The 30-year-old songtress said that her first Oscar nomination would be dedicated to survivors of sexual assault.
- Jan 15, 2016
AceShowbiz - When the list of 2016 Academy Award Nominations was unveiled on Thursday, January 11, people learned that Lady GaGa had just landed her first Oscar nomination. Following the announcement, the "Poker Face" singer took to social media to express her gratitude while also stating that the nomination would be dedicated to survivors of sexual assault.
While her win at the Golden Globes was for her performance on "American Horror Story: Hotel", the Oscar nod is for music. GaGa and songwriter Diane Warren were nominated for Best Original Song for "Till It Happens to You" from "The Hunting Ground", a documentary about sexual assault and rape crimes on college campuses in the U.S.
The "Bad Romance" hitmaker uploaded on Instagram and Twiter a photo of a piece of paper which read, "This nomination lends a voice to so many victims and their families around the world. Thank you to The Academy for recognizing the movement of people who have come together for this film & song in the name of sexual assault. Myself and Diane are simply honored to represent the voices of so many survivors."
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— The Countess (@ladygaga) 14 Januari 2016Warren, who has been nominated seven times before in the same category, acknowledged GaGa after knowing that their names showed up in the list of the awards' nominees. "When I called her and played her the song, it was more of a somber ballad, but she really made it epic," Warren said of GaGa. "She made it hers and took it to another level by arranging the shit out of it and singing the shit out of it."
In the same category, Warren and GaGa face Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes among others. Smith and Napes were nominated for "Writing's On the Wall" from "Spectre".
