Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova -- 'Falling Slowly'

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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova pose with their Oscars for best original song for "Falling Slowly" from the motion picture "Once" at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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Glen Hansard and... Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova pose with their Oscars for best original song for "Falling Slowly" from the motion picture "Once" at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Melissa Etheridg... Etheridge took an Oscar home for her contribution to the 'An Inconvenient Truth' soundtrack. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Three Six Mafia ... Three Six Mafia beat Dolly Parton to win an Oscar for 'It's Hard Out Here for Pimp.'(AP Photo/Stefano Paltera)
Jorge Drexler --... Jorge Drexler poses with the Oscar for best original song for "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from the motion picture "The Motorcycle Diaries" during the 77th Academy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Annie Lennox -- ... Annie Lennox performs the best original song nominee Into the West from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King during the 76th annual Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Eminem -- 'Lose ... Eminem took home an Oscar for the '8 Mile' anthem, 'Lose Yourself.'(AP Photo/Ramin Talaie)
Randy Newman -- ... Randy Newman poses with his trophy for best original song "If I Didn't Have You" for the film "Monsters, Inc." during the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Bob Dylan -- 'Th... Bob Dylan bested Bjork, Sting, and Randy Newman to win for 'Things Have Changed,' which appeared in the film 'Wonder Boys.' (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Phil Collins -- ... Phil Collins took top honors for the title track to Disney's 'Tarzan.' (AP Photo/Rene Macura)
Mariah Carey and... Superdivas Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey joined forces performed 'When You Believe' for 'The Prince of Egypt' for an Oscar win in 1998.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Celine Dion -- '... Singer Celine Dion poses backstage after performing "My Heart Will Go On," from the film "Titanic" at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Monday, March 23, 1998. The song won an Oscar for Best Original Song. Dion is wearing a necklace fashioned after one seen in the movie that was recently auctioned off for more than 2 million dollars. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Madonna -- 'You ... Madonna perfoms "You Must Love Me" from "Evita" at the 69th Annual Academy Awards Monday night, March 24, 1997, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Vanessa Williams... Vanessa Williams performs the song "Colors of the Wind" at the 68th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Monday, March 25, 1996. The song is nominated for Best Song from the film "Pocahontas." (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
Elton John -- 'C... Elton John felt some Oscar love when he won for his contribution to Disney's 'The Lion King.'(AP Photo/CBS, Alan Singer, File)
Bruce Springstee... Bruce Springsteen was all smiles after winning an Oscar for 'Streets of Philadelphia' in 1993. (AP photo/Douglas Pizac, File)
Peabo Bryson and... Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle conjured Oscar magic with their win for their contribution to 'Aladdin.' (Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect.)
Celine Dion and ... Bryson and Dion teamed up for an Oscar win with the title track for Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast.'(AP Photo/Gael Cornier)
Madonna -- 'Soon... Madonna performs "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from the film "Dick Tracy" during the 1991 63rd Annual Academy Awards show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The song won an Oscar for best song. (AP Photo/MAT)
Alan Menken -- '... Oscar powerhouse Alan Menken wrote the music to 'Under the Sea,' which appeared in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid.' (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Carly Simon -- '... Carly Simon won for 'Let the River Run,' her contribution to 'Working Girl.'(AP Photo/Julia Cumes)
Bill Medley and ... Bill Medley teamed up with Jennifer Warnes for '(I've Had) The Time of My Life,' the sultry power ballad in 'Dirty Dancing.' (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File)
Berlin -- 'Take ... Berlin's 'Take My Breath Away' stunned 'Top Gun' audiences and earned them an Oscar in 1986(Photo credit: Wendy Saenz)
Lionel Richie --... Lionel Richie beat Huey Lewis for the Oscar in 1985. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Stevie Wonder --... (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Irene Cara -- 'F... Irene Cara electrified the Academy with her contribution to cult favorite, 'Flashdance.' (AP Photo/Nick Ut)