‘Encanto’ Loses to James Bond in the ‘Oscar for Best Original Song’ Category

Disney fans might have been surprised or disappointed when the popular Encanto song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” was not nominated by composer Lin-Manuel Miranda for the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards, but they may have been hoping that the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie Encanto would prevail with its Oscar nominee anyway! The Encanto original song “Dos Oruguitas” has not won the Academy Award for Best Original Song after all; even though the movie won Best Animated Feature Film, it lost out in the song category, and “No Time to Die” won!

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“Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto would not have been most Disney fan’s choice for an Oscar nomination; the sad song tells the story of Abuela and her deceased husband. Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the original songs for Encanto, specifically chose “Dos Oruguitas” because it fits the overarching story of the Disney movie more than other songs on the soundtrack.

However, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” broke records practically everywhere, going viral in its success and even surpassing Disney hits like “Let It Go” and “A Whole New World”. It was also performed live at the Oscars tonight by the original Encanto cast — or, at least, part of the cast!

Encanto voice actors Adassa (who voiced Dolores Madrigal in the Madrigal family),  Stephanie Beatriz (who voiced Mirabel Madrigal), Mauro Castillo (who voiced Felix Madrigal), Carolina Gaitán (who voiced Pepa Madrigal), and Diane Guerrero (who voiced Isabela Madrigal) all performed. So did Latin pop stars Becky G and Luis Fonsi, who is best known for the song “Despacito”!

The other Oscar nominees during the 94th Academy Awards, who were also nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song, were the following: “Be Alive” from King Richard, “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto, “Down to Joy” from Belfast, “No Time to Die” from No Time to Die, and “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days.

Sebastián Yatra also performed “Dos Oruguitas” in a live performance, but “No Time to Die” from the James Bond movie No Time to Die is the song that won out in the end. 

We predicted in our 2022 Oscars predictions that Encanto would be winning both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film (against competitors ) as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Dos Oruguitas”, and we’re pleased to say that we were right in the first category!

Ariana DeBose has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Maria in West Side Story; now the biggest questions will be about the Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Film Oscars! Jessica Chastain is most likely going to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, while CODA is likely to win Best Picture and Will Smith is very likely to win Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in King Richard.

Dune has won multiple Academy Awards tonight already as well, including Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Production Design, and Best Film Editing.

Are you watching the rest of the Academy Awards to see which celebrity will win Best Actress or Best Actor, and which movie will win the Oscar for Best Film — or did you only watch the Oscars red carpet to see the red carpet makeup, hair, and red carpet fashion on display?