The 'Best Original Song' category is usually dominated by English-language power ballads and Disney showtunes. However, in 2005, Jorge Drexler made history when his song 'Al otro lado del río' from the film 'The Motorcycle Diaries' won the Oscar. It was the first time a song in a language other than English (in this case, Spanish) won the award. In a controversial move, the ceremony producers did not allow Drexler, a relatively unknown Uruguayan singer at the time, to perform his own song during the broadcast; instead, they had Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana perform it. When Drexler won, he took the stage and, instead of giving a traditional speech, he simply sang two verses of the song a cappella as a polite protest. Since then, only one other non-English song has won: 'Naatu Naatu' from the Indian film 'RRR' in 2023.