Seven days after it was released as a single, it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. Two months later, it reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. No one was more shocked than The Boss.

On March 21, 1994, Bruce Springsteen won an Academy Award for "Streets of Philadelphia," one of his most emotional and haunting songs. Unlike his songs such as "Secret Garden," "I'm on Fire," or ...