The day the music died

"I'm proud to be a part of this academy, proud to be a part of this community and proud to be out of touch." —George Clooney at the 2005 (78th) Academy Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Award for Best Original Song

1935: "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935
1945: "It Might As Well Be Spring" from State Fair
1955: "Love Is a Many-Spendored Thing" from Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1965: "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Sandpiper
1975: "I'm Easy" from Nashville
1985: "Say You, Say Me" from White Nights
1995: "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas
2005: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow


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