We Don’t Talk About Bruno may not be nominated for an Oscar, but they’re still talking about it.
The song from Disney’s animated musical Encanto has taken the world by storm and dominated music charts over recent weeks.
However, while Dos Oruguitas was submitted for best original song, the biggest hit from the film wasn’t eligible for a nomination.
But, as the 94th Academy Awards takes place later this month, the first live performance of We Don’t Talk About Bruno will hit the stage.
Today, the Academy announced on Twitter that the breakout song will be given the spotlight.
They tweeted: ‘We don’t talk about Bruno…except at this year’s #Oscars! Catch the 94th Academy Awards hosted by @MoreReginaHall, @amyschumer, and @iamwandasykes LIVE Sunday, March 27 on @ABCNetwork!’
Encanto is nominated for best animated film at the awards following global success after its release last year.
It’s become an internet fave after premiering on Disney Plus and now joins Flee, Luca, The Mitchells vs. The Machines and Raya and The Last Dragon in the category.
Meanwhile, Dos Oruguitas will compete against Beyoncé’s Be Alive from King Richard, Van Morrison’s Down To Joy from Belfast, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell’s No Time To Die from No Time to Die, and Diane Warren’s Somehow You Do from Four Good Days for best original song.
The Encanto movie has already generated a staggering $250million (£190million) at the box office and proved a hit with children and families.
Everyone has fallen in love with the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto.
The magic of the Encanto blesses every child in the family with a unique gift – every child except Mirabel. However, she soon becomes the Madrigals’ last hope when she discovers the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the soundtrack for Encanto, has defended Disney’s decision to push Dos Oruguitas for awards over Bruno.
‘I’m still proud of ‘Dos Oruguitas’ as the submission,’ he told Variety.
‘When those are the parameters, you have to pick the thing that best exemplifies the spirit of the movie, and it contains all of it inside this song – as opposed to a journey of a particular character. It’s the foundational story, but I’m not going to say it wasn’t hard [to choose].’
The upcoming awards will be hosted by Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes this year as some of the biggest films of the past 12 months battle it out for trophies.
There’s some tough competition, with Dune receiving 10 noms and Sir Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical project Belfast receiving seven.
The Power of the Dog leads the way, though, earning a whopping 12 noms.
The Oscars take place on March 27.
Oscar nominations 2022 full list
The 94th Academy Awards will be taking place on March 27 2022.
Best Picture
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power Of The Dog
West Side Story
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem – Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield – tick, tick… BOOM!
Will Smith – King Richard
Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart – Spencer
Best Supporting Actress
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose – West Side story
Judi Dench – Belfast
Kirsten Dunst – Power Of The Dog
Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
Best Supporting Actor
Ciarán Hinds – Belfast
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog
JK Simmons – Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
Best Director
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Best Original Screenplay
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Worst Person in the World
Best Adapted Screenplay
CODA
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Best Music (Original Score)
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Encanto
Parallel Mothers
The Power of the Dog
Best Music (Original Song)
‘Be Alive’ (King Richard)
‘Dos Oruguitas’ (Encanto)
‘Down to Joy’ (Belfast)
‘No Time to Die’ (No Time to Die)
‘Somehow You Do’ (Four Good Days)
Best Sound
Belfast
Dune
No Time to Die
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best Film Editing
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick… BOOM!
Best Animated Feature Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Coming 2 America
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House Of Gucci
Costume Design
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Best Production Design
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Cinematography
Dune
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story
Best Visual Effects
Dune
Free Guy
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best International Feature
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The Worst Person in the World
Best Documentary Feature
Ascension
Attica
Flee
Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Writing with Fire
Best Documentary Short
Audible
Lead Me Home
The Queen of Basketball
Three Songs for Benazir
When We Were Bullies
Best Live Action Short
Ala Kachuu – Take and Run
The Dress
The Long Goodbye
On My Mind
Please Hold
Best Animated Short
Affairs of the Art
Bestia
Boxballet
Robin Robin
The Windshield Wiper
