Tate McRae, Ed Sheeran and Doja Cat just got one step closer to the Oscars.

Thats because the team behind F1, the acclaimed summer blockbuster from Apple and Warner Bros. that stars Brad Pitt as a Formula 1 race car driver, has chosen their songs Just Keep Watching, Drive and Lose My Mind, respectively as its submissions for the best original song Oscar race.

With the implementation of the Menken rule in June 2008, the Academys music branch capped the number of songs that any single film can submit at three (and dictated that no more than two from any single film can ultimately be nominated), which has forced films with killer soundtracks, like F1, to make some tough decisions. The F1 soundtrack certainly offered plenty of options indeed, seven of its high-octane tracks cracking the top ten of Billboards Top Movie Songs chartbut its hard to argue with the trio of tunes that are being put forward.

Just Keep Watching, which McRae wrote with Tyler Spry, Ryan Tedder and Amy Allen, and performs in the film, is a pop anthem that celebrates the glamour and energy of the F1 racing circuit. At the 2025 MTV VMAs, it was awarded Song of the Summer and Best Editing prizes. And McRae is currently performing it during the encore portion of her Miss Possessive Tour. The song, which will soon be certified platinum, has sold in the U.S. over one million single equivalents and accumulated some 500 million global streams.

Drive, which Grammy winner Sheeran wrote with Blake Slatkin and John Mayer, and performs in the film, is a rocker that mirrors the intensity and swagger of an old school racer like the one Pitt plays in the film. Mayer contributes to the song on guitar, Pino Palladino on bass and Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl steps behind the drums, giving the song its classic sound. It has accumulated 92 million global streams.

And then theres Lose My Mind, which Grammy winner Don Toliver performs in the film, with Doja Cat featured on it. It was written by Toliver (credited as Caleb Toliver), Doja Cat (credited as Amala Dlamini), Tedder, two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and Grant Boutin, and complements Zimmers propulsive, electronic-infused score, while echoing the racing teams emotional journey. The song is on track to hit gold certification in the coming months, and has sold in the U.S. approximately 400,000 single equivalents and accumulated 315 million global streams.

Its worth noting that many songs featured in prior Jerry Bruckheimer-produced films have been recognized by the Academys music branch. Among the past nominees: Flashdance What a Feeling (which won) and Maniac from 1983s Flashdance, Take My Breath Away from 1986s Top Gun, Shakedown from 1987s Beverly Hills Cop II, How Do I Live from 1997s Con Air, I Dont Want to Miss a Thing from 1998s Armageddon, There Youll Be from 2001s Pearl Harbor and Hold My Hand from 2022s Top Gun: Maverick.