"In spite of both "The New York Times"' and "Star-News"' predictions that "God Help the Outcasts" would be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, with "Star-News"' Howard Cohen writing, "next year's Best Song Oscar is sure to spring from this bunch (our guess is the sugary "God Help the Outcasts")," the song was ultimately denied an Academy Award nomination at the 1997 award ceremony, along with the rest of "Hunchback's" original songs.