Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song – With 82 Eligible Songs, Which 15 Will the Branch Move Forward?
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Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song – With 82 Eligible Songs, Which 15 Will the Branch Move Forward?
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LAST UPDATED: Dec. 15, 2022
2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Original Song
CATEGORY COMMENTARY: Variety exclusively revealed there are 82 songs deemed eligible for the Academy Award for best original song which include the expected tracks from Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Joe Jonas, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and LCD Soundsystem.
The only big omission was “Vegas” by Doja Cat, featured in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”
We also have surges of support for names like Oscar-winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for “Do a Little Good” from “Spirited” and “Ready as I’ll Ever Be” by Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker from the documentary “The Return of Tanya Tucker.”
This list will get whittled down to 15, and the music branch always offers a few eyebrow-raisers. Not sure which ones those will be.
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ALL AWARDS CONTENDERS AND RANKINGS:
| And The Predicted Nominees Are: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Film | Song Title | Distributor |
| 1 | “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | “Lift me up” by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler | Marvel Studios |
| The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T’Challa. | |||
| 2 | “RRR” | “Naatu Naatu” by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj | Variance Films |
| A fictitious story about two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they stLofty Sky Distributiond fighting for their country in the 1920s. | |||
| 3 | “Top Gun: Maverick” | “Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop | Paramount Pictures |
| After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN’s elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it. | |||
| 4 | “Tell It Like a Woman” | “Applause” by Diane Warren | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Stories of women, both in front of and behind the camera. | |||
| 5 | “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” | “Ciao Papa” by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz and Guillermo del Toro | Netflix |
| A darker version of the classic children’s fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy. | |||
| Next in Line | |||
| 6 | “Everything Everywhere All at Once” | “This is a Life” by David Byrne, Ryan Lott and Mitski | A24 |
| An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, in which she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. | |||
| 7 | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | “Carolina” by Taylor Swift | Sony Pictures |
| A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved. | |||
| 8 | “Turning Red” | “Nobody Like U” by Billie Eilish and Finneas | Pixar |
| A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. | |||
| 9 | “Spirited” | “Do a Little Good” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Apple Original Films |
| A musical version of Charles Dickens’s story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey. | |||
| 10 | “White Noise” | “New Body Rhumba” by LCD Soundsystem | Netflix |
| Dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world. | |||
| Other Top-Tier Contenders | |||
| 11 | “A Man Called Otto” | “Til You’re Home” by Rita Wilson | Sony Pictures |
| 12 | “The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile” | “Ready as I’ll Ever Be” by Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | “Devotion” | “Not Alone” by Joe Jonas, Ryan Tedder, HARV and Khalid | Sony Pictures |
| 14 | “Till” | “Stand Up” by Jazmine Sullivan and D’Mile | Orion/United Artists Releasing |
| 15 | “Bros” | “Love is Not Love” by Marc Shaiman and Billy Eichner | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” | “My Mind and Me” by Selena Gomez | Apple Original Films |
| 17 | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” by The Weeknd | 20th Century Studios |
| 18 | “Bones and All” | “(You Made It Feel Like) Home” by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
| 19 | “The Automat” | “At the Automat” by Mel Brooks | A Slice of Pie Productions |
| 20 | “Killing Me Softly With His Songs” | “Sing a Brand New Song” by Charles Fox and Common | Showclix |
| Also In Contention | |||
| 21 | “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” | “La Vida es Una” by Daniel Echavarria, Carolina Giraldo, Ovy on the Drums | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | “My Father’s Dragon” | “Lift Your Wings” by Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Frank Danna, Nora Twomey and Meg LeFauve | Netflix |
| 23 | “Wendell & Wild” | “Raising the Dead” by Henry Selick and Bruno Coulais | Netflix |
| 24 | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | “The Songcord” by Simon Franglen | 20th Century Studios |
| 25 | “Don’t Worry Darling” | “With You All the Time” by Harry Styles | Warner Bros. |
| All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical) | |||
| — | “13: The Musical” | “It Would Be Funny” | Netflix |
| — | “1660 Vine” | “Already Gone” | Streaming Musicals |
| — | “1660 Vine” | “Lucky” | Streaming Musicals |
| — | “1660 Vine” | “Rodanthe” | Streaming Musicals |
| — | “18½” | “Brasília Bella” by Luis Guerra, Dan Mirvish | Adventure Entertainment |
| — | “18½” | “Wonder Bread” by Luis Guerra, Dan Mirvish | Adventure Entertainment |
| — | “18½” | “Deadly Butterfly” by Luis Guerra, Dan Mirvish | Adventure Entertainment |
| — | “A Jazzman’s Blues” | “Paper Airplanes” by Ruth B. | Netflix |
| — | “A Man Called Otto” | “Til You’re Home” by Rita Wilson | Sony Pictures |
| — | “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” | “Tree of Life” | HBO Documentary Films |
| — | “Amsterdam” | “Time” by Drake, Giveon Evans, Jahaan Akil Sweet and Daniel Pemberton | 20th Century Studios |
| — | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | “The Songcord” by Simon Franglen | 20th Century Studios |
| — | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” by The Weeknd | 20th Century Studios |
| — | “Beast” | “N’na Duniyaa” | Universal Pictures |
| — | “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | “Lift me up” by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler | Marvel Studios |
| — | “Bodies Bodies Bodies” | “Hot Girl” by Charlotte Aitchinson and George Daniel | A24 |
| — | “Bones and All” | “(You Made It Feel Like) Home” by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
| — | “Bootyology” | “We Are All But Men” | District 78 |
| — | “Bros” | “Love is Not Love” by Marc Shaiman and Billy Eichner | Universal Pictures |
| — | “Bullet Train” | “La Despedida” | Sony Pictures |
| — | “DC League of Superpets” | “Count on Me” by Jeremy Silver | Warner Bros. |
| — | “Devotion” | “Not Alone” by Joe Jonas | Sony Pictures |
| — | “Don’t Worry Darling” | “With You All the Time” by Harry Styles | Warner Bros. |
| — | “Everything Everywhere All at Once” | “This is a Life” by David Byrne, Ryan Lott and Mitski | A24 |
| — | “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” | “Heaven” by Gregory Porter | Warner Bros. |
| — | “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” | “Ciao Papa” by Roeben Katz and Guillermo del Toro | Netflix |
| — | “Killing Me Softly With His Songs” | “Sing a Brand New Song” by Charles Fox and Common | Showclix |
| — | “Killing Me Softly With His Songs” | “At the Movies” | Showclix |
| — | “Killing Me Softly With His Songs” | “On N’aime Qu’une Fois Comme Ça,” | Showclix |
| — | “Let Me Be Me” | “Feels Like Me” by Gin Wigmore | Greenwich Entertainment |
| — | “Luckiest Girl Alive” | “I Know Where I’ve Been” | Netflix |
| — | “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” | “Carried Away” by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Arianna Afsar, Mark Sonnenblick | Sony Pictures |
| — | “Marry Me” | “On My Way (Marry Me)” by Ivy Adara, Leroy Clampitt and Michael Pollack | Universal Pictures |
| — | “Me Vasantrao” | “Kaivalya Gaan” | Movietone Digital Entertainment |
| — | “Me Vasantrao” | “Le Chali Taqdeer” | Movietone Digital Entertainment |
| — | “Me Vasantrao” | “Ram Ram Lori” | Movietone Digital Entertainment |
| — | “Minions: The Rise of Gru” | “Turn Up the Sunshine” by Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger, Sam Dew, Kevin Parker | Universal Pictures |
| — | “My Father’s Dragon” | “Lift Your Wings” by Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Frank Danna, Nora Twomey and Meg LeFauve | Netflix |
| — | “On the Come Up” | “On the Come Up” | Paramount Pictures |
| — | “Persuasion” | “Quietly Yours” by Birdy | Netflix |
| — | “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” | “Fearless Hero” by Heitor Pereira, Dan Navarro, Paul Fisher | Universal Pictures |
| — | “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” | “La Vida es Una” by Daniel Echavarria, Carolina Giraldo, Ovy on the Drums | Universal Pictures |
| — | “Return to Seoul” | “Anybody” | Sony Pictures Classics |
| — | “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” | “Still Holding My Hand” by Tim Minchin | Netflix |
| — | “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” | “It Hurts” | Amazon Studios |
| — | “RRR” | “Naatu Naatu” by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj | Variance Films |
| — | “Saving Ana” | “Missing Children” | MJD Productions |
| — | “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” | “My Mind and Me” by Selena Gomez | Apple Original Films |
| — | “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” | “Stars in the Sky” | Paramount Pictures |
| — | “Spirited” | “Do a Little Good” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Apple Original Films |
| — | “Spirited” | “Good Afternoon” by Khiyon Hursey, Sukari ones, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Mark Sonnenblick | Apple Original Films |
| — | “Tell It Like a Woman” | “Applause” by Diane Warren | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| — | “The Automat” | “At the Automat” by Mel Brooks | A Slice of Pie Productions |
| — | “The Bad Guys” | “We’re Gonna Be Good Tonight” by Daniel Pemberton and Gary Go | Universal Pictures |
| — | “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” | “Sunny Side Up Summer” by Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith | 20th Century Studios |
| — | “The Inspection” | “The Hands” by serpentwithfeet | A24 |
| — | “The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile” | “Ready as I’ll Ever Be” by Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker | Sony Pictures Classics |
| — | “The School for Good and Evil” | “Who Do You Think You Are” | Netflix |
| — | “The Sea Beast” | “Captain Crow” by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe | Netflix |
| — | “The Silent Twins” | “We Two Made One” by Marcin Macuk, Zuzanna Wrońska, June Gibbons, Jennifer Gibbons | Focus Features |
| — | “The Sound of Violet” | “You Could Be Anywhere” | Atlas Distribution Company |
| — | “The Voice of Dust and Ash” | “Dust & Ash” by J. Ralph | Matilda Productions |
| — | “The Woman King” | “Keep Rising” by Jessy Wilson and Angelique Kidjo | Sony Pictures |
| — | “Three Thousand Years of Longing” | “Cautionary Tale” by Junkie XL, George Miller and Augusta Gore | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
| — | “Till” | “Stand Up” by Jazmine Sullivan and D’Mile | Orion/United Artists Releasing |
| — | “Tomorrow’s Today” | “Tomorrow’s Today” | Pendragon Pictures |
| — | “Top Gun: Maverick” | “Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop | Paramount Pictures |
| — | “Top Gun: Maverick” | “I Ain’t Worried” by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Tyler Spry, John Eriksson, Peter Moren, Bjorn Yttling | Paramount Pictures |
| — | “Turning Red” | “Nobody Like U” by Billie Eilish and Finneas | Pixar |
| — | “Tuzhyasathi Kahihi” | “Bharat Mata Ki Jay” | Self-Distributed |
| — | “Tuzhyasathi Kahihi” | “Grishmat Kasa Vasant Ful La” | Self-Distributed |
| — | “Tuzhyasathi Kahihi” | “Khota Dev Mazha” | Self-Distributed |
| — | “Tyson’s Run” | “If You Believe” | Collide Distribution |
| — | “We Are Art: Through the Eyes of Annalaura” | “We Are Art” by Annalaura di Luggo and Paky Di Maio | Annydi Productions |
| — | “Wendell & Wild” | “Raising the Dead” by Henry Selick and Bruno Coulais | Netflix |
| — | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | “Carolina” by Taylor Swift | Sony Pictures |
| — | “White Noise” | “New Body Rhumba” by LCD Soundsystem | Netflix |
| — | “Wildcat” | “A Sky Like I’ve Never Seen” by Robin Pecknold | Amazon Studios |
| — | “Iravin Nizhal” | “Kaayam” | Friday Entertainment |
| — | “Kantara: A Legend” | “Karma” | AA Films |
| — | “Kantara: A Legend” | “Varaha Roopam” | AA Films |
| — | “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story” | “Faith to Carry Me” | Hulu |
| — | “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story” | “La Di Da” | Hulu |
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The 95th Oscars ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre and televised live on ABC on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
2022 category winner: “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish and Finneas from “No Time to Die” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
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