Rio (2011)

Ceremony Year: 2012Category: Best Original SongReleased: 2011

Nominated Talent & Credits

Sérgio Mendes— Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Carlinhos Brown— Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Siedah Garrett— Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Synopsis / Overview

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

Historical Academy Record

MUSIC (Original Song) — 84th Academy Awards (2012)

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