From Elton John and Judy Garland biopics to animated sequels and live action remakes to the (now infamous) big screen debut of a certain long-running Broadway sensation, there was plenty of songs sung, classics covered and dances danced in the movies of 2019, and Movie Dearest is here to name the best (plus the five worst)... and you can listen to (almost) all of them in the YouTube playlist below!
Best Oscar Winning Song:
"Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) in Judy, performed by Renée Zellweger
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| "Glasgow" |
"Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" (Caitlyn Smith, Kate York & Mary Steenburgen) in Wild Rose, performed by Jessie Buckley
Best Oscar Nominated Song Cover:
"Everything Is Awesome (Tween Dream Remix)" (Shawn Patterson, Riki Lindhome & Kate Micucci) in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, performed by Garfunkel & Oates with Eban Schletter
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| "Speechless" |
Best Title Song:
"The Dead Don't Die" (Sturgill Simpson) in The Dead Don't Die, performed by Sturgill Simpson
Best Main Title Song:
"Komm, gib mir deine hand" (John Lennon & Paul McCartney) in Jojo Rabbit, performed by The Beatles
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| "Not Evil" |
"Stand Up" (Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo) in Harriet, performed by Cynthia Erivo
Best Classic End Title Song:
"See You Later, Alligator" (Robert Guidry) in Crawl, performed by Bill Haley & His Comets
Best End Title Cover:
"Into the Unknown" (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez) in Frozen II, performed by Panic! at the Disco
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| "Criminal" |
"One Little Soldier" (Regina Spektor) in Bombshell, performed by Regina Spektor
Best "I Want" Song:
"Speechless" (Alan Menken, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul) in Aladdin, performed by Naomi Scott
Best "Villain" Song:
"Not Evil" (Jon Lajoie) in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, performed by Tiffany Haddish
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| "Express Yourself" |
"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" (Elton John & Bernie Taupin) in Rocketman, performed by Kit Connor & Taron Egerton
Best Solo Dance Number:
"Criminal" (Fiona Apple) in Hustlers, performed by Jennifer Lopez
Best Fantasy Musical Number:
"Express Yourself" (Madonna & Stephen Bray) in Isn't It Romantic, performed by Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Liam Hemsworth, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin & Brandon Scott Jones
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| "Being Alive" |
"Being Alive" (Stephen Sondheim) in Marriage Story, performed by Adam Driver
Best 11 O'Clock Number:
"Show Yourself" (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez) in Frozen II, performed by Idina Menzel
Best Song Sung by a Cat:
"Gus: The Theatre Cat" (T.S. Eliot & Andrew Lloyd Webber) in Cats, performed by Ian McKellen
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| "Show Yourself" |
"Pink Elephants on Parade" (Ned Washington & Oliver Wallace) in Dumbo, performed by Studio Orchestra
Best Instrumental Performance:
"The Magic Violin" (Rupert Gregson-Williams) in Abominable, performed by Mark Berrow
Best Theme Music:
"Downton Abbey Theme" (John Lunn) in Downton Abbey, performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London
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| "Gus: The Theatre Cat" |
"Dolemite" (Benjamin Taylor) in Dolemite Is My Name, performed by Craig Robinson
Best Mood Establishing Song:
"Treat Her Right" (Gene Kurtz & Roy Head) in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, performed by Roy Head & The Traits
Best Group Sing Along:
"Won't You Be My Neighbor" (Fred Rogers) in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, performed by Ensemble
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| "The Magic Violin" |
"(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again" (Elton John & Bernie Taupin) in Rocketman, performed by Elton John & Taron Egerton
Best Trio:
"You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (Stephen Sondheim) in Marriage Story, performed by Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson & Merritt Wever
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| "You Can't Pray the Gay Away" |
"You Can't Pray the Gay Away" (Laura Bell Bundy) in The Gospel of Eureka, performed by Laura Bell Bundy
Best Karaoke:
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam) in Isn't It Romantic, performed by Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine & Priyanka Chopra
Best Ukulele Cover:
"Baby Mine" (Frank Churchill & Ned Washington) in Dumbo, performed by Sharon Rooney
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| "By Myself" |
"Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional) in 1917, performed by Jos Slovick (video not available)
Best Standard:
"It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne) in Avengers: Endgame, performed by Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Torch Song:
"By Myself" (Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz) in Judy, performed by Renée Zellweger
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| "Shake It Off' |
"The Hide & Seek Song" (James Bairian, Louis Castle, Daniel Iannantuono & Darren Howard) in Ready or Not, performed by Headquarters Music
Best Oldie:
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" (John Phillips) in The Last Black Man in San Francisco, performed by Mike Marshall
Best Power Ballad:
"Lost in the Woods" (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez) in Frozen II, performed by Jonathan Groff
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| "I'm Still Standing" |
"F*ck Tha Police" (O'Shea Jackson, Lorenzo Patterson, Harry Whitaker & Andre Young) in Us, performed by N.W.A.
Best Pop Song Cover:
"Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback) in Little Monsters, performed by Lupita Nyong'o (video not available)
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| "Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)" |
"Catchy Song" (Jon Lajoie & Alaya High) in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, performed by Dillon Francis, T-Pain & Lay Lay
Best Music Video:
"I'm Still Standing" (Elton John & Bernie Taupin) in Rocketman, performed by Taron Egerton
Most Endless Song:
"Mademoiselle from Armentières" (Harry Carlton & J.A. Tunbridge) in They Shall Not Grow Old, performed by Ensemble
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| "Be Prepared" |
"Rock 'n' Roll (Part 2)" (Gary Glitter & Mike Leander) in Joker, performed by Gary Glitter
The Worst:
"One Jump Ahead (Reprise 2)" in Aladdin, croaked by Mena Massoud
"Friend Like Me (End Title)" in Aladdin, massacred by Will Smith & DJ Khaled
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| "I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" |
"Be Prepared" in The Lion King, spoke-sung by Chiwetel Ejiofor
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" in Toy Story 4, seemingly made up on the spot by Randy Newman
By Kirby Holt, Movie Dearest creator, editor and head writer.
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