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Aug 17, 2022 · The 1979 Oscar race for best original song included major hits by Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer and Barry Manilow. Here are nominees.
Medley of the Best Original Score in the 51th Academy Awards 1979, ejecuted by the Orchestra conducted by Allyn Fergurson.
Apr 14, 2020 · Posted in 1979 Awards, Academy Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, Music (Original Song)
Jul 19, 2016 · A cloud of eligibility confusion hovers over 1979 Best Original Song, a category that presumably would have been dominated by "The Rose" (from the eponymous Bette Midler film) - which won the Golden Globe for Original Song - if only the Academy hadn't deemed it ineligible for consideration.
The scores of Midnight Express by Giorgio Moroder in 1979, Slumdog Millionaire by A. R. Rahman in 2009, and The Social Network by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in 2011 are the only scores with electronic-based music ever to win the award.
The nominees for the 51st Academy Awards were announced on February 20, 1979, by Academy president Howard W. Koch and actress Susan Blakely. The Deer Hunter and Heaven Can Wait tied for the most nominations with nine each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on April 9.
