Neal Preston/Warner Bros.It’s looking more and more likely that Lady Gaga will receive at least one Oscar nomination. “Shallow,” her hit duet with Bradley Cooper from A Star Is Born has just made the shortlist of contenders for the Academy Award’s Best Original Song trophy.
Originally, 90 songs were deemed eligible for nomination for Best Original Song, but now members of the Academy’s Music Branch have narrowed down the list to just 15. One of them is “Shallow,” which was co-written by Gaga, Mark Ronson and others.
Other songs that have made the list of 15 songs include Troye Sivan‘s “Revelation,” from the movie Boy Erased; Jennifer Hudson‘s “I’ll Fight,” from RBG; Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s Black Panther collabo “All the Stars;” and Sade’s “The Big Unknown,” from Widows.
It’s important to note that in all cases, the songwriters are the ones who’ll receive the Oscar, should their composition win. If, for example, “I’ll Fight” wins, Jennifer Hudson won’t get the trophy — it’ll go to Diane Warren, who wrote the song. But if “Shallow” wins, Gaga would go home with the trophy, because she co-wrote it.
In addition to receiving a nod for Best Original Song, it’s almost guaranteed that Gaga will be nominated for Best Actress for A Star Is Born, given that she’s already up for a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and a number of other acting honors.
The nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22. The ceremony will air Sunday, February 24 on ABC.
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