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Pharrell, Elton John, Lainey Wilson Land on Oscars’ Best Original Song Short List

Songs by Pharrell, Elton John, Lainey Wilson, and more were included on the Best Original Song shortlist for the 2025 Academy Awards.

The 15-song shortlist also includes Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ “Compress/Repress” from Challengers; Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tell Me It’s You” from Mufasa, and Robbie Williams’ “Forbidden Road” from his upcoming primate-infused biopic, Better Man. Other Academy Awards shortlist categories released today include Best International Film, Documentary, Animated and Live Action Best Makeup, Visual Effects, and Sound. Best Original Song Shortlist “Forbidden Road” from Better Man – Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek“Winter Coat” from Blitz – Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen and Taura Stinson“Compress/Repress” from Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late – Elton John and Brandi Carlile“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol and Camille“Sick in the Head” from Kneecap – Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí, Adrian Louis Richard Mcleod, and Toddla T “Beyond” from Moana 2 – Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear“Tell Me It’s You” from Mufasa: The Lion King – Lin-Manuel Miranda“Piece by Piece” from Piece by Piece – Pharrell Williams“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing – Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel and Adrian Quesada“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight – Diane Warren“Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters – Lainey Wilson, Luke Dick and Shane McAnally“Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot – Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack and Ali Tamposi“Harper And Will Go West” from Will & Harper – Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig and Josh Greenbaum

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