The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards on March 2 , 2014 , but lost to " Let It Go " from '' Frozen '' . When '' GQ '' magazine asked Williams " how badly " he wanted the Oscar , he responded : " When they read the results , my face was ... frozen . But then I thought about it , and I just decided just to ... let it go . " In January 2015 , " Happy " was ranked at No. 13 on '' The Village Voice '' s annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics ' poll
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Happy (Pharrell Williams song)