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Fame from Nine to Five: Original Song, 1980

And now, a special musical break with the nominees for Best Original Song. "Fame" was the winner this year - though Dolly still got a moment:


The nominees, in reverse order of how I'd rank them (that means bottom's up):


"People Alone" from The Competition
music by Lalo Schifrin
lyrics by Will Jennings
*
Schifrin's fifth of six Oscar nominations, first and only time in Original Song
Jennings' first nomination; later won this category for An Officer and a Gentleman and Titanic


"On the Road Again" from Honeysuckle Rose
music and lyrics by Willie Nelson
***
first and only nomination


"Fame" from Fame
music by Michael Gore
lyrics by Dean Pitchford
***
Gore's second Oscar in one night; later nominated for Terms of Endearment's score
Pitchford's first Oscar nom and only win; nominated thrice more here, two of them for Footloose


"Out Here on My Own" from Fame
music by Michael Gore
lyrics by Lesley Gore
****
Lesley Gore's first and only nomination


"9 to 5" from Nine to Five
music and lyrics by Dolly Parton
*****
first nomination; nominated again for Transamerica 25 years later


Tomorrow, the nominees for Best Actor: Robert De Niro (Raging Bull), Robert Duvall (The Great Santini), John Hurt (The Elephant Man), Jack Lemmon (Tribute), and Peter O'Toole (The Stunt Man).

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