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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...
Mar 28, 2022 · Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the original-song Oscar for “No Time to Die,” the title tune for the latest James Bond film, at Sunday’s 94th annual Academy Awards.
- Jon Burlingame
Jan 23, 2024 · Jon Batiste, who won an Oscar three years ago for collaborating on the Soul score with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, landed his first best original song nod for “It Never Went Away” from...
Feb 7, 2020 · The Academy Awards celebrate the very best in the world of movies each year, and there's one category in particular we're fascinated by. 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.
- Tom Eames
Best Original Song tends to be one of the starrier races at every Oscars — this is the field that, in recent years, has made Oscar winners of Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Lady Gaga, John Legend, and Adele, amongst others — but the nominees for the upcoming 95th Oscars are downright galactic.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish accept the Oscar for original song at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday.
