The tiny Icelandic town of Husavik, which was propelled to global fame by a hit Netflix comedy, has rolled out a red carpet on its main street in anticipation of even greater glory on Oscars night. The power ballad “Husavik (My Hometown)”, which featured as the climactic moment in the movie about a couple bumbling their way through the Eurovision Song Contest, is nominated for Best Original Song, and residents are fired up. A view of the harbour in Husavik, a small fishing town in northern Iceland, August 16, 2020. Ales Mucha/Visit Husavik/Handout via REUTERS The Oscar nomination came after a locally produced video extolling the song, presented by fictional Husavik resident Oskar Oskarsson, went viral, adding to the small fishing town’s emotional investment in the song’s success....
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