2026 Oscar Best Original Song Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Original Song throughout Awards Season.

Original Song
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters |
— 👑 |
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2 |
I Lied to You from Sinners |
— 🔒 |
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3 |
The Girl in the Bubble from Wicked: For Good |
— 🔒 |
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4 |
Train Dreams from Train Dreams |
▲ 2 |
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5 |
Dear Me from Diane Warren: Relentless |
— |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Dream as One from Avatar: Fire and Ash |
— |
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7 |
Drive from 1: The Movie |
▲ 3 |
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In the Mix |
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8 |
As Alive as You Need Me to Be from Tron: Ares |
▲ 1 |
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9 |
I Lied to You from Sinners |
▼ 3 |
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10 |
No Place Like Home from Wicked: For Good |
▼ 3 |
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Long Shots |
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11 |
Salt Then Sour Then Sweet from Come See Me in the Good Light |
▲ 2 |
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12 |
Dying to Live from Billy Idol Should be Dead |
— |
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13 |
Our Love from The Ballad of Wallis Island |
▼ 2 |
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14 |
Dying to Live from Billy Idol Should be Dead |
— |
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15 |
Sweet Dreams of Joy from Viva Verdi! |
— |
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— |
Zoo from Zootopia 2 |
🪦 |

The table updates as the awards season shifts – my ADHD and OCD won’t let it sit still. The leaderboard below stays put; it’s the Top 7 I locked in at the start of the month.



