Seven years before he received his first Grammy nomination, Michael was nominated for an Academy Award for best original song in a film with “Ben”. On March 27th in 1973, Michael attended the Awards and while he did not win an Oscar, he did perform the song that night.

在他第一次获得格莱美奖提名的七年前，迈克尔凭借获得了奥斯卡最佳原创歌曲奖的提名。 1973年的3月27日，迈克尔出席了颁奖典礼，虽然他没有获得奥斯卡奖，但他在当晚演唱了这首歌。