88th Academy Awards: Best Original Song

The nominees are:

"Earned It," Fifty Shades of Grey

Music and Lyrics By: Ahamad Balshe (Belly), Stephan Moccio, Jason "Daheala" Quenneville, Abel Tesfaye (The Weekend)

Nominees' Oscar History: first nomination for all 4


"Til It Happens To You," The Hunting Ground

Music and Lyrics By: Lady Gaga and Diane Warren

Nominees' Oscar History: first nomination for Lady Gaga; 7 previous nominations for Diane Warren for Best Original Song for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from Mannequin (1987), "Because You Loved Me" from Up Close & Personal (1996), "How Do I Live" from Con Air (1997), "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" from Armageddon (1998), "Music of My Heart" from Music of the Heart (1999), "There You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor (2001), and "Grateful" from Beyond the Lights (2014)


"Manta Ray," Racing Extinction

Music By: J. Ralph
Lyrics By: Anthony Hegarty

Nominees' Oscar History: first nomination for Anthony Hegarty; 1 previous nomination for J. Ralph for Best Original Song for "Before My Time" from Chasing Ice (2012)


"Writing's On the Wall," Spectre
Music and Lyrics By: Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

Nominees' Oscar History: first nomination for both


"Simple Song #3," Youth
Music and Lyrics By: David Lang

Nominee's Oscar History: first nomination


What I've Seen: None

Predicted Winner: "Til It Happens To You," The Hunting Ground