"Happy" from Despicable Me 2 "Let It Go" from Frozen "The Moon Song" from Her "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom After the disqualification of the song and movie no one had ever heard of, Alone Yet Not Alone, the category was chopped down to four nominees, but it hasn't gotten any less competitive. In fact, over the last couple of weeks, the race for Best Song seems almost as contentious as the race for Best Picture, and in the commercial for the actual ceremony, the Academy appears to be playing up the performances of the songs more than the actual movies or actors nominated. With all the extra focus on the category though, I fear the winner may be as a forgone conclusion as on the morning of the announcement of the nominees. Like Best Animated Feature, the popularity of Frozen appears to be whitewashing any arguments to the actual merits of if it deserves to win in its category, although "Let It Go", sung by the movie's voice actor, Idina Menzel, is a very popular song in its own right. On the popularity front though, Pharrell Williams infectious tune "Happy" from Despicable Me 2, has seen a sudden surge in its demand since its nomination, despite the fact the song has been out for over half a year already, and has seen a heavy campaign from Universal Studios. Sensing that he will not be having the triumphant night in the major categories he has been used to, master Oscar campaigner Harvey Weinstein has appeared to focus his attention on the consolation prize of Best Song and put a lot of his muscle behind U2's Ordinary Love. The song won this award from the Golden Globes, and Harvey Weinstein's influence is not to be underestimated, so it could easily take the win. Unfortunately, the one song that probably doesn't have a chance of winning is the one that most deserves to win, Karen O's (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) "The Moon Song". Out of all the songs, "The Moon Song" was used to the best effect in its movie, during a lovely montage sequence in Her between Joaquin Phoenix and his OS, Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), but I also happen to think as a song it stands above all the others as well. Frankly, I will be happy if either "The Moon Song" or "Happy" wins over the other two, incredibly derivative, nominees, but the smart money is still probably on "Let It Go." However, almost anything is possible, so if you feel like going with one of the other nominees, it's not a bad category to be a bit adventurous. Will Win: "Let It Go" from FrozenCould Win: "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomShould Win: "The Moon Song" from Her
A film fanatic at a very young age, starting with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies and gradually moving up to more sophisticated fare, at around the age of ten he became inexplicably obsessed with all things Oscar. With the incredibly trivial power of being able to chronologically name every Best Picture winner from memory, his lifelong goal is to see every Oscar nominated film, in every major category, in the history of the Academy Awards.
