Fifteen songs will advance in the Original Song category for the 91st Academy Awards. Ninety songs were eligible in the category. Members of the Music Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:
- “When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” – Performed by Willie Watson and Tim Blake Nelson
- “Treasure” from “Beautiful Boy” – Performed by Sampha
- “All The Stars” from “Black Panther” – Performed by Kendrick Lamar
- “Revelation” from “Boy Erased” – Performed by Troye Sivan
- “Girl In The Movies” from “Dumplin’” – Performed by Dolly Parton
- “We Won’t Move” from “The Hate U Give” – Performed by Arlissa
- “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns” – Performed by Emily Blunt
- “Trip A Little Light Fantastic” from “Mary Poppins Returns” – Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- “Keep Reachin’” from “Quincy” – Performed by Mark Ronson and Quincy Jones
- “I’ll Fight” from “RBG” – Performed by Jennifer Hudson
- “A Place Called Slaughter Race” from “Ralph Breaks the Internet” – Performed by Sarah Silverman
- “OYAHYTT” from “Sorry to Bother You” – Performed by The Coup
- “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” – Performed by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- “Suspirium” from “Suspiria” – Performed by Thom Yorke
- “The Big Unknown” from “Widows” – Performed by Sade
Nomination Predictions
“All The Stars” from “Black Panther” – Performed by Kendrick Lamar
“Girl In The Movies” from “Dumplin’” – Performed by Dolly Parton
“Trip A Little Light Fantastic” from “Mary Poppins Returns” – Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda
“I’ll Fight” from “RBG” – Performed by Jennifer Hudson
“Shallow” from “A Star Is Born” – Performed by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
