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2015 Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song

The Oscar for Best Original Song is one of the few categories that doesn’t have a lot of patterns or indicators as to who will win. The only major precursor is the Golden Globe, however since the year 2000, the two kudos have matched up a whopping 4 times. Even last year when “Let It Go” was a near lock for the win, the Globes still went with “Ordinary Love” instead.

That being said, “Glory” (Selmais the solid frontrunner with the extremely catchy Lonely Island and Tegan and Sara song “Everything is Awesome” (The Lego Movieand “Lost Stars” (Begin Againbring up the rear.

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Will Win: “Glory” (Selma)
Could Win: “Everything is Awesome” (The Lego Movie)
Should Win: “Everything is Awesome” (The Lego Movie)
Should’ve Been Nominated: “Yellow Flicker Beat” (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1)

Karl Delossantos

Hey, I'm Karl, founder and film critic at Smash Cut. I started Smash Cut in 2014 to share my love of movies and give a perspective I haven't yet seen represented. I'm also an editor at The New York Times, a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and a member of the Online Film Critics Society.

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