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The sports drama movie ‘King Richard’ has reached new heights after receiving six nominations for this year’s Oscars. The story of Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard Williams, received many praises from critics and fans. At the same time, fans absolutely adored the original song ‘Be Alive’ by Beyonce. The famous singer has also been nominated for the Oscars for the Best Original Song. According to recent reports, Beyonce could give us a live performance from the tennis courts in Compton, the place where Serena and Venus’ journeys began.

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Beyonce in talks to perform at the Oscars from the courts in Compton

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According to Variety, the ‘Be Alive’ singer, Beyonce could perform at the Compton tennis courts and telecast her performance live during the Oscars. Although it’s just a rumor at this time, Oscars could actually pull this off. Numerous reports suggest that Oscars are trying their best to get Beyonce on board. 

Notably, Beyonce has a pretty good relationship with the organizers at the Oscars. Previously, we saw her performing at the Oscars on multiple occasions. If this actually happens, this will be a huge thing for the Oscars as well as the city of Compton, where two legendary tennis players did countless tennis drills growing up.

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Venus and Serena Williams showed their happiness over the success of the film

After ‘King Richard’ received six Oscars nominations, both Venus and Serena took to social media and expressed their happiness. They posted various photos and stories on Instagram about their movie. In the movie, legendary actor Will Smith portrayed the role of their father, Richard Williams. 

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Already, the actor bagged two prestigious awards for his performance in the movie ‘King Richard’. In both the SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards, he won the award for the best male actor in a leading role category. Both the Williams Sisters attended the Critics Choice Awards and praised all the actors from the movie, including Will Smith. 

At the SAG awards, Smith got a bit teary while giving his speech, as he thanked the Williams family for entrusting him with the project. Smith could also grab an Academy Award on 27th March, as he is getting a lot of publicity. Certainly, this would make the whole Williams family pretty happy, if that happens.

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