THE WEEKND AND SELENA GOMEZ HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS MUSIC CATEGORIES.

Selena Gomez, The Weeknd, and other artists have been nominated for Oscars in 2023.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed on Wednesday that the shortlists for ten of its categories in the 2023 Oscars have been finalized.

Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound, and Visual Effects are among the categories with finalised shortlists.

Taylor Swift’s Carolina from Where The Crawdads Sing is among the shortlisted entries for Best Original Song, along with Rihanna’s Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, The Weeknd’s Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) from Avatar: The Way of Water, David Byrne’s This Is a Life from Everything Everywhere All At Once, Selena Gom

Variety says that the music industry will vote again in January to select five nominees for each category.

Carolina would be Taylor Swift’s first Oscar nomination, while Lift Me Up would be Rihanna’s. The Weeknd’s second nomination would be for Nothing Is Lost.

Lady Gaga already has an Oscar for 2018’s Shallow from A Star Is Born, David Byrne has an Oscar for co-composing the music for 1987’s The Last Emperor, and Diane Warren has an honorary Oscar for her work as a movie songwriter.