Lady Gaga is coming for that EGOT.
The Grammy winning singer is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song for "Til It Happens to You," a track she co-wrote with Diane Warren for the documentary The Hunting Ground. The film sheds light on rape on college campuses.
It's Lady Gaga's first Oscar nomination. The singer has been on a winning streak lately, scooping up her first Golden Globe for her performance in American Horror Story: Hotel (though that doesn't count toward the EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).
Congratulations to @diane_warren & @ladygaga on #TIHTY’s Oscar nomination for Best Song! This nomination is a win for survivors everywhere.— The Hunting Ground (@thehuntinground) January 14, 2016
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Her Oscar competition includes some other mainstream heavy hitters. The Weeknd is nominated for his 50 Shades of Grey song "Earned It." Sam Smith is also nominated, for his Spectre theme "Writing's on the Wall," neatly following the path Adele set before him.
The other nominees include "Simple Song #3" from Youth and "Manta Ray" from Racing Extinction.
Congrats to our Original Song nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/Q9eW5OIOWG— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
If Gaga wins the trophy, this will put her halfway toward achieving an EGOT, the crown jewel of entertainment awards. Considering her recent win for AHS:Hotel, she might have a chance at an Emmy nomination and win this coming year. As far as winning a Tony, Gaga does have theatrical roots, studying at the musical training conservatory at New YorK University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out. Maybe something on the Great White Way is in her future.