Which Beyoncé song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023?

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No Beyoncé song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023.

Beyoncé was nominated for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards for “Be Alive,” written for the film King Richard. The song was performed by Beyoncé and nominated alongside other songs from films released in 2021, but it did not win.

The 2023 Oscars honored songs from films released in 2022. Beyoncé had no winning song at that ceremony. This distinction matters because “Be Alive” is often remembered as an Oscar-winning song when it was actually an Oscar-nominated one.

Beyoncé has won major awards in music, including numerous Grammy Awards, but Grammy success does not imply an Academy Award win. “Spirit,” from The Lion King, and “Listen,” from Dreamgirls, are also associated with film projects but were not the 2023 Oscar winner.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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