Arcade Fire, Rick Ross, the Black Keys, Fiona Apple Make Oscars Best Original Song Shortlist

BY Josiah HughesPublished Dec 12, 2012

Following those recent Grammy nominations, we now have some more high-profile award givers rolling out a list of possible winners. The shortlist for Best Original Song has been revealed for the 2013 Academy Awards, naming off 75 possible contenders for the prize.

Among all those songs in question, you'll find Arcade Fire's "Abraham's Daughter" (The Hunter Games), Fiona Apple's "Dull Tool" (This Is 40), the Black Keys' "Baddest Man Alive" (The Man With the Iron Fists), Karen O's "Strange Love" (Frankenweenie), Rick Ross' "100 Black Coffins" (Django Unchained), Mumford and Sons' "Learn Me Right" (Brave) and, yes, Adele's Skyfall theme.

You can see the full list of songs over here.

The official nominees will be revealed on January 10, and the 85th Annual Academy Awards will take place on February 24.

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