Worst Best Song Oscar Winners Ever!
In case you were wondering (and you weren't) here is my list of the worst songs to win the Oscar for Best Song! My feeble attempt to get the AMPAS to do humanity a favor, and chuck this category once and for all!
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- DirectorJules DassinStarsMelina MercouriJules DassinGiorgos FoundasAn American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated."Never On Sunday" The hack who wrote this didn't show up to accept his Oscar. In fact, NO ONE came to the stage to accept the Oscar! Little wonder.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRex HarrisonSamantha EggarAnthony NewleyAfter the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail."Talk to the Animals". This beat Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, and James Van Heusen/Sammy Cahn. Don't get it, either.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPaul NewmanSteve McQueenWilliam HoldenAt the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it."We May Never Love Like This Again". It was a slow year.
- DirectorJoseph BrooksStarsDidi ConnJoe SilverMichael ZaslowLaurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it pleases her father. But she is a lousy comedian. She auditions for everything and is engaged to Ken, but Ken does not understand her needs. She has a one night stand with Chris, only to later find that he is a director. She has many emotions that have not yet been addressed and she must face them before she can get on with her life."You Light Up My Life". My idea of Hell.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia SkalaAn 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school."Flashdance... What a Feeling". It gives me a 'feeling' all right!
- DirectorGene WilderStarsGene WilderKelly LeBrockCharles GrodinOn his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte, an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her, but what would his wife say?"I Just Called to Say I Love You". Proof that even geniuses have bad hair days.
- DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle."(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Next time the CIA wants to torture someone, they should play this.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda LarkinA kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true."A Whole New World". I guess we should be grateful this beat The Bodyguard. Which isn't saying much.
- DirectorRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl JonesLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself."Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Five crappy songs, and the voters managed to pick the worst of the bunch.
- DirectorMike GabrielEric GoldbergStarsMel GibsonLinda HuntChristian BaleAn English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia."Colors of the Wind". Whoopi Goldberg's crack about this ditty was priceless!
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic."My Heart Will Go On". If the CIA plays this, they won't ever need to waterboard!
- DirectorChris BuckKevin LimaStarsTony GoldwynMinnie DriverBrian BlessedA man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human."You'll Be in My Heart". Instead of commenting, I'll just list it; that's bad enough.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim BasingerFollows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem."Lose Yourself". Did the voters actually LISTEN to this?
- DirectorCraig BrewerStarsTerrence HowardLudacrisAnthony AndersonWith help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee."It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". I'm going to sound like a broken record, but did the voters actually LISTEN to this?
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge BushFilmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment."I Need to Wake Up". Try "I Need a Swift Kick"!
- DirectorJames BobinStarsAmy AdamsJason SegelChris CooperA Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures."Man or Muppet". This beat Sérgio Mendes. Think about that.
- DirectorChris BuckJennifer LeeStarsKristen BellIdina MenzelJonathan GroffFearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter."Let It Go". Once upon a time, Disney treated children with respect and not as little ATMs. Those days are gone forever!