Oscar’s “Best Original Song” category is unusually thrilling; you might not remember the nominated tunes (or even the movies), but you cheer when Melissa Etheridge’s “I Need to Wake Up” defeats three Dreamgirls contributions, and you groan when Phil Collins’s monkey love medley from Tarzan beats Aimee Mann’s “Save Me” from Magnolia . This time, Movieline is offering to help the academy by drawing attention to three underdogs who deserve more recognition than, say, anything from the Burlesque or Country Strong soundtracks.
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3 Underdogs Worth Rooting for in the Oscar Race for Best Original Song
