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It’s only been a few days since Common and John Legend received the Golden Globe for their duet, ‘Glory,’ for the civil rights film, ‘Selma.’ And now it looks like they’ve just gotten another honor — an Oscar nomination.
Announced earlier this morning (Jan. 15), ‘Glory’ has been nominated in the Best Original Song category, which means that John and Common will also be performing it during the live telecast on Feb. 22. And if it had the same emotion and power as Common’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday night (Jan. 11), which will mostly happen, it’s definitely not one to miss.
The other nominees in the Best Original Song category include ‘Everything is Awesome’ from ‘The LEGO Movie,’Grateful’ from ‘Beyond the Lights,’ ‘I’m Not Gonna Miss You’ from ‘Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me and ‘Lost Stars’ from ‘Begin Again.’
And while the country commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Monday (Jan. 19), the two artists found the nomination announcement to be a great way to celebrate his birthday, which is actually today. They expressed their feelings about the Oscar nod via Twitter earlier this morning.
The 87th Academy Awards will air on Feb. 22 at 7PM EST on ABC.
Watch Common and John Legend’s ‘Glory’ Video
