“What Was I Made For?”, written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, is one of the main contenders for this award, after winning the Golden Globe in the same category. This duo earned their second nod in the best original song field just two years after winning the Oscar for the James Bond theme song “No Time to Die”.

“What Was I Made For?” will have to face tough competition in the fellow Barbie tune “I’m Just Ken”, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and performed by Ryan Gosling. Ronson and Wyatt are also former recipients of the best original song Oscar for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born, which they co-wrote with Lady Gaga and Anthony Rossomando.

The list of nominees in this category will also include “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren from Flamin’ Hot, “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson from American Symphony, and “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” by Osage Tribal Singers from Killers of the Flower Moon.

The winners will be announced on March 10, when the Academy Awards are set to return to LA’s Dolby Theatre, with Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host.

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“I’m Just Ken” faced tough competition in the fellow Barbie songs “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa and “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, plus “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, “Road to Freedom” from Rustin, “This Wish” from Wish. It eventually defeated them all, and its songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt were crowned as winners.

Ronson first thanked Gosling for making the audience fall in love with this song and said this award is as much his as theirs, before turning his attention to the director Greta Gerwig.

“The fact that you carved out 11 minutes for this prog-rock, power-ballad, dream-ballet, shred fest so the boys could cry and hold hands a little too, we’re really forever in your debt for that,” said Ronson in his acceptance speech.

“I’m Just Ken” has also been nominated for best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards, in addition to being shortlisted for best original song at the Academy Awards.

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“What Was I Made For?”, written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, is one of the main contenders for this award, after winning the Golden Globe in the same category. This duo earned their second nod in the best original song field just two years after winning the Oscar for the James Bond theme song “No Time to Die”.

“What Was I Made For?” will have to face tough competition in the fellow Barbie tune “I’m Just Ken”, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and performed by Ryan Gosling. Ronson and Wyatt are also former recipients of the best original song Oscar for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born, which they co-wrote with Lady Gaga and Anthony Rossomando.

The list of nominees in this category will also include “The Fire Inside” by Diane Warren from Flamin’ Hot, “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson from American Symphony, and “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” by Osage Tribal Singers from Killers of the Flower Moon.

The winners will be announced on March 10, when the Academy Awards are set to return to LA’s Dolby Theatre, with Jimmy Kimmel serving as the host.

The post 2024 Academy Awards: “Barbie: The Album” Tops Best Original Song Nominations appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

“I’m Just Ken” faced tough competition in the fellow Barbie songs “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa and “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, plus “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, “Road to Freedom” from Rustin, “This Wish” from Wish. It eventually defeated them all, and its songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt were crowned as winners.

Ronson first thanked Gosling for making the audience fall in love with this song and said this award is as much his as theirs, before turning his attention to the director Greta Gerwig.

“The fact that you carved out 11 minutes for this prog-rock, power-ballad, dream-ballet, shred fest so the boys could cry and hold hands a little too, we’re really forever in your debt for that,” said Ronson in his acceptance speech.

“I’m Just Ken” has also been nominated for best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards, in addition to being shortlisted for best original song at the Academy Awards.

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