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The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
Aug 22, 2016 · The nominees were... WON: "When You Believe," The Prince of Egypt. SHOULD'VE WON: "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing," Armageddon. Over the years, the Academy has infamously ignored a number of iconic soundtracks in the category of Best Original Song, most egregiously Saturday Night Fever and Purple Rain.
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Hans Zimmer Best Picture - James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, Producers Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks; Story by Mark Andrus
Original Song Introduction: “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”: Liv Tyler. Sound Mixing: Anjelica Huston. Presenter Introduction: John Glenn: Tom Hanks. Introduction: Historical Figures in Cinema montage: John Glenn. Best Picture Introduction: Life Is Beautiful: Sophia Loren. Foreign Language Film: Sophia Loren.
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- "Take My Breath Away" By Giorgio Moroder (Music); Tom Whitlock (Lyrics) Top Gun (1986) at the 59th Academy Awards. Top Gun. Drama. Action. Release Date. May 16, 1986.
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" By Giorgio Moroder (Music); Irene Cara & Keith Forsey (Lyrics) Flashdance (1983) at the 56th Academy Awards. Flashdance.
- "Glory" By Common & John Legend (Music & Lyrics) Selma (2014) at the 87th Academy Awards. Selma. History. Drama. Biography. Release Date. December 25, 2014. Cast.
- "When You Believe" By Stephen Schwartz (Music & Lyrics) The Prince of Egypt (1998) at the 71st Academy Awards. DreamWorks' animated film The Prince of Egypt tells the biblical story of Moses and the plagues of Egypt, and it doesn't hold back from any of the violence or terror, despite ostensibly being a children's movie.
70th Annual Academy Awards – 1997 (Held 23 March 1998 in Los Angeles) Winner: “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic – performed Celine Dion Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings
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Feb 5, 2014 · MUSIC (Original Musical or Comedy Score) A Bug’s Life – Randy Newman Mulan – Music by Matthew Wilder; Lyrics by David Zippel; Orchestral Score by Jerry Goldsmith
