Did A Whole New World win an Oscar?

Oscar for best original song, 1992.
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Has a Disney song ever won an Oscar?

Disney has shown an innate ability to tell powerful stories through music. The studio's first Oscar nom and win for original song came with the beautiful “When You Wish Upon a Star” from the animated classic “Pinocchio” (1940).
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What Mary Poppins song won the best original song Oscar?

"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical film, and is also featured in the 2004 Mary Poppins musical. The song won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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Who originally sang A Whole New World?

Its original version was sung by Brad Kane (Aladdin's singing voice) and Lea Salonga (Jasmine's singing voice). A pop version of it was performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle with Callie Moore in the film's closing credits.
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What is the story behind the song A Whole New World?

Lyrically, "A Whole New World" describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet.
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"A Whole New World" Wins Original Song: 1993 Oscars

Who is the singing voice of Jasmine in A Whole New World?

Fun Fact: Lea Salonga, the actress who plays the singing voice of Jasmine, also plays the singing voice of Mulan.
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Who is the only person to win an Oscar Emmy and Tony?

Helen Hayes

She was the first woman and the first performer to win all four. Hayes was also the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in each of the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards, winning her third in 1953.
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Who is the only person to win Oscar Emmy Tony in same year?

Bob Fosse was the only director to win a Tony, an Oscar, and an Emmy in the same year (1973). He won two Tonys (direction and choreography) for Pippin, an Oscar for Cabaret and an Emmy for “Liza with a Z.”
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Who is the only actor to win 3 Academy Awards?

Daniel Day-Lewis became the first and currently only man to win three best actor Oscars, while Frances McDormand became only the second woman and third of her counterparts overall to achieve the same. Finally, Walter Brennan won his three supporting actor Oscars every other year between 1937 and 1941.
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Who is the youngest person to win Best Original Song at the Oscars?

For her work in co-producing the song “Falling Slowly” for the film Once, singer-songwriter Markéta Irglová, then 19, won Best Original Song in 2008 alongside her Once co-star Glen Hansard. Irglová and Hansard still tour together as folk rock duo The Swell Season.
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Which Disney Princess sings an Oscar winning song?

Pocahontas (1995)

'Colors of the Wind', written by composer Alan Menken (what a career he's had!) and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, was the 1995 winner of Best Original Song.
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What Lion King song won an Oscar?

Academy Awards, USA

For the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
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What is the only Disney song to win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year A Whole New World?

It shouldn't come as a surprise that, even decades later, Hollywood would opt to revisit the story of Aladdin. 25 years ago, at the 36th GRAMMY Awards, Menken's unforgettable ballad "A Whole New World" became the first (and is still the only) Disney song to ever win a GRAMMY for Best Original Song.
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Has a Disney movie ever won a Grammy?

The first Disney film to win a Grammy award for Best Soundtrack was Mary Poppins (1965). The famous Sherman Brothers – Richard and Robert – wrote the music and lyrics for the soundtrack, and the music was adapted and conducted by Irwin Kostal.
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What was the first Disney movie to win an Oscar for score and song?

1940: "Pinocchio" was the first animated Disney film to receive an official Oscar. After a few nominations, Disney won its first major Academy Awards for one of its animated features. "Pinocchio" won two Oscars for best original score and best original song, "When You Wish Upon a Star."
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Who has won both Grammy and Tony?

Stephen Sondheim has won both awards for his work on five different shows — "Company," "A Little Night Music," "Sweeney Todd," "Into The Woods," and "Passion." Richard Rodgers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, and Stephen Oremus have each won both awards for their work on two different shows.
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Has anyone won an Oscar and Tony and Emmy and Grammy?

The ultimate achievement in Hollywood is achieving an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (an EGOT). There are 18 actors, producers, directors, and composers who have been awarded all four. One person, Robert Lopez, is a double EGOT winner.
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What actors have won a Tony and Oscar for the same role?

9 Actors Who Won Tonys and Oscars For the Same Role
  1. 1 Viola Davis — 'Fences'
  2. 2 Joel Grey — 'Cabaret' ...
  3. 3 Jack Albertson — 'The Subject Was Roses' ...
  4. 4 Paul Scofield — 'A Man For All Seasons' ...
  5. 5 Anne Bancroft — 'The Miracle Worker' ...
  6. 6 Rex Harrison — 'My Fair Lady' ...
  7. 7 Yul Brynner — 'The King and I' ...
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Who has won a Tony and Oscar?

Lila Kedrova, 'Zorba the Greek'

To date she is the only performer to win an Oscar first, then the Tony Award. Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (1964) and Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (1984).
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Who has the most Emmy wins actor?

Most successful Emmys actors 2022

As of July 2022, at the top of the ranking of male performers with the most Emmy Award wins ever is Edward Asner with seven wins in total. He twice won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of the eponymous character in "Lou Grant."
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Which play has been nominated for the most Tony Awards?

While "The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical" may have the most awards for a musical, it was Lin Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" production that set the record as the most-nominated production in Tony history with 16 nominations.
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Do Jasmine and Mulan have the same voice?

In the field of musical theatre, Lea Salonga has been honored with the Olivier, Tony®, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. In addition, she holds the distinction of having played the vocal roles of two Disney leading ladies—the spectacular singing voices of Princess Jasmine and Mulan.
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Did Lea Salonga voice Aladdin?

She provided the singing voices of two official Disney Princesses: Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004).
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Who sang for Jasmine in the original Aladdin?

Jasmine is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film Aladdin (1992). Voiced by Linda Larkin – with a singing voice provided by Lea Salonga – Jasmine is the spirited daughter of the Sultan, who has grown weary of her life of palace confinement.
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