The Academy Still Owes Amy Adams an Oscar for Blessing the Stage with ‘Enchanted’ Song
We should all be ashamed of ourselves. It is the year 2023, and Amy Adams—ginger goddess, acting extraordinaire—still has no Oscars. I don’t know what the general public could’ve done to prevent this. (Show up at every Academy member’s door to persuade them? Not a bad idea) But after almost 25 years of killing it in her field, the lack of recognition Adams has earned from the Academy is reprehensible, foolish, and a downright assault on humankind.
Maybe that’s a bit of a stretch. Still, as The Daily Beast’s Obsessed pens a series of beautiful tributes to past Academy Award ceremonies, we’ve been writing about our favorite Oscars winners and favorite Oscars moments—two very different concepts. It pains me to write an ode to Adams in the latter category. I should be writing about her win for Arrival, or Junebug, or, my favorite, Enchanted.
Nevertheless, the Oscars did tease us when Adams took the stage in 2008, showing us what could’ve been had the actress been standing there after hearing her name read from an envelope. Alas, no, she didn’t win an Oscar. Her Enchanted tune “Happy Working Song” was nominated for Best Original Song, so she was invited to perform at the Kodak Theatre.