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‘Les Mis’ Among the Musicals to be Honored at the Oscars

Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway in ‘Les Miserables’ (Photo © Universal Pictures)

The 2013 Oscars producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan have announced they’ll be celebrating musicals released over the past 10 years during this year’s Academy Awards show. Announcing the musical celebration, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said, “The musical as a motion picture genre has had a remarkable renaissance in the last decade. We are excited to showcase three musical films — Chicago, Dreamgirls and Les Misérables — on our Oscar show.”

In addition, the producers have announced that Adele will be singing “Skyfall” from the Bond movie, Skyfall, and Norah Jones will sing “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from Ted during the Oscar broadcast.

The 85th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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