The first song to win the Oscar for Best Original Song was “The Continental” in the film The Gay Divorcee made by Con Conrad (music); Herb Magidson (lyrics).

The award began in 1934, but it wasn’t until 1942 that a song actually won an Academy Award.

In 1943, two songs were nominated: “White Christmas” and “I’ll String Along with You.”

In 1944, there were three nominees for Best Original Song: “On Treasure Island,” “The Trolley Song,” and “Accentuate the Positive.”

Since then, many highly regarded artists have been awarded this prestigious honor including Irving Berlin (1942) who wrote White Christmas; Johnny Mercer (1945) who wrote Accentuate the Positive.

What do you think is the most iconic Oscar-winning song?

I’m betting all of us have our favorite, but it’s worth noting that since 1962, every winner has been a popular tune.

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG OSCAR

What Is The Best Original Song Oscar?

The Oscar for Best Original Song was first awarded in 1934.

The award is given to the songwriters and composers of a film’s musical score, which includes lyrics if it is an original song sung on screen.

 

 

Best Original Song Oscar Winners Of All Time

It’s Oscar night, and that means you’re going to be watching the best of Hollywood all evening. But before tuning in, there are a few things to know about what makes an Oscar-worthy song.

In order to qualify for Best Original Song, a song must be written specifically for the movie or television show it appears in.

The style can vary from jazz standard to pop ballad – as long as it was composed with this one piece of work in mind!

The Academy Awards are the highest honor bestowed to actors, directors, and other people in the film industry.

Here’s my list of best original songs from movies over all these years with music composed by some amazing artists.

-“Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen (music) Yip Harburg (lyrics) from 1939 The Wizard of Oz

-“White Christmas” by Irving Berlin (music & lyrics) from 1940 Holiday Inn

-“We Belong Together” by Randy Newman from Toy Story 3

-“Skyfall” by Adele & Paul Epworth from Skyfall

-“Cheek to Cheek” by Irving Berlin (music & lyrics) featured in Top Hat

-“Let It Go” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez from Frozen

-“City of Stars” by Justin Hurwitz (music); Pasek & Paul (lyrics) from La La Land

-“Remember Me” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez from Coco

-“Shallow”  by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt from A Star Is Born

-“My Heart Will Go On” by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music); Tim Rice (lyrics) from Titanic.

Most Songs Nominated By Studio

If you’re a music junkie like me, then you’ve probably seen the various lists that have been put out by all of the major awards shows.

You may be wondering what songs are nominated for these prestigious events. Well here is a list of most nominated studio albums and their nominees this year.

Studio Albums have been nominated for the 2019 Grammy Awards, and most of them are from female artists.

This is a trend that has been occurring in recent years, as women like Taylor Swift and Cardi B have dominated the charts with their albums.

But not all studio albums released this year were by females – Kanye West has two nominations for his album “Ye.”  The 2020 Grammys will be interesting to see who takes home the awards!

With the Grammy Awards right around the corner, it’s time to go over all of this year’s nominees. There are a total of 7 songs nominated for Record Of The Year and Album Of The Year categories.

Out of those 7, 3 were written by female artists including Jhené Aiko (“The Worst”) Beyoncé (“Drunk In Love”) and Sia Furler (“Chandelier”), while 4 were written by male artists such as Pharrell Williams (“Happy”), John Legend (“All Of Me”) and Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”).

This is your chance to vote on who you think deserves the most nominations in these two categories!

Every year, there are a number of songs nominated for Academy Awards. In this blog post, we will take a look at the most nominated song by studio.

It is interesting to see what studios have been able to produce many Oscar-nominated tracks in recent years. For example, Warner Bros Pictures has had 17 nominations between 2015 and 2017.

This includes 12 original song nominations as well as 5 nomination for Best Original Score or Song Written Directly for a Film during this time period.

It’s also worth noting that they’ve won an award every other year from 2014 to now with “Glory” winning in 2016 and “I’ll Fight” winning in 2018!

Universal Pictures has had 16 awards since 2015 including 9 wins which is pretty darn impressive.
 

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