Oscars 2017: Who Should Win Every Award (And Who Actually Will)

8. Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

Oscars Casey Affleck Denzel Washington
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Nominees: Audition (La La Land), Can’t Stop the Feeling! (Trolls), City of Stars (La La Land), The Empty Chair (Jim: The James Foley Story), How Far I’ll Go (Moana)

Who Should Win

Audition.

Audition (The Fools Who Dream) is the lyrical representation of the film's entire ethos, and a perfect encapsulation of the emotion it makes you feel throughout. Emma Stone's raw, aching delivery is quiet yet powerful, and it plays as one of the most moving moments of the entire movie.

Who Will Win

City Of Stars.

If Audition is the film's heart, then City of Stars is its soul. It's the main song of a musical, which gives it by far the best chance of winning, and it's likely the one that voters haven't stopped whistling since they saw the movie.

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