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‘Barbie’ Dominates Original Song Category at Oscars; John Williams and the Late Robbie Robertson Among Score Contenders


"Barbie" landed two original song nominations, for Billie Eilish and 'I'm Just Ken.' John Williams,and Robbie Robertson are among score competitors.

Siblings Eilish and O’Connell won for 2021’s James Bond film “No Time to Die,” while Ronson and Wyatt were two of four 2018 winners for Lady Gaga’s song “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born.” Batiste is a previous winner as co-composer of the 2020 Pixar film “Soul.” For Warren, it’s her 15th nomination in 36 years of penning tunes for the screen, without a competitive win; she received an honorary Oscar in 2022 for her body of work. English composer Jerskin Fendrix received his first Oscar nomination for his first film score: “Poor Things,” the Yorgos Lanthimos sci-fi comedy-drama with Emma Stone.

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