Lorde 'freaks' at Golden Globe nomination

Lorde has been nominated for a Golden Globe award. Photo/Getty

The accolades keep coming for Lorde, with the Kiwi pop star being nominated for a Golden Globe award overnight.

The Devonport teen was nominated for best original song for Yellow Flicker Beat, the lead single from the soundtrack she curated for the movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1.

She took to Twitter to celebrate the news:

In a statement to Billboard she said she was blown away by the nomination:

"I am so shocked and happy to know that Yellow Flicker Beat has been included in the running for Best Original Song.

"I thought Katniss was one of a kind when I first laid eyes on her in a cinema in 2012 - a rough, sparkling diamond of a mind.

"It was a privilege getting to step inside her head and speak her thoughts, even for a brief moment.

"Getting to write a song for a film like The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is a truly singular experience, and I am blown away that that experience got me nominated for a Golden Globe. I'll see you there."

Lorde's song is up against Lana Del Rey for the theme song to Tim Burton's Big Eyes; John Legend for Glory from civil rights movie Selma; Patti Smith for Mercy Is from Noah and Australian star Sia's Opportunity from the Jay-Z produced version of the musical Annie.

The Globe nomination begs the question: Could the double Grammy winner go on to the Oscars?.

Looking at recent history, it seems an Oscar original song nomination is a slight possibility given the crossover between the Globes and the Academy Awards.

In the awards this year and in 2013, the Oscar and Globes had two nominated songs in common.

In 2012, the original song Oscar went to New Zealander Bret McKenzie for his Man or Muppet song, which hadn't figured in the Globes nominations.

Judging by past years, it seems the Globes prefer veteran starpower over songs integral to the movies they appear in.

This year the Globes picked U2 anthem Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom over the modern movie classic Let It Go from Frozen.

The last time the Globes and Oscars agreed on best original song was in 2012 with Adele's Bond theme Skyfall which was co-written and produced by Brit Paul Epworth, the producer on Yellow Flicker Beat.

The Globes certainly have a thing for pop stars on Hunger Games soundtracks.

Both Coldplay and Taylor Swift with The Civil Wars have been nominated from past Games movies. Though neither of those came away with the Globe - or an Oscar nomination.

The Golden Globes will be presented in Los Angeles on on January 11.

- nzherald.co.nz