I've said before that I didn't watch the Oscars Sunday night. I didn't even know which had won Best Picture until Monday afternoon. However, after checking out a list of the winners, I thought a little history might be in order.
- 1989 (62nd)
* "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid -- Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman- 1991 (64th)
* "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast -- Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman- 1992 (65th)
* "A Whole New World" from Aladdin -- Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim Rice
- 1994 (67th)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King -- Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice- 1995 (68th)
* "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas -- Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz- 1998 (71st)
* "When You Believe" from The Prince of Egypt -- Music and Lyric by Stephen Schwartz- 1999 (72nd)
* "You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan -- Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
- 2001 (74th)
* "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. -- Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
And this year:
- 2005 (78th)
* "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow -- Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
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