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• "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar for Best Song on February 22, 2009. The Oscar is awarded to the songwriter with the best song released in the previous year that is used in a film in the previous year. The award is voted on by members of the Academy Film and Television Arts and Sciences after being nominated by Academy members who are either songwriters or composers. The performer is generally not credited unless they can be credited with writing or co-writing the song.

• Fast Facts

  1. Winner: "Jai Ho", featured in Slumdog Millionaire
  2. Presenters: Zac Efron and Alicia Keys
  3. Nominations announced: January 22, 2009
  4. Host: Hugh Jackman
  5. Voted on by members of the Academy Film and Television Arts and Sciences
  6. First awarded: 1934

• 2009 Speech

  • "I just want to thank again the whole crew of Slumdog Millionaire, especially Danny Boyle for giving such a great opportunity. And the whole, all the people from Mumbai. The essence of the film which is about optimism and the power of hope in the lives, and all my life I had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I'm here. God bless".—AR Rahman Oscars.org

• 2009 Nominations

  • "Down To Earth" featured in Wall-E

  • "Jai Ho" featured in Slumdog Millionaire - Winner

  • "O Saya" featured in Slumdog Millionaire

• Featured Winning Songs

  • 1934: "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcee
  • 1936: "The Way You Look Tonight" from "Swing Time"
  • 1939: "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
  • 1940: "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio
  • 1942: "White Christmas" from Holiday Inn
  • 1949: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from Neptune's Daughter
  • 1956: Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Qué Será, Será)" from "The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • 1961: "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • 1964: "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from Mary Poppins
  • 1969: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • 1971: "Theme from Shaft" from Shaft
  • 1979: "It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae
  • 1980: "Fame" from Fame
  • 1984: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red
  • 1986: "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun
  • 1987: "The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
  • 1994: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King
  • 1997: "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic
  • 2000: "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys
  • 2002: "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile
  • 2007: "Falling Slowly" from Once
  • 2008: "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire

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