Academy Award for Best Original Song
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The Academy Award for Best Original Song is a prestigious Oscar category honoring the best original song written specifically for a film each year.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Academy Award category
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film award ⓘ music award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Oscar for Best Original Song
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| awardedFor |
best original song written specifically for a film
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song composed for the motion picture ⓘ |
| categoryType | competitive ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| domain | film music ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
song must be original
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song must be written specifically for the film ⓘ song must feature in the body of the film or as the first song in the end credits ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 7th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| governingRulesDocument |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Academy Awards Rules for Music Categories
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| hasLanguageRequirement | no explicit language restriction ⓘ |
| hasSubmissionsLimitPerFilm | yes ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| includesMusicAndLyrics | yes ⓘ |
| industryImpact |
can raise the profile of the associated film
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can significantly increase a song’s commercial success ⓘ |
| maximumNominationsPerFilm | 2 songs per film (current rule) ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
A. R. Rahman
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Alan Menken ⓘ Burt Bacharach ⓘ
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Henry Mancini
Howard Ashman ⓘ Jimmy Van Heusen ⓘ Johnny Mercer ⓘ Robert Lopez ⓘ Sammy Cahn ⓘ Stephen Schwartz ⓘ Tim Rice ⓘ |
| notableRecord | Robert Lopez is the first person to achieve the double EGOT partly through wins in this category ⓘ |
| notableSongExample |
A Whole New World
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Beauty and the Beast ⓘ Can You Feel the Love Tonight ⓘ Let It Go ⓘ Moon River ⓘ My Heart Will Go On ⓘ Over the Rainbow ⓘ Shallow ⓘ |
| partOf |
Academy Award
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Academy Awards
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| performanceTradition | nominated songs are often performed live during the ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| relatedCategory |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of the Music Branch of the Academy ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfNominees | 5 ⓘ |
| typicalPresentation | presented during the main Oscars telecast ⓘ |
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Streets of Philadelphia"
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Oscar for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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governingRulesDocument
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Academy Awards Rules for Music Categories
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Les Misérables (2012 film)
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Best Original Song
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Academy Award for Best Original Song (performer of winning song)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Academy Award for Best Original Song
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