Listen to all five Original Song Oscar nominees

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January 27, 2018 9:47 am

The five songs nominated for the Original Song Oscar range from quiet melodies of yearning to rousing anthems of confidence and hope. There are first time nominees (Sufjan Stevens, Mary J. Blige), previous Oscar winners (Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez) and one of the most-nominated in this category without a win (Diane Warren).

Kaela Settle has been confirmed to perform “This Is Me” at the Academy Awards. Stay tuned as more confirmations of performances come in. Until then, enjoy the five nominees for Best Original Song. What’s your favorite?

“MIGHTY RIVER”
from Mudbound; Music and Lyric by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson

“MYSTERY OF LOVE”
from Call Me by Your Name; Music and Lyric by Sufjan Stevens

“REMEMBER ME”
from Coco; Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

“STAND UP FOR SOMETHING”
from Marshall; Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Lonnie R. Lynn and Diane Warren

“THIS IS ME”
from The Greatest Showman; Music and Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

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Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

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Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013. He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.