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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Original Song Context triple: [Seth MacFarlane, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Original Song]
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A.
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding original songs written specifically for motion pictures.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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C.
Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
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Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is a prestigious music industry honor presented annually by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the recording arts.
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E.
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture is a major film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding supporting performances by actresses in motion pictures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Original Song Target entity description: 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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A.
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding original songs written specifically for motion pictures.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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C.
Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
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D.
Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is a prestigious music industry honor presented annually by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the recording arts.
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E.
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture is a major film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding supporting performances by actresses in motion pictures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award category
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film award ⓘ music award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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surface form:
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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surface form:
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
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
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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surface form:
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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Subject: Academy Award for Best Original Song Description of subject: 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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