Lady Gaga picture by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images; Kendrick Lamar and SZA picture by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS; The Ballad of Buster Scruggs picture courtesy of Netflix
The nominees for Best Original Song on the 91st Academy Awards have been introduced. Kendrick Lamar and SZA (“All the Stars” from Black Panther), Lady Gaga (“Shallow” from A Star Is Born), and extra are up for the award. Find the record of nominees beneath.
Notable exclusions from the shortlist embody Thom Yorke (“Suspirium”), Sampha (“Treasure”), Troye Sivan & Jónsi (“Revelation”), and Sade (“The Big Unknown”). The rating for Black Panther (by Ludwig Göranson) was nominated for Best Original Score.
Recent Oscar winners for Best Original Song embody Coco’s “Remember Me,” La La Land’s “City of Stars,” and Sam Smith’s Spectre theme. “Shallow” received 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)
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