The nominees for Best Original Song at the 91st Academy Awards have been announced. Kendrick Lamar and SZA (“All the Stars” from Black Panther), Lady Gaga (“Shallow” from A Star Is Born), and more are up for the award. Find the list of nominees below.
Notable exclusions from the shortlist include Thom Yorke (“Suspirium”), Sampha (“Treasure”), Troye Sivan & Jónsi (“Revelation”), and Sade (“The Big Unknown”). The score for Black Panther (by Ludwig Göranson) was nominated for Best Original Score.
Recent Oscar winners for Best Original Song include Coco’s “Remember Me,” La La Land’s “City of Stars,” and Sam Smith’s Spectre theme. “Shallow” won the Best Original Song Golden Globe earlier this month.
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2019 Academy Award for Best Original Song:
“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” (from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings)
“All the Stars” (from Black Panther, written by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sounwave, and Al Shux)
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” (from Mary Poppins Returns, written by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman)
“I’ll Fight” (from RBG, written by Diane Warren)
“Shallow” (from A Star Is Born, written by Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, Mark Ronson)
