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The Oscars are coming up this weekend, and just a year after Elton John and Bernie Taupin took home the award for best original song, music fans are gearing up to see who will be earning themselves a gold-plated statuette in 2021.
Songs from One Night in Miami…, Judas and the Black Messiah and more are all up for the honor this year, featuring performances from high-profile artists including H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr., Celeste and Laura Pausini.
The 93rd Academy Awards will air on Sunday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC, ABC.com and the ABC app. The ceremony will also be available to stream on Hulu and YouTube TV. Additionally, online viewers can watch ABC via fuboTV here and Sling TV here.
Catch up on all the best original song nominated films below.
“Fight For You,” Judas and the Black Messiah — music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II, lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
The Shaka King-directed film follows an FBI informant as he infiltrates the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter to gather intelligence.
Watch it on Amazon Prime here, and listen to “Fight For You” below.
“Hear My Voice,” The Trial of the Chicago 7 – music by Daniel Pemberton, lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
The Aaron Sorkin film is based on the 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy, linked to the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Watch it on Netflix here, and listen to “Here My Voice” below.
“Husavik,” Eurovision Contest: The Story of Fire Saga — music and lyric by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus and Rickard Goransson
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star in this David Dobkin-directed film about two small-town singers chasing their dream to perform at the global Eurovision music competition.
Watch it on Netflix here, and listen to “Husavik” below.
“Io Si (Seen),” The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se) — music by Diane Warren, lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini
The Edoardo Ponti-directed Italian film follows a Holocaust survivor who forms an unlikely bond with forges a young immigrant from Senegal who robbed her.
Watch it on Netflix here, and listen to “Io Si (Seen)” below.
“Speak Now,” One Night in Miami… — music and lyric by Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth
Regina King directed the fictional account of one incredible night in Miami where Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown discuss their role in the civil rights movement and beyond.
Watch it on Amazon Prime here.
