This article marks Part 19 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.
The 1989 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“After All” from “Chances Are”
“Kiss the Girl” from “The Little Mermaid”
“Under the Sea” from “The Little Mermaid”
“I Love to See You Smile” from “Parenthood”
“The Girl Who Used to Be Me” from “Shirley Valentine”
Won and should’ve won: “Under the Sea,” The Little Mermaid”
Howard Ashman is, quite simply, one of the greatest and most influential lyricists of all-time.
Ashman, who initially left an immense impression not on the big screen but on stage from the late-1970s, through the mid-1980s, with colorful, idiosyncratic efforts like “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,” “Smile” and Little Shop of Horrors,...
The 1989 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“After All” from “Chances Are”
“Kiss the Girl” from “The Little Mermaid”
“Under the Sea” from “The Little Mermaid”
“I Love to See You Smile” from “Parenthood”
“The Girl Who Used to Be Me” from “Shirley Valentine”
Won and should’ve won: “Under the Sea,” The Little Mermaid”
Howard Ashman is, quite simply, one of the greatest and most influential lyricists of all-time.
Ashman, who initially left an immense impression not on the big screen but on stage from the late-1970s, through the mid-1980s, with colorful, idiosyncratic efforts like “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,” “Smile” and Little Shop of Horrors,...
- 12/29/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
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