2015 Oscars: 79 Original Songs Eligible for 87th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced that 79 songs are eligible for the Original Song Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards, up just a bit from 75 last year. That is, barring another “Alone, Yet Not Alone” controversy. But with Christian Mingle: The Movie with no submitted songs, that’s probably not happening. There is a song called “Something to Shoot For” from a film called Hot Guys with Guns (apparently a gay Lethal Weapon) that has my curiosity piqued though.
As usual there are lots of animated films submitting songs, sometimes multiple songs (Rio 2 submitted four) but a maximum of two songs per film are allowed. We’ll see if those multiple submission work for or against those films.
The full list, with links to the songs where available.
“It’s on Again” from The Amazing Spider-Man 2
“Opportunity” from Annie
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights
“Big Eyes” from Big Eyes
“Immortals” from Big Hero 6
“The Apology Song” from The Book of Life
“I Love You Too Much” from The Book of Life
“The Boxtrolls Song” from The Boxtrolls
“Quattro Sabatino” from The Boxtrolls
“Ryan’s Song” from Boyhood
“Split the Difference” from Boyhood
“No Fate Awaits Me” from The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
“Brave Souls” from Dolphin Tale 2
“You Got Me” from Dolphin Tale 2
“All Our Endless Love” from Endless Love
“Let Me In” from The Fault in Our Stars
“Not About Angels” from The Fault in Our Stars
“Until the End” from Garnet’s Gold
“It Just Takes a Moment” from Girl on a Bicycle
“Last Stop Paris” from Girl on a Bicycle
“Ordinary Human” from The Giver
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me
“Find a Way” from The Good Lie
“Color the World” from The Hero of Color City
“The Last Goodbye” from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
“Chariots” from The Hornet’s Nest
“Follow Me” from The Hornet’s Nest
“Something to Shoot For” from Hot Guys with Guns
“For the Dancing and the Dreaming” from How to Train Your Dragon 2
“Afreen” from “The Hundred-Foot Journey”
“Yellow Flicker Beat” from “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″
“Heart Like Yours” from “If I Stay”
“I Never Wanted To Go” from “If I Stay”
“Mind” from “If I Stay”
“Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”
“Call Me When You Find Yourself” from “Life Inside Out”
“Coming Back To You” from “Life of an Actress The Musical”
“The Life Of An Actress” from “Life of an Actress The Musical”
“Sister Rust” from “Lucy”
“You Fooled Me” from “Merchants of Doubt”
“Million Dollar Dream” from “Million Dollar Arm”
“Spreading The Word/Makhna” from “Million Dollar Arm”
“We Could Be Kings” from “Million Dollar Arm”
“A Million Ways To Die” from “A Million Ways to Die in the West”
“Way Back When” from “Mr. Peabody & Sherman”
“America For Me” from “A Most Violent Year”
“I’ll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo In Malibu)” from “Muppets Most Wanted”
“Something So Right” from “Muppets Most Wanted”
“We’re Doing A Sequel” from “Muppets Most Wanted”
“Mercy Is” from “Noah”
“Seeds” from “Occupy the Farm”
“Grant My Freedom” from “The One I Wrote for You”
“The One I Wrote For You” from “The One I Wrote for You”
“Hal” from “Only Lovers Left Alive”
“Shine” from “Paddington”
“Still I Fly” from “Planes: Fire & Rescue”
“Batucada Familia” from “Rio 2″
“Beautiful Creatures” from “Rio 2″
“Poisonous Love” from “Rio 2″
“What Is Love” from “Rio 2″
“Over Your Shoulder” from “Rudderless”
“Sing Along” from “Rudderless”
“Stay With You” from “Rudderless”
“Everyone Hides” from “St. Vincent”
“Why Why Why” from “St. Vincent”
“Glory” from “Selma”
“The Morning” from “A Small Section of the World”
“Special” from “Special”
“Gimme Some” from “#Stuck”
“The Only Thing” from “Third Person”
“Battle Cry” from “Transformers: Age of Extinction”
“Miracles” from “Unbroken”
“Summer Nights” from “Under the Electric Sky”
“We Will Not Go” from “Virunga”
“Heavenly Father” from “Wish I Was Here”
“So Now What” from “Wish I Was Here”
“Long Braid” from “Work Weather Wife”
“Moon” from “Work Weather Wife”
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