Grammy nominations may have just been announced earlier this week, but that doesn't mean that musicians are done vying for big nods for the 2016 award season. On Friday (Dec. 11) the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the 74 songs that are shortlisted for the 2016 Oscars, including some of the year's biggest hits from The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, Lady Gaga and more.
Entertainment Weekly reported the lengthy list of soundtrack singles eligible for the 2016 Oscars. As could be expected, three songs from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack made the cut, including The Weeknd's "Earned It," Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" and Sia's "Salted Wounds."
But, plenty of other big name artists made the cut. Lady Gaga's intense The Hunting Ground track "Til It Happens To You" has also made the shortlist as well as Miley Cyrus' "Hands of Love," a trio of Rihanna songs from her animated feature Home, two cuts from the Pan soundtrack by Lily Allen, Jessie J's Pitch Perfect 2 song "Flashlight," Eminem's "Phenomenal," Sam Smith's James Bond theme and more.
Best Original Song Eligible Tracks:
Erin Sax, "Happy" (Altered Minds)
The Chipmunks & The Chipettes, "Home" (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip)
Carter Burwell, "None Of Them Are You" (Anomalisa)
Sons of the Sea, "Stem To The Rose" (Becoming Bulletproof)
Josh Groban, "The Mystery Of Your Gift" (Boychoir)
Jennifer Hudson, "I Run" (Chi-Raq)
R. Kelly feat. Tink, "Pray 4 My City" (Chi-Raq)
Mali Music, "Sit Down For This" (Chi-Raq)
Sonna Rele, "Strong" (Cinderella)
Leon Bridges, "So Long" (Concussion)
Meek Mill, Jhene Aiko, and Ludwig Goransson, "Fighting Stronger" (Creed)
Tessa Thompson, "Grip" (Creed)
Donald Glover, Jhené Aiko, Vince Staples, and Ludwig Göransson, "Waiting For My Moment" (Creed)
Al Pacino, "Don't Look Down" (Danny Collins)
Al Pacino, "Hey Baby Doll" (Danny Collins)
Nate Heller feat. Amber Coffman,"Dreamsong" (The Diary of a Teenage Girl)
Awreeoh, "It's My Turn Now" (Dope)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, "Ya Rahem, Maula Maula" (Dukhtar)
The Weeknd, "Earned It" (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do" (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Sia, "Salted Wound" (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Miley Cyrus, "Hands Of Love" (Freeheld)
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again" (Furious 7)
RØSE and Jake Goldman, "Brother" (Godspeed: The Story of Page Jones)
Rihanna, "As Real As You And Me" (Home)
Rihanna, "Dancing In The Dark" (Home)
Jennifer Lopez, "Feel The Light" (Home)
Charli XCX, "Red Balloon" (Home)
Miranda Lambert, "Two Of A Crime" (Hot Pursuit)
Lady Gaga, "Til It Happens To You" (The Hunting Ground)
Keegan DeWitt, "I'll See You In My Dreams" (I'll See You in My Dreams)
Eva Dahlgrens, "The Movie About Us" (Ingrid Bergman - In Her Own Words)
Ouseppachan, "Bhoomiyilenghanumundo" (Jalam)
Shaktisree, "Koodu Vaykkan" (Jalam)
Ouseppachan, "Pakalppaathi Chaari" (Jalam)
Shakthisree Gopalan, "Yaathra Manoradhamerum" (Jalam)
Kristina Train, "Lost In Love" (Jenny's Wedding)
Kristina Train, "True Love Avenue" (Jenny's Wedding)
Damien Rice, "Hypnosis" (Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet)
Juanes, "Juntos (Together)" (McFarland, USA)
Andra Day, "The Light That Never Fails" (Meru)
Paloma Faith, "The Crazy Ones" (Miss You Already)
Tyson Ritter, "There's A Place" (Miss You Already)
Miles Kane, "Johanna" (Mortdecai)
Lily Allen, "Little Soldier" (Pan)
Lily Allen, "Something's Not Right" (Pan)
Javier del Santo, "Paranoid Girl" (Paranoid Girls)
Meghan Trainor, "Better When I'm Dancin'" (The Peanuts Movie)
Anthony Fedorov, "Pink & Blue" from (Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer)
Jessie J, "Flashlight" (Pitch Perfect 2)
Mark Orton, "Birds Of A Feather" (Poached)
Dig the Kid, "Still Breathing" (Point Break)
J. Ralph and Antony, "Manta Ray" (Racing Extinction)
Meryl Streep, "Cold One" (Ricki and the Flash)
Isa Machine & LP, "Torch" (Rock the Kasbah)
Mates of State, "Someone Like You" (The Rumperbutts)
Various Artists, "Aankhon Me Samaye Dil" (Salt Bridge)
Various Artists, "Bachpana Thaa" (Salt Bridge)
Various Artists, "Kanpne Lage Tum" (Salt Bridge)
Various Artists, "Kyaa Bataaun Tujhe" (Salt Bridge)
Various Artists, "Le Jaaye Jo Door Tumse" (Salt Bridge)
Various Artists, "Na Jaane Kitni Door" (Salt Bridge)
Various Artists, "Sookha Hi Rang Daalo" (Salt Bridge)
Tim Wheeler, "Feels Like Summer" (Shaun the Sheep Movie)
Eminem, "Phenomenal" (Southpaw)
Sam Smith, "Writing's On The Wall" (Spectre)
N.E.R.D., "Squeeze Me" (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water)
Tom Kenny and Doug Lawrence, "Teamwork" (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water)
Ivy Levan, "Who Can You Trust" (Spy)
Get Fr3e, "Came To Win" (Sweet Micky for President)
Amanda Seyfried, "Mean Ol' Moon" (Ted 2)
Kris Fogelmark, "Love Was My Alibi" (The Water Diviner)
Priscilla Ahn, "Fine On The Outside" (When Marnie Was There)
David Lang, "Simple Song #3″ (Youth)
