Oscar Nominees For Best Original Song Mostly Speak To The Moment11:07
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March 31, 2021

"Fight for You" by H.E.R. (pictured) from "Judas and the Black Messiah" is nominated for best original song at the 2021 Academy Awards. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

We take our annual look at the nominees for the Best Original Song Oscar award with Jon Burlingame, a University of Southern California Thornton School of Music professor who writes about film music for Variety.

This segment aired on March 31, 2021.

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Oscar Nominees For Best Original Song Mostly Speak To The Moment11:07
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