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* Music (Original Song) - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) in "Arthur" Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen Actor in a Leading Role - Dudley Moore
Mar 31, 2015 · Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen win the Oscar for Music (Song) for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur at the 54th Academy Awards. Bette...
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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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58th Annual Academy Awards – 1985 (Held 24 March 1986 in Los Angeles) Winner: “Say You, Say Me” from White Nights– performed by Lionel Richie Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie Should have won: It’s hard to argue over Richie’s win for the soulful love ballad “Say You, Say Me” against a weak field. “Separate Lives” by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin w...
64th Annual Academy Awards – 1991 (Held 30 March 1992 in Los Angeles) Winner: “Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast– performed by Angela Lansbury Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman Should have won: “Beauty and the Beast” is a classic Disney theme and it richly deserved to win the Oscar. Angela Lansbury performs it with charm an...
70th Annual Academy Awards – 1997 (Held 23 March 1998 in Los Angeles) Winner: “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic– performed Celine Dion Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings Should have won: “My Heart Will Go On” has become so overplayed that it’s widely reviled, but in reality it’s a stunning recording and Celine Dion delivered a jaw-dropp...
76th Annual Academy Awards – 2003 (Held 29 February, 2004 in Los Angeles) Winner: “Into the West” from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King– performed by Annie Lennox Music and lyric by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox Should have won: Annie Lennox’s epic ballad from the last installment of the astoundingly good Lord of the Rings ...
82nd Annual Academy Awards – 2009 (Held 7 March 2010 in Los Angeles) Winner: “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart– performed by Colin Farrell and Jeff Bridges Music by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett Should have won: “The Weary Kind”, which features a powerful whiskey-soaked vocal by Jeff Bridges, rightfully won against two Randy Newman songs from Dis...
Mar 13, 2024 · These exemplary songs are just a few highlights among many deserving Oscar Best Songs recipients. The legacy of these Academy Awards winners for Best Original Song is a testament to their musical brilliance and emotional resonance, which transcends the boundaries of time and genre.
The 54th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1981 and took place on March 29, 1982, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
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.
