One of the 2019 best original song Oscar nominees will be performed by Bette Midler at the ceremony.
Midler, who has twice been nominated for best actress at the Oscars, will perform “The Place Where Lost Things Go” at the Academy Awards, Variety reports. The song was originally sung by Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns.
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman specifically for the movie Mary Poppins Returns. It’s likely that Shaiman, who is good friends with Bette Midler, will accompany her on the piano for the performance.
This song wasn’t even supposed to be performed at the Oscars, as they’d originally decided to only include two of the nominees in the ceremony. We’re so glad they changed their minds now that Bette’s performance has been announced!
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The other nominees for best original song at the 2019 Academy Awards are “Shallow,” from A Star Is Born, “All the Stars” from Black Panther, “I’ll Fight” from RBG and “When a Cowboy Trades his Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
The 2019 Academy Awards will be held on February 24.