Beyonce and Jay-Z are one step nearer to creating Oscar historical past, with the musical energy couple each touchdown on the 94th Academy Award quick checklist.
Beyonce, 40, and Jay-Z, 52, had been each placed on the Oscar quick checklist of 15 contenders for Greatest Authentic Tune on Tuesday, by way of Selection.
In the event that they each turn out to be Oscar nominees, they are going to turn out to be the primary husband and spouse in Oscar historical past to compete in opposition to one another in the identical class.
Beyonce is nominated for her music Be Alive from the Warner Bros. film King Richard, starring Will Smith, which she wrote with songwriter Dixson.
Her husband Jay-Z is nominated for his music Weapons Go Bang from Netflix's The Tougher They Fall, which he performs with Scott 'Child Cudi' Mescudi and co-wrote with Mescudi and the movie's writer-director Jeymes Samuel.
There are 13 different songs that made the quick checklist for Greatest Authentic Tune, which options some star-studded competitors.
Ariana Grande and Child Cudi made the quick checklist for Simply Look Up, their music from the upcoming Netflix movie Do not Look Up.
Billie Eilish additionally made the quick checklist for her theme music to the James Bond journey No Time to Die, which she co-wrote together with her brother Finneas.
Final yr's winner H.E.R. (who received for her Judas and the Black Messiah music Combat For You) is on the quick checklist once more together with her music Automated Lady from Halle Berry's directorial debut Bruised.
Lin-Manuel Miranda may full his EGOT (Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony) with an Oscar win for his short-listed music Dos Oruguitas from Disney's Encanto.
Jennifer Hudson is up for Right here I Am (Singing My Approach Residence) from her Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.
U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr.) are up for Your Tune Saved My Life from Sing 2, whereas Diane Warren makes a bid for her thirteenth Oscar nomination with In some way You Do from 4 Good Days.
Different short-listed songs embody So Might We Begin? by Ron Mael and Russell Mael (a.okay.a. Sparks Brothers) from Annette and Van Morrison's All the way down to Pleasure from Belfast.
Idina Menzel is up for her music Dream Woman from Cinderella whereas Brian Wilson's Proper The place I Belong from Brian Wilson: Lengthy Promised Highway, Emilia Jones' Past the Shore from CODA and SZA's The Nameless Ones from Pricey Evan Hansen spherical out the short-listed songs.
Nominations voting begins Thursday, January 27, and ends on Tuesday, February 1, with the Oscar nominations introduced on Tuesday, February 8.
