Oscars 2013 Performers & Musical Tributes, Full List: Adele, Anne Hathaway & More
Performers scheduled to take the stage at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24 include Barbara Streisand, Adele and Norah Jones.
Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Russell Crowe and others will perform at the Academy Awards in a tribute to the revival of big-screen musicals during the last decade, academy organizers announced Wednesday. The performance will also include Hugh Jackman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Les Miserables actors Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit and Samantha Banks.
Majority of Les Miserables' main cast members will be in the performance and the film is up for eight Oscars on Sunday, including Best Picture.
Adele will perform her Oscar-nominated song Skyfall from the James Bond film with the same name, a return to the stage after a hiatus in which she gave birth to a boy with her boyfriend Simon Konecki. The United Kingdom native already won a Golden Globe and BRIT Award for the song and the tune, off of the Skyfall soundtrack, is nominated for Best Original Song on Sunday. It marks Adele's first Oscar nomination.
Jones will perform the Oscar-nominated song Everybody Needs a Best Friend from the film Ted. Streisand's performance will be only the second time she has sung at the awards show, according to CBS News.Shirley Bassey will make her Oscars debut in a special tribute honoring the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series. The film is nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
The 85th annual Academy Awards airs live on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. ET. For details oh how to watch live stream online coverage, beginning with the red carpet, click here.
Click here for a full list of Oscar nominees.
