BEVERLY HILLS, CA –
Multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter Adele will perform the
Oscar®-nominated theme song from the latest James Bond movie at the
85th Academy Awards®, the show's producers announced today. "Skyfall,"
from the film of the same name, was announced as a nominee for
Original Song at the Academy’s Nominations Announcement on January 10.
The song, written by Adele and Paul Epworth, is the first Bond theme
ever to debut in Billboard's Top 10 and the first to be nominated for
an Oscar since "For Your Eyes Only" in 1981.
Adele's exclusive Oscar
show performance will be the first time she will have performed
"Skyfall" anywhere live and will also mark her first U.S. television
performance since the Grammys® last year.
"It's an honour to be
nominated and terrifyingly wonderful to be singing in front of people
who have captured my imagination over and over again,” said Adele. “It's
something I've never experienced and probably only ever will once!"
"We have enormous respect
for Adele's unique artistry as a songwriter and a singer," said Craig
Zadan and Neil Meron, the producers of this year's Academy Awards show.
"She is currently one of the most successful recording artists in the
world, and we believe that her performance of 'Skyfall' will be an
exciting Oscar moment for audiences watching at the Dolby Theatre™ and
on television screens around the world."
Oscar.com celebrates
Adele's performance with a special gallery of some of the most
memorable James Bond theme songs through the years:
http://oscar.go.com/photos/themed-galleries/movies/bond-theme-songs
Oscars for outstanding
film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February
24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and will
be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network. The
Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225
countries worldwide.
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
are producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films,
television movies, series, and Broadway productions. Their feature
films include The Bucket List, Footloose, Hairspray, and Chicago,
which won six Academy Awards including one for “Best Picture.” For
television, they’ve produced films of “Steel Magnolias,” "Life with
Judy Garland," and "A Raisin in the Sun," among many others and the
series “Smash” and “Drop Dead Diva.” They recently returned to their
roots in live theater by producing Broadway revivals of the
Tony-winning “Promises, Promises” and the Tony-winning 50th Anniversary
revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
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