The Oscar for Best Original Song may go to one of these 75 potential nominees

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

In recent years, we have seen a less than stellar group of nominees for Best Original Song, culminating in the 2 song category last year which was won by Bret McKenzie for “Man or Muppet”. Could we have an uneventful category again this year? Not if this list of candidates has anything to say about it.

The Academy unveiled the list of all 75 songs that are eligible for the Oscar this year, including some sure bets like Adele’s SKYFALL theme or the new LES MISERABLES song “Suddenly” which was written specifically for the film. DJANGO UNCHAINED has four songs in contention while animated movies like WRECK-IT RALPH, BRAVE, MADAGASCAR 3, and ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT has some as well.

I would say Adele is the likely frontrunner in this category, but hopefully we will see some unique nominees. Check out the full list below.

• “For You” from ACT OF VALOR
  
• “Metaphorical Blanket” from ANY DAY NOW
  
• “Let It Rain” from BEING FLYNN
  
• “Learn Me Right” from BRAVE
• “Touch the Sky” from BRAVE
• “Airport” from BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST
• “Come on Girl” from BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST
  
• “Someday” from BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST
• “Protect the King” from BROOKLYN CASTLE
  
• “California Solo” from CALIFORNIA SOLO
  
• “Casa De Mi Padre” from CASA DE MI PADRE
  
• “Del Cielo” from CASA DE MI PADRE
  
• “Yo No Se” from CASA DE MI PADRE
  
• “No Other Plans” from CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER
  
• “Before My Time” from CHASING ICE
  
• “By the Light of the Moon” from CROSSROAD
• “The Sambola! International Dance Craze” from DAMSELS IN DISTRESS
  
• “When You Comin’ Home” from DARLING COMPANION
  
• “Death by China” from DEATH BY CHINA
  
• “Delhi Safari” from DELHI SAFARI
  
• “Ancora Qui” from DJANGO UNCHAINED
  
• “Freedom” from DJANGO UNCHAINED
• “100 Black Coffins” from DJANGO UNCHAINED
• “Who Did That to You?” from DJANGO UNCHAINED
• “How Bad Can I Be?” from DR SEUSS’ THE LORAX
  
• “Let It Grow” from DR SEUSS’ THE LORAX
• “Thneedville” from DR SEUSS’ THE LORAX
• “Ain’t No Train” from DOWNTOWN EXPRESS
  
• “You Don’t Have to Be a Star” from FAME HIGH
  
• “Jose’s Martyrdom” from FOR GREATER GLORY: THE TRUE STORY OF CRISTIADA
• “Strange Love” from FRANKENWEENIE
• “Voodoo” from HALLOWEEN PARTY
  
• “Luna Nascosta” from HIDDEN MOON
  
• “Song of the Lonely Mountain” from THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
• “Abraham’s Daughter” from THE HUNGER GAMES
  
• “Master of the Seas” from ICE AGE CONTINENTAL DRIFT
  
• “We Are” from ICE AGE CONTINENTAL DRIFT
• “Looking for a Sign” from JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME
  
• “From Here to the Moon and Back” from JOYFUL NOISE
  
• “He’s Everything” from JOYFUL NOISE
• “I’m Yours” from JOYFUL NOISE
• “Wide Awake” from KATY PERRY: PART OF ME
  
• “Cosmonaut” from LAWLESS
  
• “Beaten Up and Broken Down” from LEAST AMONG SAINTS
  
• “Suddenly” from LES MISERABLES
  
• “Pi’s Lullaby” from LIFE OF PI
  
• “When I Grow Up” from LOSING CONTROL
  
• “Love Always Comes as a Surprise” from MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED
  
• “Ladies of Tampa” from MAGIC MIKE
  
• “The Baddest Man Alive” from THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS
• “This Gift” from THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN
• “Still Alive” from PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE
  
• “Dotted Line” from PEOPLE LIKE US
  
• “Snake Eyes” from PROMISED LAND
  
• “Razors.Out” from THE RAID: REDEMPTION
  
• “I’m Not Leaving” from RE:GENERATION
  
• “Still Dream” from RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
  
• “Undercover Love” from ROCK OF AGES
  
• “Big Machine” from SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
  
• “I Be Here” from SAINT DRACULA
  
• “I Have Secrets” from SAINT DRACULA
  
• “Skyfall” from SKYFALL
• “Breath of Life” from SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
• “Gone” from SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
• “One Wing” from SPARKLE
• “Not Running Anymore” from STAND UP GUYS
  
• “Feel Love” from STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
  
• “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from TED
• “Never Had” from 10 YEARS
  
• “Dull Tool” from THIS IS 40
  
• “She Won’t Let Go” from UNTIL THEY ARE HOME
  
• “Kiss Me Goodbye” from VIRGINIA
• “Anything Made of Paper” from WEST OF MEMPHIS
  
• “Hashishet Albi” from WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
  
• “When Can I See You Again?” from WRECK-IT RALPH