Common and John Legend are the favorites to win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 87th Annual Academy Awards.
They won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice last week. In the video we see John seated at a grand piano singing. A montage of photo stills and clips from the film are also featured. Then Common joins in. The powerful visual is below:
In other “Selma” news, an additional 12 locations have joined the growing movement lead by African-American business leaders to raise funds for students across the country to see the Academy Award-nominated film “Selma,” expanding the first-of-its-kind campaign to 25 locations nationwide. The new locations joining the movement are Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Central Florida/Orlando, Connecticut, Detroit, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Montgomery, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, and St. Louis. The students who present a current student ID or report card at the box office of any participating theater will receive free admission while tickets last. For a list of participating theaters in select cities offering free admission to students during this program and for information on group sales, visit www.SelmaMovie.com/studenttickets
