Karen O, Pharrell and Arcade Fire Among 2014 Oscar Nominees

Bright and early this morning Chris Hemsworth (of no relation to Ryan) announced the 2014 Academy Award Nominees. Among them are Karen O and Spike Jonze, Pharrell, U2, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett.

January 16, 2014


Bright and early this morning Chris Hemsworth (of no relation to Ryan) announced the 2014 Academy Award Nominations. So maybe your favorite movie this year was Lana Del Rey's 30-minute music video (not nominated, in any category), you might still find reason to watch as a slew of worthy artists have earned nods. Among this year's nominees for Best Original Song are Karen O and Spike Jonze ("The Moon Song" from Her), Pharrell ("Happy" from Despicable Me 2) and U2 ("Ordinary Love" from Mandela). Meanwhile, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett's work on Her earned a nod for Best Original Score. Curiously, T Bone Burnett's Inside Llewyn Davis and The Great Gatsby and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire's star-studded soundtracks came up empty handed. The Oscars presentation will airs Sunday, March 2, at 7PM EST on ABC. Check out all the nominations here, and listen to Karen O, Pharrell and U2's Oscar-nominated songs below.

"The Moon Song," music by Karen O; lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze

"Happy," music and lyric by Pharrell Williams

"Ordinary Love," music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen (bka U2); lyric by Paul Hewson (bka Bono)

Karen O, Pharrell and Arcade Fire Among 2014 Oscar Nominees