Best Music, Original Song
| Original Song | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Song | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tan Dun | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | "A Love Before Time" | Nominated | First Asian nominated for Original Song Nominated with Jorge Calandrelli, James Schamus |
| 2008 | A.R. Rahman M.I.A. |
Slumdog Millionaire | "O Saya" | Nominated | Rahman is first Asian nominated twice in same category for same film. Rahman is first Asian to receive three Oscar nominations in same year. M.I.A. is first Asian nominated for Oscar and Grammy Awards in same year. |
| A.R. Rahman Gulzar |
Slumdog Millionaire | "Jai Ho" | Won | First and only Asian winners in the Original Song category. Rahman is third Asian to win two Academy Awards. Rahman is first Asian to win two Oscars in same year. |
|
| 2010 | A.R. Rahman | 127 Hours | "If I Rise" | Nominated | Nominated with Rollo Armstrong and Dido |
Read more about this topic: List Of Asian Academy Award Winners And Nominees
Famous quotes containing the words original and/or song:
“In the Original Unity of the First Thing lies the Secondary Cause of All Things, with the Germ of their Inevitable Annihilation.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
“My beloved is like a roe or a young hart:”
—Bible: Hebrew The Song of Solomon (l. II, 9)