OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG

Call Me By Your Name, “The Mystery of Love” (Music and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens)

Call Me By Your Name, “Visions of Gideon” (Music and Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens)

A Ghost Story, “I Get Overwhelmed” (Music and Lyrics by Daniel Hart)

Good Time, “The Pure and the Damned” (Music by D. Lopatin; Lyrics by Iggy Pop)

The Lure, “Miej mnie w swojej opiece” (Music and Lyrics by Barbara Wrońska, Zuzanna Wrońska & Marcin Macuk)

AND THE WINNER IS:

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, “VISIONS OF GIDEON” (MUSIC AND LYRICS BY SUFJAN STEVENS)

This is the first win and nomination for Sufjan Stevens.

Music was one of the key elements of Call Me By Your Name. The story itself included scenes where characters would play classical music. Original music featured in the film was composed by the great artist Sufjan Stevens and all music he composed was brillant. While Mystery of Love (also nominated) has been getting most of the attention for me it's the finale's song Visions of Gideon which I connected with much more. The song plays behind an extended take where we watch Elio come to terms with the end of a relationship he held in such a high regard. The lyrics mix so well with the emotions that Elio is going through and together makes one of the great scenes of film this year. Brillant work by Sufjans that has been thankfully rewarded.