Best Original Song1983 Film Fan Awards55th Academy Awards

Best Original Song Nominee
♫ “Up Where We Belong”
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Jack Nitzsche— Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings
Buffy Sainte-Marie— Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings
Will Jennings— Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings
Synopsis / Overview
Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
Historical Academy Record
MUSIC (Original Song) — 55th Academy Awards (1983)
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