Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, a song from Disney's Song of the South, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 20th annual ceremony, held March 20, 1948. The song was written by Allie Wrubel (music) and Ray Gilbert (lyrics). James Baskett, who performed the song on screen, won an Honorary Academy Award for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus. That makes him the first African American man to win an Academy Award for acting.
Song of the South was also nominated for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, but lost to Mother Wore Tights.
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