Beyoncé scores her first Oscar nomination with her King Richard original song

Supreme entertainer Beyoncé has a new title to add to the long list of her achievements: Oscar nominee.

While she hasn't been short on awards hardware, breaking the record for most wins by a singer in Grammy history last year, Tuesday morning marked the first time she has ever been nominated for an Academy Award.

The superstar is a contender for the Best Original Song category with "Be Alive," a track she wrote for Best Picture nominee King Richard.

The film's executive producer and star Will Smith, also a nominee this year for Best Actor, previously talked to EW about the powerful ballad inspired by its story of Richard Williams' journey towards molding his daughters Venus and Serena into tennis champions, saying "The marriage of a movie and a song is a kind of magic that's unmatched in entertainment." He adds, "I was so happy when Beyoncé called."

While this is her first Oscar nomination, Beyoncé has performed at the awards ceremony multiple times, including the 2007 show where she performed "Listen" from Dreamgirls, another Best Original Song nominee that was written for her character in that film.

She is now nominated against Van Morrison, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Diane Warren, and Billie Eilish and Finneas for the Best Original Song Oscar this year.

The 94th Academy Awards will be broadcast on ABC on Sunday, March 27.

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