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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.
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- "Take My Breath Away" By Giorgio Moroder (Music); Tom Whitlock (Lyrics) Top Gun (1986) at the 59th Academy Awards. Top Gun. Drama. Action. Release Date. May 16, 1986.
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" By Giorgio Moroder (Music); Irene Cara & Keith Forsey (Lyrics) Flashdance (1983) at the 56th Academy Awards. Flashdance.
- "Glory" By Common & John Legend (Music & Lyrics) Selma (2014) at the 87th Academy Awards. Selma. History. Drama. Biography. Release Date. December 25, 2014. Cast.
- "When You Believe" By Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) The Prince of Egypt (1998) at the 71st Academy Awards. DreamWorks' animated film The Prince of Egypt tells the biblical story of Moses and the plagues of Egypt, and it doesn't hold back from any of the violence or terror, despite ostensibly being a children's movie.
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann. 2023: German composer Volker Bertelmann took home the accolade for his score to anti-war epic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’.
- Dune – Hans Zimmer. 2022: Zimmer’s 27-year wait for his second Oscar – his first being in 1994 for The Lion King – set a new composer record, one previously held by Breakfast at Tiffany’s composer Henry Mancini.
- Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. 2021: Three musical greats picked up the Best Score award for Disney and Pixar’s animation about a jazz musician who winds up trapped in an alternate world, and must connect to his true purpose on Earth to find his way out.
- Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir. 2020: Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first woman to win an Academy Award for a film score since 1997. In her speech, she urged women and girls to “please speak up; we need to hear your voices.”
- “Over the Rainbow," Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg from The Wizard of Oz. As timeless as they come. The legendary Judy Garland singing the splendid “Over the Rainbow” in The Wizard of Oz is pretty much the gold standard of movie magic.
- “Lose Yourself," Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto from 8 Mile. Eminem’s amped-up anthem made Oscar history back in 2002, becoming the first-ever hip-hop track to win an Academy Award for best original song.
- “Falling Slowly," Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová from Once. Basically every song from Once is Oscar-worthy (yep, even “Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy”), but “Falling Slowly” is the one that made everyone fall madly in love with the duo and their little movie (and eventually, Broadway show) that could.
- “Take My Breath Away," Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock from Top Gun. This soaring, synth-y ballad not only took Berlin all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, but to the dizzying heights of having performed a song that won an Academy Award (for songwriters Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock).
Feb 7, 2020 · The Best Original Song category awards the best track written for a film each year, and there have been surprising winners - and losers - over the years. Here are all the notable awards from past Oscars as we prepare for the 2020 ceremony...
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Apr 25, 2021 · The 20 Best Original Song Oscar Winners of All Time. From "Lullaby of Broadway" to "Lose Yourself," here are 20 instances in which Oscar recognized one for the ages. By Chris Willman. With the ...
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Mar 8, 2023 · What follows are the 40 Oscar-winning songs that have made great, lasting impressions, either within their own universe or ours. 40. “Say You, Say Me” ( White Nights , 1985)
