Talk:Academy Award for Best Original Song
Performances at Ceremony
I removed a note about Robin Williams' performance at the ceremony (which said that it was uncommon), because it is not that uncommon for someone other than the singer in the soundtrack to perform at the ceremony. For example, on the soundtrack of Chicago, "I Go On" is sung by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger. At the ceremony, Zellweger's part was performed by Queen Latifah, possibly because of her superior experience in live musical performance. - DropDeadGorgias (talk) 20:43, Apr 16, 2004 (UTC)
- Still, that's only twice out of some seventy years of Awards. Also, Robin Williams was not in any way involved in the film, which marked the performance as even more unusual. At least Latifah had a major role in Chicago. - JnB987 18:33, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Well, that's just what I came up with off the top of my head. I'm pretty sure there are others though... Is there somewhere where we can find a list of the performers of songs at the Oscars? imdb.com doesn't have it. - DropDeadGorgias (talk) 23:12, Apr 18, 2004 (UTC)
Wrong Years
Hello. In this article, years are wrong. In Annie Lennox there is written she won in 2004, and not in 2003. The winner in 2003 was "Lose Yourself". See it.wiki --Square87 21:52, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
- It's a naming issue. While Eminem won the award in 2003, the Oscar's are presented for film achievements during the previous calendar year. It is correct in this sense to say that "In 2003, Eminem won the 2002 Oscar for Best Song," but the usage is fuzzy. You'll find this issue with pretty much all of the Oscar material on the wiki. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 22:14, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
Expansion needed
This article needs expanding, to include all successful songwriters and their collaborators. For example, Jimmy van Heusen is listed, but not Johnny Burke. As this is supposed to be an encyclopaedia, this article ought to list year-by-year all nominated songs, the writers, the performers, the film, possibly the director too, not just the title of the winning song.
Guy 19:26, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
The article needs a list like this one. There is a need for separate articles, one list by winning composers alphabetically, similar for lyricists, and listings for all nominees.