Oscar Predictions – Best Original Song

Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Song. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.

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NBP Staff Picks

Matt Neglia
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Dan Bayer
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Alyssa Christian
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Nadia Dalimonte
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)

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Cody Dericks
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Daniel Howat
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Giovanni Lago
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)

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Will Mavity
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
4"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Tom O'Brien
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)

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Josh Parham
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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Ema Sasic
1"What Was I Made For?" (BARBIE)
2"I'm Just Ken" (BARBIE)
3"Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)" (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4"It Never Went Away" (AMERICAN SYMPHONY)
5"The Fire Inside" (FLAMIN' HOT)

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