Zachary Levi, Alan Menken, Mandy Moore, Randy Newman, Gwyneth Paltrow, A.R. Rahman and Florence + The Machine to perform at Oscars
by jmaloni
Mon, Feb 7th 2011 02:35 pm
Eighty-third Academy Awards
telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced the artists who will
perform the nominated songs on the Kodak Theatre stage on Oscar Night:
- Gwyneth
Paltrow will perform "Coming Home" from the film "Country Strong."
- Original
Song nominee A.R. Rahman and Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine,
will perform "If I Rise" from the film "127 Hours." Rahman is nominated
for writing the music (Dido and Rollo Armstrong are also nominated for the
song's lyric).
- Alan
Menken, who is nominated for writing the music for "I See the Light" from
the animated film "Tangled," will accompany singers Mandy Moore and
Zachary Levi on the piano (Glenn Slater is also nominated for the song's
lyric).
- Randy
Newman will perform his nominated song "We Belong Together" from the
animated film "Toy Story 3."
Academy Awards for outstanding
film achievements of 2010 will be presented Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Kodak
Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC
Television Network. The Oscars presentation also will be televised live in more
than 200 countries worldwide.