Warner Bros Dominates Oscars Song Shortlist With ‘Barbie’ & ‘Color Purple’; Possible First Time Category Nominees Include Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Lenny Kravitz & More
deadline.comWhile the Oscar original song shortlist is typically good about spreading the wealth around, three movies dominated close to half the spaces with Barbie cleared to be nominated for three songs, The Color Purple two and Apple Original Film’s Flora and Son two.
Of the 15 spots, Warner Bros owns five of ’em between Barbie and Color Purple. Warner Bros has been pushing the Barbie soundtrack, produced by A Star Is Born “Shallow” Oscar winner and 7x Grammy winner Mark Ronson, in a major way this season with meet-and-greets and screenings for the latter, as well as performers Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and even Ryan Gosling.
All three songs from Barbie here –“Dance the Night,” “What Was I Made For?” and “I’m Just Ken”– are already nominated over at the Golden Globes.
When has there been a juggernaut from one movie between the Globes and Oscar shortlist? While the original song category went through a phase in the early millennium that largely overlooked Billboard hits and ditties from performing artists, AMPAS has loosened up to pop.
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