Feb 12, 2003 • 1 min read

Musical dominates Oscar nominations

The movie Chicago received thirteen Oscar nominations, including best actress for Renee Zellweger, with songs from Eminem, Paul Simon and U2 also nominated.

The movie adaptation of 'Chicago' dominated the Oscar nominations yesterday, nominated in thirteen categories including best actress for Renee Zellweger, best supporting actress nomination for Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones and best director for Rob Marshall.

Music wise nominations for best original song in a movie include: John Kander and Fred Ebb's 'I Move On' from 'Chicago' (which was added to the movie at the last minute in an attempt to get an oscar nomination!), Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' from his film '8 Mile', Paul Simon's 'Father and Daughter' from 'The Wild Thornberrys Movie', U2's Golden Globe winning 'The Hands That Built America' from Martin Scorsese's 'Gang's Of New York' and Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor's 'Burn It Blue' from 'Frida'.

The Oscars take place on 23 Mar at LA's Kodak Theatre.

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