We only didn't share them yesterday because every single damn thing happens in the same week. I'd be more excited about this category if recent years hadn't seen the big show trending away from original performers singing their original songs. If I can't see Cher doing her Burlesque number(s) on Oscar night, someone is going down.
The Academy will choose up to 5 of these songs as nominees, depending on how their voting goes. I've included video accompaniment when available - listen (and watch up).
Which are you rooting for?
Please god no. No more honors for this eyesore movie.
"Alice" from Alice in Wonderland
"Forever One Love" from Black Tulip
"Freedom Song" from Black Tulip
oooh, now this is more like it. Sadly, it's only a partial video.
"Welcome to Burlesque" from Burlesque
a Burlesque suite.
"Bound to You" from Burlesque
"You Haven‘t Seen the Last of Me" from Burlesque
Despical Meusic Videos from Narnia
"There‘s a Place for Us" from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
"Despicable Me" from Despicable Me
"Coming Home" from Country Strong
"Coming Home" from Country Strong
"Me and Tennessee" from Country Strong
Country Strong has a YouTube channel but neither of their eligible songs are featured. Weirdness.
"Prettiest Girls" from Despicable Me
Country Strong has a YouTube channel but neither of their eligible songs are featured. Weirdness.
"Prettiest Girls" from Despicable Me
"Dear Laughing Doubters" from Dinner for Schmucks
eat pray love & going the distance.
"Better Days" from Eat Pray Love
"If You Run" from Going the Distance
demo version of Holy Rollers end credits and live Jónsi perf.
"Darkness before the Dawn" from Holy Rollers
"Sticks & Stones" from How to Train Your Dragon
There's no mistaking Bill Plympton's animated films for anyone else's
There's no mistaking Bill Plympton's animated films for anyone else's
"Le Gris" from Idiots and Angels
"Chanson Illusionist" from The Illusionist
God clearly hates me that I am forced to share that music video (to your left)
"Never Say Never" from The Karate Kid
"To the Sky" from Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga‘Hoole
"What If" from Letters to Juliet
"Life during Wartime" from Life during Wartime
"Made in Dagenham" from Made in Dagenham (couldn't find a vid but here's a sample)
"Little One" from Mother and Child (no vid but sample - pretty song)
"Be the One" from The Next Three Days (no video -- why not Moby? You used to make good ones -- but here's the song)
"If I Rise" from 127 Hours (song)
"When You See Forever" from The Perfect Game
"I Remain" from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (no Alanis video but here's the song)
"Dream Big" from Pure Country 2: The Gift
"How I Love You" from Ramona and Beezus (no vid but here's the song)
Remember Landon Pigg from Whip It? His punishment for treating Ellen Page like crap is singing a Shrek song.
"Darling I Do" from Shrek Forever After
"Noka Oi" from Six Days in Paradise (no video but here's the song)
"This Is a Low" from Tamara Drewe
"Rise" from 3 Billion and Counting
Two likely nominees from animated hits.
"I See The Light" from Tangled
"We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
"Eclipse: All Yours" from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (it's not embeddable which saves me from having to promote Twilight. Yay.)
I'm still kinda pissed that Justin Timberlake survived but Janet Jackson's career was demolished. Just sayin'
"Nothing" from Tyler Perry‘s Why Did I Get Married Too
"A Better Life" from Unbeaten
"Shine" from Waiting for 'Superman‘
"The Reasons Why" from Wretches & Jabberers (here's the song)
Name your preferred five songs in the comments. Or maybe you think they should just dump this category all together?
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Name your preferred five songs in the comments. Or maybe you think they should just dump this category all together?
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