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Personally, I'm not too familiar with Rihanna's music. I know the song "Umbrella" is by her and I've also listened to "Shut Up And Drive" because it was featured in Wreck-It Ralph. I guess both are OK, but it's not exactly the type of music I'm usually into. However, I quite liked the song she did for the last Star Trek film, "Sledgehammer". I hope this one is more like the latter. I think it probably will, judging by the theme. Apparently, it's her first solo song in 6 years, so I guess there must be a lot of anticipation for it. More than one critic praised it in the first reactions for the film, which had its premiere yesterday.

Here's Rihanna's song "Lift Me Up" for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Six different videos have been released for it:

Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Music Video)
Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Official Lyric Video)
Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Wakandan Lyric Video)
Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Audio)
Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Instrumental Video)
Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Visualizer)

The nominations for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Lift Me Up" won in the Feature Film category, "Applause" won in the Independent Film category, "Ready As I'll Never Be" won in the Documentary Film category, "Ciao Papa" won in the Animated Film category, "Now You Know" won in the Streamed Film category, "Love Is Not Love" won in the On-Screen Performance category, and "Elvis" won in the Soundtrack Album category.

Outstanding Song (Feature Film)

"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Do a Little Good" — Spirited
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Love Is Not Love" — Bros
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise
"The Songchord" — Avatar: The Way of Water
"Stand Up" — Till
"Time" — Amsterdam
"(You Made it Feel Like) Home" — Bones and All

Outstanding Song (Independent Film)

"Applause" — Tell It Like a Woman
"Stand the Test of Time" — Tomorrow's Game
"This Is a Life" — Everything Everywhere All at Once
"Til You're Home" — A Man Called Otto
"We Two Made One" — The Silent Twins

Outstanding Song (Documentary Film)

"At the Automat" — The Automat
"Dust & Ash" — The Voice of Dust and Ash
"My Mind and Me" — Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
"Ready As I'll Never Be" — The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile
"Sing a Brand New Song" — Killing Me Softly With His Songs
"A Sky Like I’ve Never Seen" — Wildcat
"We Are Art" — We Are Art Through the Eyes of Annalaura

Outstanding Song (Animated Film)

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Lift Your Wings" — My Father's Dragon
"Nobody Like U" — Turning Red
"Sunny Side Up Summer" — The Bob's Burgers Movie
"Turn Up the Sunshine" — Minions: The Rise of Gru

Outstanding Song (Streamed Film)

"47 & 1" — Blade of the 47 Ronin
"I Will Always Dance" — Pinocchio
"No One Gets Left Behind" — Better Nate Than Ever
"Now You Know" — Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
"They Are the Munsters" — The Munsters

Outstanding Song (On-Screen Performance)

"Baby Let’s Play House" — Elvis
"Cucamonga" — Knights of Swing
"Love Is Not Love" — Bros
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"On My Way (Marry Me)" — Marry Me

Outstanding Soundtrack Album

Elvis
Entergalactic
Marry Me
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Top Gun: Maverick
Turning Red

Source: https://www.hmmawards.com/2022-HMMA-nominations/


The nominations for the Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards 2022 are out.

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

"Applause" — Tell It Like a Woman
"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"(You Made it Feel Like) Home" — Bones and All

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Good Afternoon" — Spirited
"Light the Match" — Central Park
"Love Is Not Love" — Bros
"Now You Know" — Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Source: https://thescl.com/news/nominees-announ ... cl-awards/


The nominations for the Grammy Awards 2022 are out.

Best Song Written for Visual Media

"Be Alive" — King Richard
"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Keep Rising (The Woman King)" — The Woman King
"Nobody Like U" — Turning Red
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" — Encanto

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Elvis
Encanto
Stranger Things (Season 4, Vol. 2)
Top Gun: Maverick
West Side Story

Source: https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy ... inees-list


The nominations for the Black Reel Awards 2022 are out.

Outstanding Original Song

"Born Again" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Keep Rising" — The Woman King
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Paper Airplanes" — A Jazzman's Blues
“Stand Up” — Till

Outstanding Soundtrack

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
A Jazzman's Blues
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Till
The Woman King

Source: https://www.blackreelawards.com/23rdblackreelawardsnoms


The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Naatu Naatu" won in the category.

Best Song

"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR

Source: https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2023


The nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards 2022 are out.

Best Song

"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise

Source: https://www.criticschoice.com/2022/12/1 ... a-handler/


The nominations for the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2022 are out. Update: Elvis won in the category.

Best Soundtrack

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Moonage Daydream
Top Gun: Maverick
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Source: https://twitter.com/STLFilmCritics/stat ... 6016759809


The nominations for the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2022 are out.

Best Use of Music

The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Source: https://www.sdfcs.org/2022-nominations/


The nominations for the Satellite Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Applause" — Tell It Like a Woman
"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"Vegas" — Elvis

Source: https://www.pressacademy.com/2022-nominees/


The nominations for the HCA Creative Arts Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"Nobody Like U" — Turning Red
"Vegas" — Elvis

Source: https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com ... announced/


The nominations for the Gold List Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Naatu Naatu" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise
"This Is a Life" — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Source: https://www.goldopen.com/nominee_catego ... song-2023/


The nominations for the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Naatu Naatu" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"Vegas" — Elvis

Source: https://discussingfilm.net/2022/12/07/d ... minations/


The nominations for the One Take News Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Lift Me Up" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Nobody Like U" — Turning Red
"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" — Avatar: The Way of Water

Source: https://onetakenews.com/2022/12/31/2022 ... s-results/


The nominations for the Sierra Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Vegas" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"Vegas" — Elvis

Source: https://awardswatch.com/everything-ever ... mans-next/


The nominations for the Windie Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise

Source: https://twitter.com/CriticsChicago/stat ... 7952688129


The nominations for the North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Naatu Naatu" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise
"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" — Avatar: The Way of Water
"This Is a Life" — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Source: https://ncfilmcritics.org/reel-thoughts ... -nominees/


The nominations for the Music City Film Critics' Association Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Naatu Naatu" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise

Source: https://musiccitydrivein.com/2023/01/03 ... minations/


The nominations for the Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR

Source: https://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2022-awards.html


The nominations for the North Dakota Film Society Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise
"(You Made it Feel Like) Home" — Bones and All

Source: https://www.northdakotafilmsociety.com/ ... ominations


The nominations for the Denver Film Critics Society Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"This Is a Life" — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Source: https://trashwire.com/2023/01/09/denver ... ions-2022/


The nominations for the Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"Stand Up" — Till

Source: https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/mo ... s-17708296


The nominations for the Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards 2022 are out.

Best Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"This Is a Life" — Everything Everywhere All at Once

Source: http://hifilmcriticssociety.org/hfcs-20 ... atons-list


The nominations for the Iowa Film Critics Association Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Hold My Hand" won in the category.

Best Song

"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Source: https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/loca ... favorites/


The nominations for the Critics Association of Central Florida Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Hold My Hand" won in the category.

Best Original Song

"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR

Source: http://www.centralflcritics.com/p/2022.html


The winners for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Source: https://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/h ... e-and-more


The winners for the Capri Awards 2022 are out.

Best Original Song

"Applause" — Tell It Like a Woman

Source: https://www.capri-world.com/2023/01/04/ ... e-theater/


The winners for the Tribute to the Crafts Awards 2022 are out.

Best Song

"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-top ... 235214783/

Sotiris wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 6:35 am The nominations for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2022 are out. Update: "Lift Me Up" won in the Feature Film category, "Applause" won in the Independent Film category, "Ready As I'll Never Be" won in the Documentary Film category, "Ciao Papa" won in the Animated Film category, "Now You Know" won in the Streamed Film category, "Love Is Not Love" won in the On-Screen Performance category, and "Elvis" won in the Soundtrack Album category.

It's interesting that Diane Warren could be nominated again after just receiving her Honorary Oscar. Though I like it, I don't know if "Applause" is good enough for a nomination. However, I've listened to most of the favorites and this doesn't seem to be a very competitive year for the category, so who knows. There are still songs that haven't been released, though, like the one from the Avatar sequel. Next week, when the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice nominations are announced, we'll get a better idea of what songs are the favorites for the Oscars. And the following week, the Oscar shortlists will be revealed.

The Disney Awards website has been updated. These are the songs listed for each film:

Amsterdam
"Time"
Music and Lyrics by
Aubrey Drake Graham, Giveon Evans, Jahaan Akil Sweet and Daniel Pemberton

Avatar: The Way of Water
"The Songcord"
Music and Lyrics by Simon Franglen

"Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)"
Lyrics and Melody by Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye
Music by Simon Franglen and Swedish House Mafia

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"Lift Me Up"
Music and Lyrics by
Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Göransson

The Bob's Burgers Movie
"Sunny Side Up Summer"
Music and Lyric by
Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith

Turning Red
"Nobody Like U"
Music and Lyric by
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell

D82 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:08 pmIt's interesting that Diane Warren could be nominated again after just receiving her Honorary Oscar.

I think she will be. Though it seems people have stopped judging the quality of her work and just vote for her out of admiration and/or pity. I don't find this 'automatic nomination for anything' a positive development, to be honest. It reminds me how the Academy keeps nominating John Williams because of his status and his position in the industry despite the scores for his last few movies being unremarkable, repetitive, and bland. I hope when she finally wins, it's for a really good song that showcases her talent and not something run-of-the-mill because voters just wanted to get it over with.

D82 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:08 pmThough I like it, I don't know if "Applause" is good enough for a nomination.

It's OK, but nothing special. I thought the same about her last nominated song "Somehow You Do".

D82 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:08 pmHowever, I've listened to most of the favorites and this doesn't seem to be a very competitive year for the category, so who knows.

Yeah, there's not a lot of worthy candidates this year. Some of songs the Academy has been nominating the last few years have been quite the head-scratchers. It's kind of sad because the songs they used to nominate in the '80s, '90s, and early '00s were really strong and memorable.

D82 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:59 pmThe Disney Awards website has been updated. These are the songs listed for each film.

Thanks for sharing! Disney has quite a few contenders this year, mainly "Lift Me Up", "Nobody Like U", and "The Songcord".

Sotiris wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:35 am I think she will be. Though it seems people have stopped judging the quality of her work and just vote for her out of admiration and/or pity.

Yeah, since she has been nominated so many times but hasn't won, I guess people want her to finally get the Oscar. I wonder if the fact that people know who she is now and there aren't that many well-known songwriters also helps. Personally, as far as I remember, I've found all of her songs worthy of the nomination so far, so I don't have a problem with it for now.

Regarding "Applause", I've seen it has already been nominated for some awards, and its feminist message could work in its favor, so I think you might be right it'll be nominated.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:35 am It's OK, but nothing special. I thought the same about her last nominated song "Somehow You Do".

I had the same opinion on "Somehow You Do" at first, but it grew on me and ended up being one of my favorites of the year, so maybe this one will too, but right now I agree with you.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:35 am Disney has quite a few contenders this year, mainly "Lift Me Up", "Nobody Like U", and "The Songcord".

That's true. I thought this wasn't a very strong year for Disney since there weren't any musicals, but it seems it is after all.

Here are the Golden Globes nominees for best song:

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Carolina,” Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing)
“Ciao Papa,” Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice (Top Gun: Maverick)
“Lift Me Up,” Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) 
“Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj (RRR)

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235279872/


I think my favorite of these songs is "Lift Me Up", though I don't love it either. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever also received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Angela Bassett.

D82 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:02 pmI think my favorite of these songs is "Lift Me Up", though I don't love it either.

Mine too although that's not saying much. The leading contenders this year are pretty weak.

The list of the Oscar-submitted songs has been released. The song "Vegas" from Elvis got disqualified.

Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift Film Tunes Among 82 Deemed Eligible for Oscars’ Original Song Race
https://variety.com/2022/artisans/award ... 235458380/

Sotiris wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:12 am The leading contenders this year are pretty weak.

I agree, this is one of the weakest years I remember.

Sotiris wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:21 pm The list of the Oscar-submitted songs has been released. The song "Vegas" from Elvis got disqualified.

Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift Film Tunes Among 82 Deemed Eligible for Oscars’ Original Song Race
https://variety.com/2022/artisans/award ... 235458380/

I'm glad the full list of submitted songs has been released. I think last year we didn't get to know which titles were on it and which ones weren't, right? The submitted songs by Disney match the ones promoted on their website this time. I thought they would maybe end up submitting just one Avatar song, but they actually submitted both. Several films entered more than one, like Spirited, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, or Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which is interesting.

I haven't listened to all of the songs on that list, but a couple of them I liked are "Captain Crow" from The Sea Beast and "Til You're Home" from A Man Called Otto. I don't think the former has any chances, but I found it quite catchy. It's from the composers of the Legally Blonde Broadway musical. It's weird they were hired to write just this one song. I know The Sea Beast is not a musical, but they could've written at least an end credit song as well, which could've been a stronger contender. As for "Til You're Home", it's a simple song, but it's quite nice and I would like Rita Wilson to get nominated someday. I've heard some of her previous contenders in the category and I think she's talented. It seems this time she's made a bigger effort to get in since it's a bigger film than usual, one starring his husband, and she performs the song with Sebastián Yatra, who performed "Dos Oruguitas" in Encanto and is apparently a rising star. I think she'll probably need a stronger song, though.

Regarding "Vegas", that song looked like a strong contender. At least I saw in one of your previous posts you keep updating that it has been nominated for several awards. I'm not surprised it was disqualified, though, since it uses a sample from Elvis' famous song "Hound Dog". I didn't even expect it would be submitted at first.

D82 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:02 pm Here are the Golden Globes nominees for best song:

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Ciao Papa,” Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)

My husband won't stop singing and whistling this song! At least it was my favorite in the film. Is it common for so many pop artists to be nominated (this year, Taylor, Gaga, + Rihanna)?

These are the Critics' Choice nominees for Best Song. It's the same titles as the Golden Globes plus "New Body Rhumba" from White Noise.

Carolina – Where the Crawdads Sing
Ciao Papa – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Hold My Hand – Top Gun: Maverick
Lift Me Up – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Naatu Naatu – RRR
New Body Rhumba – White Noise

Source: https://www.criticschoice.com/2022/12/1 ... a-handler/

blackcauldron85 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:29 am My husband won't stop singing and whistling this song! At least it was my favorite in the film. Is it common for so many pop artists to be nominated (this year, Taylor, Gaga, + Rihanna)?

Yes, it's very common for the Golden Globes. They love to nominated big celebrities, especially in this category. Yeah, that Pinocchio song is not bad. It was my favorite from the film too.

D82 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:45 pmI haven't listened to all of the songs on that list, but a couple of them I liked are "Captain Crow" from The Sea Beast and "Til You're Home" from A Man Called Otto. I don't think the former has any chances, but I found it quite catchy.

To be honest, I've never been fond of sea shanties. I don't even like Fathoms Below or The Virginia Company that much.

D82 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:45 pmAs for "Til You're Home", it's a simple song, but it's quite nice and I would like Rita Wilson to get nominated someday. I've heard some of her previous contenders in the category and I think she's talented. It seems this time she's made a bigger effort to get in since it's a bigger film than usual, one starring his husband, and she performs the song with Sebastián Yatra, who performed "Dos Oruguitas" in Encanto and is apparently a rising star. I think she'll probably need a stronger song, though.

The vocals are solid and the melody's pleasant, but overall the song is not very memorable. I agree that a stronger piece is needed to stand out.

D82 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:54 pmThese are the Critics' Choice nominees for Best Song. It's the same titles as the Golden Globes plus "New Body Rhumba" from White Noise.

What a horrible song. At same point, it just turned into noise. Talk about a disappointing year for the category.

The songs from Avatar: The Way of Water and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish are finally available to listen. Both Avatar songs were submitted for the Oscar, but only "Fearless Hero" and "La Vida Es Una" from Puss in Boots. After listening to the songs from both films, though, I don't think any of them is likely to be nominated for the Oscar.

Avatar: The Way of Water
Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength) – The Weeknd
The Songcord – Zoe Saldaña

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
La Vida Es Una – KAROL G
Por Que te Vas – Gaby Moreno
Fearless Hero – Antonio Banderas & Heitor Pereira
Fearless Hero (Hero Version) – Antonio Banderas & Heitor Pereira

Sotiris wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:52 am To be honest, I've never been fond of sea shanties. I don't even like Fathoms Below or The Virginia Company that much.

When I heard the song in the film, it didn't stand out too much for me, though I guess it was a shortened version. However, when I later listened to it on its own, I really liked it. I even listened to the full Legally Blond cast recording after that since I was curious to hear more from the same composers. Unfortunately, I didn't like their work there too much. The only song from it I found a bit catchy and I still remember is one titled "Omigod You Guys".

Sotiris wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:52 am What a horrible song. At same point, it just turned into noise. Talk about a disappointing year for the category.

Maybe people like it because it's rhythmic or different, but yes, the fact that this song is among the top contenders proves that this is not a very strong year.

Do you think Disenchanted could've had a chance if Disney had made the film eligible? I know its songs got mixed reactions from critics, but since it's not a very competitive year, maybe one of them could've been nominated. Although, perhaps it'll be more likely to do so at the Emmys.

The Oscar shortlists are out. This is the 6th consecutive year a Diane Warren song has been shortlisted and the 2nd consecutive year a Pasek & Paul song has been shortlisted for the Oscars.

Best Original Song

"Applause" — Tell It Like a Woman
"Carolina" — Where the Crawdads Sing
"Ciao Papa" — Pinocchio
"Dust & Ash" — The Voice of Dust and Ash
"Good Afternoon" — Spirited
"Hold My Hand" — Top Gun: Maverick
"Lift Me Up" — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"My Mind & Me" — Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
"Naatu Naatu" — RRR
"New Body Rhumba" — White Noise
"Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)" — Avatar: The Way of Water
"Stand Up" — Till
"This Is a Life" — Everything Everywhere All at Once
"Til You're Home" — A Man Called Otto
"Time" — Amsterdam

Best Original Score

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Devotion
Don’t Worry Darling
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Nope
Pinocchio
She Said
The Woman King
Women Talking

Source: https://press.oscars.org/news/95th-osca ... -announced

Sotiris wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:54 pm The Oscar shortlists are out. This is the 6th consecutive year a Diane Warren song has been shortlisted and the 2nd consecutive year a Pasek & Paul song has been shortlisted for the Oscars.

Wow, I hadn't realized a Diane Warren song had been shortlisted so many years in a row. Pasek & Paul are doing quite well at awards too. I'm happy for Diane. As for "Good Afternoon", that's the only song from Spirited that stood out a bit to me when I watched the film, so I'm glad it was the one selected. It reminds me a bit of "A Cover Is Not the Book" from Mary Poppins Returns, but perhaps it's just that it's inspired in the same music style. I'm also pleasantly surprised "Til You're Home" from A Man Called Otto got in. I didn't think it would. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time Rita Wilson makes the shortlist with one of her songs.

I forgot to say that I was surprised "Nobody Like U" from Turning Red didn't even make the shortlist. Three of the six songs Disney submitted got in, though, so I guess they're happy with the results. Plus, Billie Eilish and Finneas already won last year.

The Golden Globe award for Best Song went to "Naatu Naatu" from the Bollywood film RRR, while Babylon won Best Score. One award Disney has gotten so far, by the way, is Best Supporting Actress for Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Here's how many votes it takes to get an Oscar nomination in the Song/Score categories.

The Music Branch contains 388 voting members. The 147 eligible scores and 81 eligible songs went through an initial round of voting that narrowed the contenders to two shortlists of 15. In the nomination round of voting, assuming everybody votes, the magic number to land a nomination will be 65.

Source: https://www.thewrap.com/how-many-oscar-votes-2023/