Which 1978 film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Last Dance”?

The 1978 film Thank God It’s Friday won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Last Dance.”

The film is a disco musical comedy set around a Friday night at a Los Angeles nightclub. It starred Donna Summer in her film debut, alongside a large ensemble cast. “Last Dance” was written by Paul Jabara and performed by Summer for the movie’s climactic dance sequence.

At the 51st Academy Awards in 1979, “Last Dance” won Best Original Song. Jabara received the Oscar, while Summer’s performance helped make the recording a major disco hit. The song also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

The film is sometimes confused with Saturday Night Fever because both are strongly associated with disco and were released during the same period. They are different productions: Saturday Night Fever centers on Tony Manero, while Thank God It’s Friday follows several characters during one night at a club.