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TIL "The Theme from New York, New York" was not nominated for an Academy Award. The winner was "You Light Up My Life". Also nominated was "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me. Originally performed by Liza Minnelli, it didn't become famous until Frank Sinatra covered it 3 years later.

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