She's Hot Right Now! Rita Ora receives her first Oscar nod as her track Grateful is nominated for Best Original Song
She is hoping to expand her career into the world of acting with a role in the upcoming bonk buster, Fifty Shades.
And Rita Ora has even more to celebrate after she received her first ever Oscar nomination on Thursday afternoon.
The singer received a nod in the Best Original Song category as for her track, Grateful, which features on the film, Beyond the Lights.
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Reaching new heights: Rita Ora has even more to celebrate after she received her first ever Oscar nomination on Thursday afternoon
Written by acclaimed songwriter, Diane Warren, the song faces stiff competition from Lost Stars - which featured in Keira Knightley’s Begin Again, Everything is Awesome – which featured in The Lego Movie and I’m Not Gonna Miss You – which featured in Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me.
She is also up against John Legend and Common’s Selma soundtrack song Glory, which just won a Golden Globe award.
The singer made a humble reference to the nomination on Twitter as she congratulated Diane saying: 'Congrats @Diane_Warren'.
Red hot: The singer - pictured at the Golden Globes on Sunday - received a nod in the Best Original Song category as for her track, Grateful, which features on the film, Beyond the Lights
In good company: Written by acclaimed songwriter, Diane Warren, the song faces stiff competition from Lost Stars - which featured in Keira Knightley’s Begin Again, Everything is Awesome – which featured in The Lego Movie, I’m Not Gonna Miss You – which featured in Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me and John Legend and Common’s Selma soundtrack song Glory, which just won a Golden Globe award
Should she bag the gong at the award ceremony on next month, she will technically have managed to win an Oscar before the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise.
Nominations for the much-anticipated awards ceremony were announced by actor Chris Pine, award-winning directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron, and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
Felicity Jones, Rosamund Pike and Keira Knightley are among the British actors to have been nominated for this year's Oscar Awards, along with Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch.
It has been one of the most successful years in history for homegrown actors and actresses, with more than a handful being nominated in the top categories for the most prestigious movie awards of them all.
Big announcement: Nominations for the much-anticipated awards ceremony were announced by actor Chris Pine, award-winning directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron, and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs
The big prize: Should she bag the gong at the award ceremony on next month, she will technically have managed to win an Oscar before the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise
Leading the way are Best Actress nominees Felicity and Rosamund, who will go head-to-head in the hotly-contested category.
It is the first Oscar nominations for both Felicity and Rosamund, who have impressed in their movies The Theory Of Everything and Gone Girl respectively.
Also up for an Oscar this year is awards season favourite Eddie Redmayne, who has impressed audiences and critics across the world for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything.
Both The Theory Of Everything and The Imitation Game are also potential winners in the Best Picture category.
Another major player is Keira Knightley, Benedict's Imitation Game co-star, who has a Best Supporting Actress nod.
Happy girl: The How We Do hitmaker is currently dating Tommy Hilfiger's son, Ricky Hil
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