As far as Oscar-nominated songs go, “All the Stars” from Black Panther, “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and “Shallow” from A Star is Born are pretty good.

Everything was not awesome when “The Lego Movie” was shut out of the Best Animated Feature category for the Academy Awards. In a similar affront,”Selma” shockingly didn’t earn a nod for director Ava ...