# Things I found out Today (Best Original Song)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 12, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-found-out-today-best-original-song/810447 "2018-03-12T19:34:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-found-out-today-best-original-song/810447/1 "2018-03-12T19:34:10Z")

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The singer…whether its a voiceover or as actually seen on screen does NOT get an Oscar. I thought that the writers and the singer shared it.

Madonna has sung TWO songs onscreen that won the Oscar. Crazy.

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**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-found-out-today-best-original-song/810447/2 "2018-03-12T20:09:12Z")

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To me the words “Best Original Song” imply that it’s for the writer/composer. In the same way that the director or lead actor does not win for “Best Original Screenplay”

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**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-found-out-today-best-original-song/810447/3 "2018-03-12T20:17:57Z")

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> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#):
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> To me the words “Best Original Song” imply that it’s for the writer/composer. In the same way that the director or lead actor does not win for “Best Original Screenplay”

I’m just trying to get Donna Summer, Berlin and Billy Crystal-John Goodman Oscars.

And i totally get it but a screenplay encompasses the entire film. If “My Heart Will Go On” is gonna win (ugh) then Celine should get a little shiny man statue too.