It’s been a rough year for Oscar-eligible songs. First, Robbie Williams’ entry from “Better Man” was disqualified, then some of the best tunes on the shortlist (including those from “Wild Robot,” “Moana 2” and “Twisters”) failed to make the cut. Now, producers have nixed song performances from the March 2 telecast. The final five:
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Emilia Pérez
This showstopping number from Jacques Audiard’s operatic drama is a three-minute tour de force for Zoe Saldaña as lawyer Rita Castro, a fantasy in which she dances around a room filled with the rich and powerful, decrying the hypocrisy of those responsible for the murders of thousands of Mexicans during the
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