Oscar song
Academy-awarded tune
An Oscar song is a song that won or was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The term often implies a certain style—sweeping, emotional ballads designed to showcase during the ceremony: It sounds like an Oscar song.
The category has produced enduring standards alongside forgettable winners.
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
- balladNarrative poem or song
- originalFirst or inventive
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- winnerOne who prevails
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