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* Music (Song) - Swinging On A Star in "Going My Way" Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke * Best Motion Picture - Paramount * Writing (Original Motion Picture Story) - Leo McCarey
Feb 5, 2014 · MUSIC (Song) “Accentuate The Positive” – Here Come the Waves – Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. “Anywhere” – Tonight and Every Night – Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn. “Aren’t You Glad You’re You?”. – The Bells of St. Mary’s – Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke.
List of Academy Awards for Songs. The first awards were given in 1927, the same year as the first sound film, The Jazz Singer. No musical awards for songs were included until 1934.
For the 1945 awards, 14 songs were nominated. From 1946 to 2011, each member of the Music Branch of the Academy was asked to vote using a points system of 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8, 7.5, 7, 6.5 or 6 points. Only those songs that received an average score of 8.25 or more were eligible for nomination.
Going My Way ended up taking seven of its ten nominations: Best Motion Picture, Best Directing, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Music (Song), Best Writing (Original Motion Picture Story) and Best Writing (Screenplay).
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story .
Date of Ceremony: Thursday, March 15, 1945. For films released in: 1944. 17th Overview. Results & Commentary. Other years: < 16th. 18th >. Here is a complete list of nominations for the 17th Annual Academy Awards. And the nominees are:
