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The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
- History of The Category
- Requirements and Eligibility
- Narrowing The Field
- Notable Winners
The Best Original Song category has transformed over the years. Its first incarnation, the Academy Award for Best Song, was first awarded in 1935 at the 7th Academy Awards. The category was notcreated to recognize an original song. It could be awarded to any song in a movie, regardless of whether it was created specifically for the movie. The categ...
Currently, the Academy rules for the category define an "original song" as "[consisting] of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the motion picture.” (This in-text emphasis appears in the official Academy rules.) The rules go on to provide further clarification, stating that "the work must be recorded for use in ...
Originally, the number of nominees for Best Song was not limited. Before the rule was changed for the 19th Academy Awards, it was not uncommon for eight to 12 songs to be nominated. From 1946 to 2011, the Music Branch of the Academy used a point ranking system that would produce a maximum of five nominees if films reached a certain threshold of poi...
Iconic American songwriter Sammy Cahn holds the record for the most nominations for Best Original Song (26). He is tied with Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Alan Menken for most Best Song Oscar wins (four). Mercer received 18 nominations, and Paul Francis Webster received 16 nominations (with three wins). Alan and Marilyn Bergman, a husband-an...
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- Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga may not have won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in A Star Is Born (2018), but she did walk away with Best Original Song in 2019 for the film's big number, "Shallow."
- Adele. Adele scooped up her first Oscar for Best Original Song in 2013 for "Skyfall," the song from the 2012 James Bond movie of the same name. It was the first theme song from the Bond franchise to win an Oscar.
- Barbra Streisand. In 1969, Streisand tied — an extremely rare occurrence at the Oscars — with the late Katharine Hepburn for Best Actress for her role in Funny Girl (1968).
- Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan won Best Original Song in 2001 for "Things Have Changed" from the dramedy Wonder Boys (2000). The singer, who was touring Australia during the broadcast, performed the song (and later accepted the award) via satellite.
Mar 13, 2023 · The academy proved it does Sunday night when the heel-tapping “Naatu Naatu,” from Indian blockbuster “RRR,” won the Oscar for original song, making history in the process.
The song Naatu Naatu from the hit Telugu-language film RRR has made history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar. The blockbuster track won Best Original Song at the 95th...
Mar 11, 2024 · Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell just made Oscar history. With their original song win for the existential ballad “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Eilish, 22, and O’Connell, 26,...
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Mar 12, 2023 · RRR. Naatu Naatu has millions of views on YouTube. It took around 19 months for all the elements of superhit musical number Naatu Naatu - which won a historic Oscar for Best Original Song -...
