Ryan Gosling performs the Oscar-nominated track “I am Simply Ken” in Barbie.

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Ryan Gosling performs the Oscar-nominated track “I am Simply Ken” in Barbie.

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This yr’s Oscar nominees for greatest authentic track are headlined by two songs from Barbie: one from Billie Eilish, and the opposite from Ryan Gosling. However there’s additionally an intriguing mixture of tracks from Jon Batiste, the Osage Tribal Singers, and Becky G — with an help from perennial Oscar nominee Diane Warren. Right now, we get into what we assume will win, what ought to win, and what standards ought to we use after we choose authentic songs in films?