After being introduced by Brad Pitt, the men of U2 took the stage at the 86th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, performing the band's Oscar-nominated song, "Ordinary Love." The rockers, led by lead singer Bono, put on an extraordinary performance at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, where the awards show was held.
U2's recording for "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" was up against Pharrell Williams' "Happy" for "Despicable Me 2," Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez's "Let It Go" from "Frozen," and Karen Orzolek and Spike Jonze's "The Moon Song" from "Her" for the honor of Best Original Song. A fifth song, "Alone, Yet Not Alone" from the film of the same name, was originally nominated in the category as well, but the track was disqualified because of its campaigning for the honor.
Adele's recording of "Skyfall" from the James Bond film "Skyfall" took home the award for Best Original Song at last year's Oscars, beating out songs from "Chasing Ice," "Ted," and "Les Miserables." Other past winners in the category include Three 6 Mafia's "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Eminem's "Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile," and "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic."
Keep up with all of the action from the awards show, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, in the live blog below.
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