They've been
#1 hits and Grammy winners for Record of the Year. They've been
forgotten trifles that led to calls for the end of the category. None of them have been written by Diane Warren. And now they'll serve as the
source for this latest iteration of the annual tournament you've all been waiting for.
Yes, it's that time again! As college basketball fever sweeps across the nation, we here at ATRL turn to what we do best:
pitting celebrities against one another. We've already crowned our
favorite female video, the
one-hit wonder we'll never tire of, the
best Record of the Year winner, the
greatest #1 hit of all time and
Hollywood's hottest hottie. For our sixth (!) tournament, we're drawing inspiration from the latest career failure of one Ms. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta:
Which Oscar winner for Best Original Song deserves ultimate bragging rights?
Throughout the tournament, everyone will have a chance to participate by
voting for their favorite tunes in one-on-one match-ups, whittling down the field of 64 Academy-approved anthems until we reach our champion. But I need your help before we can begin! The category has actually given us
82 winners, which means not all of them can make the draw.
Please nominate your list of the ten greatest Best Original Songs (no ranking necessary) in the thread below. These ballots will be used to determine the final list of competitors and help decide their tournament seeds. Now get to it, because the fun begins later this week, and you don't want your picks to be left out!
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