Academy Awards archive
Best Friends Oscar Nominations & Wins
Best Friends has 1 Academy Award record in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for Best Friends are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 1 award record
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1982 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman How Do You Keep The Music Playing? | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryAn Officer and a GentlemanUp Where We Belong Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Best Friends with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
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Original Song 1982 film year · Ceremony 55
- Nominee
- Best Friends This filmNominee
How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman - Nominee
- Nominee
- An Officer and a Gentleman★ Winner
Up Where We Belong
Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings
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