Robbie Williams On His Song Being Dropped From 2025 Oscars Shortlist

In December, Robbie Williams‘ movie biopic Higher Man (Paramount Photos) was launched in cinemas globally, telling the story of the British pop icon, albeit with Williams changed by a CGI monkey.

The movie covers Williams’ rise to fame as an adolescent in pop band Take That, his resolution to go solo in 1995, his varied controversies and struggles with dependancy, his restoration and time within the limelight. The movie was directed and co-written by The Biggest Showman director Michael Gracey and divided critics and followers for its use of the CGI character as a substitute of a conventional actor.

Higher Man contains various Williams’ best hits together with “Angels,” “Rock DJ,” and “She’s The One.” A brand new composition, “Forbidden Highway,” can also be featured within the film, and final yr was nominated for the Golden Globes in addition to being shortlisted for greatest unique tune on the 2025 Oscars (March 2).

That tune, nonetheless, was ultimately faraway from the shortlist final month on the grounds that it integrated materials from an current tune that was not written for the movie through which it seems. Williams co-wrote the tune with Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek, however the Academy of Movement Image Arts & Sciences deemed that it shared similarities to “I Obtained a Identify,” a 1973 ballad written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox for the Jeff Bridges movie The Final American Hero. (The late Jim Croce had a prime 10 hit on the Billboard Sizzling 100 with the tune.) In a press release to its members in regards to the removing of the observe, The Academy mentioned: “This can be a resolution that each honors our guidelines and protects the particular nature of the Authentic Music and Rating classes.”

The tune remained a nominee for greatest unique tune at Sunday evening’s (Jan. 5) 82nd Golden Globes, the place Williams walked the crimson carpet. Chatting with Deadline, he responded to the disqualification of the tune from the Oscars shortlist. Watch the total interview under.

“Hear, the principles is the principles and it’s a must to go by them. It will have been good, but in addition as an introvert, it’s one other occasion I don’t must go to,” he mentioned. “I went via it, I’m on the opposite aspect. It’s all good.”

Williams’ tune misplaced the award on the Golden Globes to “El Mal,” co-written by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard for the movie Emilia Pérez, which additionally scooped greatest movement image, musical or comedy.

Later this yr, Williams will embark on an enormous European tour and just lately advised NME that he was engaged on a brand new album which featured contributions from Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.