Lady Gaga leads Oscars song nominees

Pop sensation Lady Gaga is in the running for an Oscar after she was named among those in the run for the coveted Best Song prize

Pop sensation Lady Gaga is in the running for an Oscar after she was named among those in the run for the coveted Best Song prize.

The 25-year-old singer's duet with Elton John, 'Hello Hello' from the 'Rocket Man's Gnomeo & Juliet movie', has been included in a long list of 39 songs in competition for gold at the 2012 Academy Awards, Contactmusic reported.

Mary J Blige's track 'Living Proof' from 'The Help', is also on the list, along with Will.i.am's 'Hot Wings' from 'Rio' and Robbie Williams and Brad Paisley's duet 'Collision of Worlds' from 'Cars 2'.

Other artistes include Chris Cornell ('The Keeper' from 'MAChine Gun Preacher'), actress/singer Zooey Deschanel ('So Long' from 'Winnie the Pooh') and Elvis Costello ('Sparkling Day' from 'One Day').

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