Yes, on Wednesday's episode, a contestant who couldn't think of the correct Oscar -
nominated song went with «The Love Ballad of Turd Ferguson P.S. Hi Mom,» which meant the real Alex Trebek had to say that out loud.
Not exact matches
If you're wondering how he had the time to write an Oscar -
nominated song in between landing a MacArthur Genius grant and winning Grammy and Tony Awards, it's because he was working with Disney on Moana before Hamilton even started and
went back and forth between the projects while he was still in the title role on Broadway.
(On the other hand, a split between two
nominated songs could help «Hamilton» star Lin - Manuel Miranda to squeak into EGOT territory with «How Far I'll
Go» from Disney Animation's «Moana.»)
The «One Sweet Day» hitmaker was at the ceremony because she'd been
nominated for Best Original
Song for «The Star», which she co-wrote with Marc Shaiman and performed in the animated movie of the same name, but she wasn't too upset to miss out on the prize, which
went to Pasek & Paul for «This Is Me», which features in «The Greatest Showman».
Warren's popular «Nothing's
Gon na Stop Us Now» from Mannequin, «Because You Loved Me» sung by Celine Dion for the film Up Close and Personal, «Music Of My Heart» performed by * NSYNC and Gloria Estefan for the film Music Of The Heart, «I Don't Want to Miss a Thing» performed by Aerosmith for Armageddon and «There You'll Be» sung by Faith Hill from Pearl Harbor were also Oscar
nominated and hit
songs.
If it was «Adapted
Song» this would easily
go to Whisper of the Heart, as it is, «Country Roads» is almost enough to get it
nominated in both categories.