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Idina Menzel To Perform On The Oscars®

Idina Menzel
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Tony Award®-winning singer, songwriter and actress Idina Menzel will, for the first time, perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Let It Go” for a global television audience at the Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.

“Let It Go,” written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Frozen,” is nominated for Original Song. The three other nominated songs are "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and "The Moon Song" from "Her."

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U2 to Perform "Ordinary Love" On The Oscars®

U2
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World-renowned rock band U2 will perform their Oscar®-nominated song, “Ordinary Love” for a global audience at the Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. U2’s exclusive Oscar show performance will be the first time the band will perform the song live. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
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Karen O To Perform "The Moon Song" On The Oscars®

Karen O
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 Singer-songwriter Karen O will, for the first time, perform the Oscar®-nominated original song “The Moon Song” for a global television audience on the Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
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"Academy Orchestrates Oscar® Concert Celebrating Nominated Scores And Songs"

The Oscar Concert
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 For the first time as part of its annual Oscar Week events, the Academy will present a live "Oscar Concert" celebrating this year's nominated scores and songs on Thursday, February 27, at 8 p.m. at UCLA's Royce Hall.

The program features an 80-piece orchestra performing suites from each of the nominated original scores, conducted by their composers. They include:

William Butler and Owen Pallett, "Her"
Alexandre Desplat, "Philomena"
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Final Oscars® Voting Begins Friday

The 86th Academy Awards
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 Final voting for the Oscars will open on Friday, February 14, at 8 a.m. PT and close on Tuesday, February 25, at 5 p.m. PT, the Academy announced today.

Academy members may vote online or cast paper ballots. The accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers will tabulate and verify the results.
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Jennifer Lawrence To Present At The Oscars®

Jennfer Lawrence
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 Oscar® winner Jennifer Lawrence will return to present at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
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"Robin Roberts, Lara Spencer, Jess Cagle and Tyson Beckford to host Oscars® ""Red Carpet Live"" Show"

The 86th Academy Awards
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 “Good Morning America” anchors Robin Roberts and Lara Spencer, and Jess Cagle, Editorial Director People and Entertainment Weekly, return to host the Oscars “Red Carpet Live” show, along with actor, model and television host Tyson Beckford.  The Oscars “Red Carpet Live,” will air on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air immediately following “Red Carpet Live.”
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Anne Hathaway To Present On Oscar® Sunday

Anne Hathaway
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Oscar winner Anne Hathaway will present at this year’s Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC. 
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Bette Midler To Perform On The Oscars®

Bette Midler
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Two-time Oscar®-nominated actress and multiple Grammy Award®-winning singer Bette Midler will perform for the first time on the Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.

“We are thrilled to have Bette perform on the Oscars for the very first time,” said Zadan and Meron.  “We believe she will make our Oscar telecast an especially moving evening.”
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