‘Golden’ and Songs from ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ on Oscar Shortlist for Best Original Song

“Golden,” the megahit from KPop Demon Hunters, and two songs each from Sinners and Wicked: For Good are on the Oscar shortlist for best original song, which was revealed on Tuesday (Dec. 16).

The list includes five stars who have topped the Billboard Hot 100 as artists – Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Billy Idol, Ed Sheeran and EJAE from HUNTR/X. Cyrus and Ronson are among the writers of “Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Idol is among the writers of “Dying To Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead. Sheeran co-wrote “Drive” from F1: The Movie. EJAE co-wrote “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters.

Diane Warren secured her usual position on the shortlist for best original song with “Dear Me” from the aptly-titled documentary about her career, Diane Warren: Relentless. This keeps her hopes alive of becoming the first songwriter in Oscar history to land nine consecutive nominations in that category. She is currently tied with the late Sammy Cahn with eight consecutive nominations each.

Two songs on the shortlist – “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters “and “Dying To Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead — are each the work of five co-writers. The academy will award no more than four Oscars in this category. Should either of those songs win the songwriters must share a single statuette.

Here are the 15 songs that are on the shortlist for best original song at the 98th annual Academy Awards. Members of the music branch culled this shortlist from a master list of 65 eligible songs. They will vote again to determine the five nominees, which will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 22. The full membership of the Academy will vote to determine the winner, which will be announced when the 98th Oscars are presented at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, March 15.

The shortlisted songs, along with the film in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

“Dream As One”
Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen
Avatar: Fire and Ash, 20th Century Studios

“Our Love”
Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan
The Ballad of Wallis Island, Universal

“Dying To Live”
Billy Idol, J. Ralph, Steve Stevens, Tommy English, Joe Janiak
Billy Idol Should Be Dead, Live Nation Productions

“Salt Then Sour Then Sweet”
Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, Andrea Gibson
Come See Me in the Good Light, Apple Original Films

“Dear Me”
Diane Warren
Diane Warren: Relentless, Greenwich Entertainment/MasterClass

“Drive”
John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin
F1: The Movie, Apple Original Films

“Highest 2 Lowest”
Aiyana-Lee Anderson, Nicole Daciana Anderson
Highest 2 Lowest, A24

“Golden”
EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, Teddy
KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix

“I Lied to You”
Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson
Sinners, Warner Bros. Pictures

“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)”
Alice Smith, Miles Caton
Sinners, Warner Bros. Pictures

“Train Dreams”
Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner
Train Dreams, Netflix

“As Alive as You Need Me To Be”
Nine Inch Nails
Tron: Ares, Disney

“Sweet Dreams of Joy”
Nicholas PikeViva Verdi!, LA Monte Productions

“The Girl in the ­Bubble”
Stephen Schwartz
Wicked: For Good, Universal

“No Place Like Home”
Stephen Schwartz
Wicked: For Good, Universal