Will LADY GAGA return to Oscar's stage? You know we always kind of thought that Brian Wilson song from Love & Mercy wasn't going to be eligible. It seemed like it had been written before the movie and not for the movie. It's not on the Oscar longlist this year but 74 other songs from the movies are.
Some of the tunes are from obscure movies we haven't even heard of (such is always the case with this category) some are from Bollywood pictures which got stateside release. And a couple of handfuls of songs from Oscar contenders in other categories such as Anomalisa, Cinderella, Shaun the Sheep Movie and Youth are also in the mix.
Lady Gaga, who performed a medley from The Sound of Music last time she was on Oscar's stage, might be back as a nominee if they love her song from the documentary The Hunting Ground . She's not the only famous singer who could grace the stage. Songs written and/or sung by Eminem (already an Oscar winner), Miley Cyrus, Jessie J, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, and Rihanna are also possible contenders. Famous actors that sang their movie's eligible songs onscreen this year include Amanda Seyfried (Ted 2), Meryl Streep (Ricki and the Flash), Tessa Thompson (Creed), and Al Pacino (Danny Collins) though they're far less likely to repeat the trick onstage should those songs be nominated since actors rarely do that on the Oscar stage unless they started as musicians.
The complete list (with any embeddable videos we could find) is after the jump...
“Happy” from Altered Minds
“Home” from Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
“None Of Them Are You” from Anomalisa
“Stem To The Rose” from Becoming Bulletproof
“The Mystery Of Your Gift” from Boychoir
“I Run” from Chi-Raq
“Pray 4 My City” from Chi-Raq
“Sit Down For This” from Chi-Raq
“Strong” from Cinderella
“So Long” from Concussion
“Fighting Stronger” from Creed
“Grip” from Creed
“Waiting For My Moment” from Creed
“Don’t Look Down” from Danny Collins
“Hey Baby Doll” from Danny Collins
“Dreamsong” from The Diary of a Teenage Girl
“It’s My Turn Now” from Dope
“Ya Rahem, Maula Maula” from Dukhtar
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Salted Wound” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Hands Of Love” from Freeheld
“See You Again” from Furious 7
“Brother” from Godspeed: The Story of Page Jones
“As Real As You And Me” from Home
“Dancing In The Dark” from Home
“Feel The Light” from Home
“Red Balloon” from Home
“Two Of A Crime” from Hot Pursuit
“Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground
“I’ll See You In My Dreams” from I’ll See You in My Dreams
“The Movie About Us” from Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words
“Bhoomiyilenghanumundo” from Jalam
“Koodu Vaykkan” from Jalam
“Pakalppaathi Chaari” from Jalam
“Yaathra Manoradhamerum” from Jalam
“Lost In Love” from Jenny’s Wedding
“True Love Avenue” from Jenny’s Wedding
“Hypnosis” from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
“Juntos (Together)” from McFarland, USA
“The Light That Never Fails” from Meru
“The Crazy Ones” from Miss You Already
“There’s A Place” from Miss You Already
“Johanna” from Mortdecai
“Little Soldier” from Pan
“Something’s Not Right” from Pan
“Paranoid Girl” from Paranoid Girls
“Better When I’m Dancin’ ” from The Peanuts Movie
“Pink & Blue” from Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer
“Flashlight” from Pitch Perfect 2
“Birds Of A Feather” from Poached
“Still Breathing” from Point Break
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
“Cold One” from Ricki and the Flash
“Torch” from Rock the Kasbah
“Someone Like You” from The Rumperbutts
“Aankhon Me Samaye Dil” from Salt Bridge
“Bachpana Thaa”from Salt Bridge
“Kanpne Lage Tum” from Salt Bridge
“Kyaa Bataaun Tujhe” from Salt Bridge
“Le Jaaye Jo Door Tumse” from Salt Bridge
“Na Jaane Kitni Door” from Salt Bridge
“Sookha Hi Rang Daalo” from Salt Bridge
“Feels Like Summer” from Shaun the Sheep Movie
“Phenomenal” from Southpaw
“Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre
“Squeeze Me” from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
“Teamwork” from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
“Who Can You Trust” from Spy
“Came To Win” from Sweet Micky for President
“Mean Ol’ Moon” from Ted 2
“Love Was My Alibi” from The Water Diviner
“Fine On The Outside” from When Marnie Was There
“Simple Song #3” from Youth