing “Lost Stars”. The song from the film, Begin Again is nominated for Best Original Song and was written by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois.
Legend and Common will perform “Glory” from Selma.
Legend tweeted:
I’m so honored to announce that @TheAcademy invited me and @common to perform at the #Oscars on Feb. 22nd!
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 27, 2015
The remaining nominated song is, “Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie.
The Oscars will be televised on February 22 and Neil Patrick Harris will host. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez who wrote the Oscar winning Let It Go will compose a song for Harris to perform on Oscar night.
Check back for more presenters and performers.
Glen Campbell can actually win here.
(I hope the moderators let me post this, because I’m at my wits’ end, and I don’t know what else to do here…)
OK – I have a challenge for you guys! 🙂 I need the help of some Birdman fans, if there are any here (that feel strongly enough about it to help me out)… It seems every thinking person in this world hated this movie, and for mostly the same reasons (which will be given below). I loved it, but I’m simply not smart enough to be able to counter these people’s arguments effectively, or even figure out whether they are clearly right about the movie sucking, and I am clearly wrong, or if it’s, at least, dependent on the person, and not a fault of the movie itself.
I feel stupid that I simply can’t hate the movie too, like all the cool kids, so I’m going to try one last, desperate thing: let other people, smarter than I, try to see if they can come up with a good rebuttal to this person’s comments on the movie, which, I believe, reflect rather well pretty much everybody’s criticisms of it. I’m sorry if you think this means I can’t think for myself – maybe you’re right, even though you should know I’ve tried, and I just can’t find the arguments, but don’t FEEL, in my heart of hearts, that I should just be giving up on this movie, and start hating it like everybody else. Which is why I’m asking for your help… Can anybody, please, help me?
The person who wrote the initial comment will, of course, be able to counter any arguments brought forth to defend Birdman, should there be any (I’m hoping against hope). I will confirm the person’s identity, should they decide to come forth and defend their point of view, which I believe they will, since they seem to feel rather strongly about it, as does everybody else who hates the movie. I hope they can forgive me my little indiscretion (not asking for permission), but, if they can’t, they should at least know that I take these things to heart, and I have been very upset by all of the hate this movie has been receiving. I’m not doing this for fun, or to try to play a sick joke on anybody… Besides, the post is public, so I could have just linked to it instead. I just think this is better for all those involved.
Here is the comment in question, word for word, edited only as far as spacing of paragraphs goes, to avoid that the poster be TOO easily identified, in case they should wish to avoid it:
“I still don’t really like it, despite all of the technical flair with which it’s executed (and the ensemble doing pretty much exemplary work). What I see is still a script laden with pretension heavy as lead. I don’t think the writing is anywhere near as inspired as some of the technical marvels at display. There are numerous examples: The most satiric moments in the movie (the scene with the critics for example) is a cheap shot (that Barthes allusion is pointless and not very well executed), the rendezvous at the bar with the theater critic is a parody (I only accept it as somehow valid if the entire movie is seen through the prism of Riggan’s madness, and that’s not really interesting to me, because he’s not an interesting character to begin with, an ignoramus, basically, but an ignoramus devoid of comical meaning – as a case study his is more tedious than tragic).
Everything Inarritu says about modern life (the usual qualms of the contrarian) is so basic to invite only a shrug. He doesn’t say anything that I would consider challenging or deep. He says whatever is expected of the modern-day contrarian who views Hollywood with disdain and thinks social media have a corrosive influence on our everyday existence, our ability to be in sync with ourselves and the reality at hand. Whether he is right or not, is not really important. It doesn’t enhance the art, it only enhances his agenda.
The problem with Birdman ultimately is this: It’s a movie that so obviously pines for seriousness, but in a deceptively light form (the comic aspect of the movie), it’s trying to deliver a message but at the same time trying to obscure that message so it seems shrouded in ambiguity. But Inarritu at heart is not an ambiguous filmmaker, he is a didactic, message-driven filmmaker. His technical solutions are well-executed this time around, but the core of his movie is the same old Inarritu: ‘The world is fucked, but I have figured out what’s wrong. Now go, follow me!’ To me, that’s not interesting. I want artists probing questions, not pointing to solutions.”
I figure “Glory” for the win as a consolation prize as either ‘Birdman” or “Boyhood” will win Best Pic.
Antoinette, I have the same question that you do. I thought I was the only one who remembered her. Guess you’re a fan of 70s-80s TV as I am. If I played Trivial Pursuit against you I’d probably lose. : – )
As for “Lost Stars,” I like Keira Knightley’s version as well — but then again I may be biased.
OH THANK GOD.
Adam Levine and Rita Ora? This is starting to look like the Grammy’s………
Danielle Brisebois from Archie Bunker? I always remembered that name.
Rita Ora will perform at the Oscars. The rejected Gwen Stefani and Pharrell’s shortlisted song, Shine, from Paddington.
Rita Ora will perform at the Oscars. Gwen Stefani will not.
Rita Ora will perform at the Oscars.
#HALP
“Everything Is Awesome” should win Best Song, hands down. It’s part of the film, pushes the plot forward and instrumental to the overall themes of the film.
Although, strictly from the optics, a song called “Everything Is Awesome” will beat a song about how everything is not awesome.
”Glory” is a terrific song. Of course, it’s a way to acknowledge ”Selma,” but it’s no consolation prize. It’s topical and speaks directly to the themes of its movie, and it stars John Legend and Common. It’s a slam-dunk to win. It recently won the Golden Globe for Best Song, which is usually bad luck. Since 2000, only 4 songs that have won the Globe for Song, have also won the Oscar. ”Glory” will beat the curse. …
”Grateful” is Diane Warren’s 7th Oscar nomination, but I don’t think it’s on the same wonderful level as her previous nominees, like ”Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (1988), ”Because You Loved Me” (1997) or ”I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (1999). … Will Glen Campbell get to do his own song? Or is his health a factor? … ”The Lego Movie” got nominated for a Golden Globe as Animated Film, but got snubbed for ”Everything Is Awesome.” But the Oscars nominated its song, but snubbed it for Animated Film. Go figure!
And yes, a song can be Oscar-eligible if it plays over the credits, but it has to be the very first song.
I think Glory will win the oscar but this is the alternative song winner if it doesn’t. Adam Levine is an awesome singer.
“If I remember correctly, the members are encouraged to make prevail songs that are important to the film itself, over mere background music. In that case, “Everything is Awesome” would be likely unbeatable, this, or any other year.”
More than Let It Go or The Weary Kind…? Just no.
Lost Stars is a fantastic song. My favorite of the nominees but I’m a fan of John Legend and his song is very good as well so I’m OK with Selma winning this.
This film has 3 different versions of the song, each arranged and sung differently, showing different meanings of the lyrics to the plot. Can a song change your life? This was the original title of the movie (changed to Begin Again). Heartfelt and poignant song.
Have you all seen Begin Again? Lost Stars is a great song, and although I prefer Knightley’s version, Levine’s version is just fine.
Seriously, all, watch the film and listen to the song before making these judgments. The soundtrack to Begin Again is one of the best in years.
And just when I thought the Oscars couldn’t get any worse . . . THIS! I agree with Paddy. Ugh.
Do we really need this? Plus, I hate Levine’s voice.
I hope “Glory” wins, I love that song.
Ugh.
If I remember correctly, the members are encouraged to make prevail songs that are important to the film itself, over mere background music. In that case, “Everything is Awesome” would be likely unbeatable, this, or any other year. I loved “Selma” and “Glory” is a good song, but it will be embarrassing for both Selma and The Lego Movie supporters, to see “Glory” prevail as mere consolation prize, over the most deserving song in ages.
“Selma” will probably wins its only Oscar here, over the one song that most defines the spirit of this cathegory, “Everything is Awesome”, which is an essential plot device, almost a character, in “The Lego Movie”. Will the AMPAS members remember their own rules, at voting?
^^
I love Glory from Selma — except for the Rap by Common. If they could only remove his rap which ruins the song for me.
Interesting observation about the a song being part of an essential plot device. I was always under the impression that songs nom’d from movies should be inside the movie, not over the credits. Am I wrong? What do the rules say?
This is where, probably, the final insult will be made… “Selma” will probably wins its only Oscar here, over the one song that most defines the spirit of this cathegory, “Everything is Awesome”, which is an essential plot device, almost a character, in “The Lego Movie”. Will the AMPAS members remember their own rules, at voting? I doubt it.
Problem of this Oscar season, is that there were all elements to make it a poignant, memorable one, and the AMPAS chose to prefer the most unimaginative, pointless and frustrating competitors of the bunch, instead of the truly brilliant ones. I think it’s almost a miracle, “Grand Budapest Hotel” earned 9 noms (yet somehow, they were able to snub Fiennes)
I guess a letdown was inevitable after last year’s extraordinary slate of performers, but still…..going from Pharrell, U2, Karen O and Idina to Adam Levine? Yikes.
Ugh. I was really hoping it would be the version Knightley sings and she should be performing it.
I get that him performing the song is absolutely the biggest draw, but I think it’s it’s really really funny, in the film, Knightley’s character – who wrote the song for Levine’s character – is utterly appalled by what he did to it; and that it’s HIS version that’ll be performed.
Both are pretty good though, and it’s a nice song.
I love that song and the movie. It would have been cool if they could have Adam and Keira sing a duet, since she sings it in the movie too, but I guess she wouldn’t do it because she’s pregnant.