Ryan Gosling and Billie Eilish sing ‘Barbie’ songs at the Oscar Gala

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling is among the musicians who will sing on stage during the Oscar gala. The Los Angeles Film Academy announced on Wednesday which artists will perform the five nominated songs in the ‘Best Original Song’ category.

Gosling, who is nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ken in ‘Barbie’, will perform ‘I’m Just Ken’ with songwriter and producer Mark Ronson.

Singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell perform their “Barbie” song “What Was I Made For?” out. included. Jon Batiste (with the song “It Never Went Away” from the film “American Symphony”), Becky G (“The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”) and Scott George with the Osage Singers (“Wahzhazhe”) are also present said to be from ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ will be on stage.

Eilish and O’Connell presented their song “No Time To Die” from the Bond film “No Time to Die” on the Oscar stage in 2022 and subsequently also won the award for best song. Gosling already stood out in 2017 as a singer in the film musical ‘La La Land’. The song ‘City Of Stars’, sung by the leading actors Gosling and Emma Stone, won the Oscar at the time. However, the duo did not perform live during the show; instead, R&B star John Legend played the piano ballad.

The Oscar Academy recently announced the first celebrities for the trophy gala on March 10, including Al Pacino, Zendaya, Nicolas Cage, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh. As ‘presenters’ they hand out prizes. The 96th Academy Awards will be hosted by comedian and host Jimmy Kimmel. (sda/dpa/lyn)