RCA Records/Walt Disney RecordsA total of 91 songs are eligible for Oscar nominations this year for Best Song from a Motion Picture, and many of them were co-written by some of your favorite artists.
In order to be eligible, songs have to include original words and music specifically written for the movie, and a “clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody” has to be used either during the film, or as the first song you hear over the end credits. Songs written or co-written by Pink, Sia, Justin Timberlake, Hozier, Adam Levine, Jessie J, OneRepublic‘s Ryan Tedder and Imagine Dragons have all made the list.
Pink’s “Just Like Fire,” from Alice Through the Looking Glass and Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” from Trolls are the two biggest hits, but there’s also Hozier’s “Better Love” from The Legend of Tarzan, Adam Levine’s “Go Now” from Sing Street, Ryan Tedder’s “Faith” from the animated film Sing, Jessie J’s “Superstar” from Ice Age: Collision Course, Imagine Dragons’ “Levitate” from Passengers and Ellie Goulding‘s “Still Falling for You” from Bridget Jones’ Baby.
The queen of possible nominees, though, is Sia, who has three songs on the list: “Angel by the Wings” from The Eagle Huntress, “Never Give Up” from Lion and “Waving Goodbye” from The Neon Demon. She also co-wrote another eligibile song, “Try Everything,” from the movie Zootopia, which Shakira performed.
The nominations for the 89th Oscars will be announced January 24. The awards themselves will air February 26 on ABC.
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