Oscar 2023 Presents a Star-Studded Shortlist in the Best Original Song Awards Category

As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the shortlists of the 2023 Academy Awards for a few categories, the Best Original Song Awards has piqued the interest of listeners with its unique blend of indie artists and pop singers. A total of 81 songs were considered eligible for this Oscar Category, of which 15 have been shortlisted.

Drake could be on his way towards his first Oscar nomination for ‘Time’, which he co-wrote for Amsterdam by 20th Century Studios. 7 years ago, The Weeknd was nominated for co-writing the Fifty Shades of Grey song ‘Earned It’. With ‘Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)’ from Avatar: The Way of Water, he might be headed for his second Oscar nomination. Performed by Gregory Mann, Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Ciao Papa’ from Netflix’s Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio has also entered the race.

Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift have been selected for ‘Lift Me Up’ from Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, ‘Hold My Hand’ from Top Gun: Maverick by Paramount Pictures, and ‘Carolina’ from Where the Crawdads Sing by Sony Pictures respectively. If nominated, it would be the debut nominations for Rihanna and Swift, in contrast to Lady Gaga’s fourth, who had been previously nominated for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born in 2018 and ‘Til It Happens to You’ from The Hunting Ground in 2015 before that.

If any of the three shortlisted songs, namely, ‘Nothing is Lost’, ‘My Mind & Me’ from Selena Gomez, and ‘Good Afternoon’ from Spirited, with at least five credited songwriters, wins, they will have to share one statuette. Daine Warren, who was shortlisted for Tell It Like a Woman’s ‘Applause’, would bear the record of being the first songwriter or part of the songwriting team to have a nomination streak of six years since the 1968-73 streak of Marylin and Alan Bergman. It would also be Warren’s 14th nomination in this category.

For co-writing “Stand Up” from Till with Jazmine Sullivan, Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II was shortlisted, and upon winning, he will be the first Black songwriter to win the award two times in this category. The other shortlisted songs in the list include ‘This Is a Life’ from Everything Everywhere All, ‘Til You’re Home’ from A Man Called Otto, ‘Naatu Naatu’ from RRR, ‘Dust & Ash’ from The Voice of Dust and Ash and ‘New Body Rhumba’ from Netflix’s White Noise. The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on 24 January 2023.

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