Fucking Hell… How dope will this be, according to Prosieben.De, Pharrell will be performing his No. 1 tune ‘Happy’, can’t fucking wait!
Posted: January 17th.
Pharrell Williams Gets Oscar Nomination For ‘Happy’
Who would’ve seen this coming… Sk8brd P keeps killin’ them. What hasn’t he won yet? Exactly, an Oscar, that might change soon. Pharrell Williams, born on April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the eldest of three sons of Carolyn and Pharoah Williams has been Nominated for an Academy Award, commonly known as The Oscar for achievements in the film industry.
Since the release of the 24 Hour Video Of Happy in November, the song is taking over the airways all over the world slowly but surely (UK, GER #1, etc…) and it’s not a surprise to see the Song to be Nominated for an Oscar for the category Music ‘Best Original Song’ since it’s from the Despicable Me 2 Movie, which is also nominated for ‘Best Animated Feature Film’. If you aren’t familiar with ‘Happy’, you should check out 24hoursofhappy.com.
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2013 and take place March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The ceremony will be scheduled well after its usual late–February date to avoid conflicting with the 2014 Winter Olympics.
During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, which will be televised in the United States by ABC, and will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres for the second time. She previously hosted the 79th ceremony in 2007. Can’t wait for March, check out the other Nominees below.
Best Original Song
- Pharrell Williams – Happy (Pharrell Williams) from ‘Despicable Me 2’.
Pharrell Williams – Happy (Official Video) (2013)
Despicable Me 2 (2013) (Official Trailer)
- Joni Eareckson Tada – Alone, Yet Not Alone (Bruce Broughton, Dennis Spiegel) from ‘Alone, Yet Not Alone’.
Alone, Yet Not Alone (2013) (Official Trailer)
- Idina Menzel – Let It Go (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) from ‘Frozen’.
Idina Menzel – Let It Go (Official Video) (2013)
Frozen (2013) (Official Trailer)
- Karen O – The Moon Song (Karen Orzolek, Spike Jonze) from ‘Her’.
Her (2013) (Official Trailer)
- U2 – Ordinary Love (Paul David Hewson, David Howell Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr.) from ‘Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom’.
U2 – Ordinary Love (Official Video) (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (2013) (Official Trailer)
Best Animated Feature
- The Croods (2013) (Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders, Kristine Belson)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013) (Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, Chris Meledandri)
- Ernest & Celestine (2013) (Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner)
- Frozen (2013) (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)
- The Wind Rises (2013) (Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki)