Academy music-branch members seem to agree that 2016 was an above-average year for songs and that this is an especially strong lineup. As with the score category, four of the five nominated songs are by Oscar first-timers (although the nominees themselves are well-known). Broadway wunderkind Lin-Manuel Miranda was writing “Moana” songs while he was in... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM on February 9, 2017