Miley Cyrus’ Golden Globe-Nominated Song Snubbed From Oscars Shortlist

Miley Cyrus’s song “Beautiful That Way,” which was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, surprisingly didn’t make the shortlist for the 2024 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Despite being a strong contender for an Oscar nomination, the track, which plays at the end of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, was notably missing from the list of 15 songs announced by the Academy on Tuesday.

“Beautiful That Way,” co-written by Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, and Lykke Li, had gained significant attention after its Golden Globe recognition, leading many to predict that it would earn an Oscar nomination. However, the song’s absence from the Academy’s list was a big surprise, as it had been considered one of the frontrunners in the category.

The film The Last Showgirl marks Coppola’s third feature film, following Palo Alto (2013) and Mainstream (2020). The movie tells the story of a showgirl at the end of her 30-year career, with Pamela Anderson making a major comeback in her role. Anderson even earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the film.

Miley isn’t the only artist left off the list. Other songs that were expected to be nominated also didn’t make the cut. Sky Ferreira, known for her 2013 album Night Time, My Time, contributed a song called “Leash” to the Babygirl soundtrack, but it was also absent from the Oscars’ list. Lady Gaga’s song “Folie à Deux” from Joker: Folie à Deux was also missing, as were the songs “Popular” and “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. These two iconic Broadway songs didn’t qualify because they were not original to the film.

While some anticipated nominees were excluded, a number of fresh faces appeared on the Oscars shortlist. Diane Warren’s “The Journey,” performed by H.E.R. for The Six Triple Eight, earned recognition. Warren, a longtime Oscar contender, is hoping for her first win. Elton John’s song “Never Too Late” from the documentary The Queen of Blues also made it onto the list.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who have previously won Best Original Score for The Social Network and Soul, are now vying for their first Best Original Song nomination with their track “Compress/Repress” from Challengers.

This year’s race also includes some new names in the running. Lin-Manuel Miranda is back with his song “Tell Me It’s You” from Mufasa, which could help him get closer to achieving an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). Miranda had previously been snubbed for his songs “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto and “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana.

Other first-time nominees include Maren Morris for her song “Kiss The Sky” from Wild Robot, Lainey Wilson for “Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters, and Kristen Wiig, who earned recognition for performing “Harper and Will Go West” from Will & Harper, written by Sean Douglas and Josh Greenbaum.

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