Every award season there is a momentous amount of time and energy dedicated to “who won”? Yet, equally as fascinating (often more), are those albums, artists, and films that don’t manage to court their industries’ accolades.
This year, as the Oscars crept up on us once again, we found ourselves collectively aghast at the nerve of the Academy. No, not for its crippling racism, but because it denied The Lego Movie a nod! Everything was not awesome…
So, in thinking about all the snubs and losers throughout American Award Show history, I’ve compiled a list of those “Best Original Song” nominees that somehow missed the top prize.
Some of these oversights are understandable, like “Circle of Life” losing to another song from The Lion King. And the some of these are “Ghostbusters”:
- “Ghostbusters” from Ghostbusters lost to “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from The Woman in Red
- “Live and Let Die” from Live and Let Die lost to “The Way We Were” from The Way We Were
- “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” from Born to Dance lost to “The Way You Look Tonight” from Swing Time
- “Belleville Rendez-Vous” from Triplets of Belleville lost to “Into the West” from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
- “Circle of Life” from The Lion King lost to “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King
- “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III lost to “Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman
- “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story lost to “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas
- “Cheek to Cheek” from Top Hat lost to “Lullaby of Broadway” from Gold Diggers of 1935
- “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” from Cinderella lost to “Mona Lisa” from Captain Carey, U.S.A.
- “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie lost to “Glory” from Selma
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