Carrie Underwood Nabs Golden Globe Nomination for Narnia
Award-winning country artist Carrie Underwood received her first Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song" for "There's a Place for Us," which is featured in "Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."
This is the first time the five-time Grammy winner and two-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year penned the lyrics for a motion picture. She co-wrote the song.
Her contenders include a song by Christina Aguilera for the movie "Burlesque" and songs from the movies "Tangled" and "Country Strong."
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She stated on her website, "I am absolutely thrilled by this wonderful honor today, it was such an exciting endeavor to have been asked to create music for the film. I grew up with the books and have been a fan of the earlier two movies. I can't wait for the Golden Globes!"
Underwood, a professed Christian, gained celebrity status after winning the reality television competition "American Idol" during its fourth season. She has gone on to become a multi-platinum recording artist.
The 27-year-old artist is known for songs such as "Inside Your Heaven," "God Bless the Broken Road" and "Jesus Take the Wheel."
She will make her first big-screen debut appearance next year with Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid on the film "Soul Surfer," a true story about a teenage surfer girl who fights back to get on her board after losing an arm in a shark attack.
Underwood is currently wrapping up her "Play On" tour.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader," the third installment based on C.S. Lewis' novels, debuted at the top of the box office this past weekend with $24.5 million.
