Episode 8: Fate Steps In (1940)

World War II was raging in Europe in 1940, but Americans were largely going about business as usual while Hitler was conquering the continent. Hollywood was not yet affected by the war, and the Academy Award-nominated songs in 1940 brought us more classic tunes sung by Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. They are joined on this list of nine nominated songs by an animated cricket who helped raise the stakes in animated movies.