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Photo credits: David Byrne by Shervin Lainez, Stephanie Hsu by Jonny Marlow, Son Lux by Jess Nijjer // Images courtesy of the communications department of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC Media Relations

David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu & Son Lux to perform at The Oscars

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Mon, Feb 27th 2023 04:20 pm

The Oscars set to air live March 12, on ABC

Oscar-winning multihyphenate David Byrne, Oscar-nominated actor Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux will perform the Oscar-nominated song “This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the 95th Oscars, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced today.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 95th Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 12.

“This Is A Life,” with music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski and lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne, is nominated for Original Song.

Byrne was the founding member, lead singer and guitarist for the critically acclaimed band Talking Heads. He won an Oscar for the original score of the 1987 film “The Last Emperor,” in collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su.

Hsu is nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Her other credits include the award-winning series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” an upcoming appearance in Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face” opposite Natasha Lyonne, an appearance in the upcoming Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” and starring in the forthcoming film “The Fall Guy” opposite Ryan Gosling.

Experimental musical group Son Lux is founder and front man Lott, Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia. The band is nominated for Original Score for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks.

The 95th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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