Depraved stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are set to carry out at this 12 months’s Oscars.
The duo, who starred as Glinda and Elphaba within the movie adaptation of the musical final 12 months, have been confirmed as performers on the largest awards night time of the 12 months, having beforehand denied hypothesis when quizzed about it.
Additionally confirmed to be performing on the ceremony, which is going down in Los Angeles on 2 March, are Doja Cat, Queen Latifah, British singer-songwriter Raye and Lisa of Blackpink – who’s at present starring in season three of White Lotus.
There can even be a “special appearance” from the skilled choir, the Los Angeles Grasp Chorale, the Academy introduced on Tuesday.
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Raye can even carry out on the Oscars in LA. Pic: PA
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Lisa of Blackpink can even take to the stage. Pic: AP
In a slight break from custom, this 12 months’s ceremony won’t embrace reside performances of the most effective unique tune nominees, which embrace: El Mal from Emilia Perez, The Journey from The Six Triple Eight, Like a Chicken from Sing Sing, Mi Camino from Emilia Perez and By no means Too Late from Elton John: By no means Too Late.
What every performer will sing or when is unknown, however it’s anticipated that Erivo and Grande will carry out at the very least one tune from Depraved.
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This 12 months’s ceremony might show to be even larger for the 2 actresses, as they’re each nominated for awards.
Erivo is nominated for finest actress and Grande for finest supporting actress, each for his or her roles partly one in every of Depraved, which landed the biggest opening weekend for a stage musical adaptation.
The second a part of the movie, Depraved: For Good, might be launched in November this 12 months.
Depraved is up towards powerful competitors at this 12 months’s Oscars, with a mix of movies and actors already having claimed prizes on the BAFTAs, Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
It heads into the Oscars with 10 nominations, the identical as interval drama The Brutalist, whereas Emilia Perez, a Netflix movie starring Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon, has damaged the file for essentially the most nominated non-English language movie in Oscars historical past with 13 nods.
