"Oscar Winning Tears" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Raye from her debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2022).

It became available as the album's second track on 3 February 2023, when it was released independently through Human Re Sources, and was issued as its seventh single on 8 November 2024.

[4] Following a string of singles, Raye announced her debut album, My 21st Century Blues, and later revealed its track listing, in which "Oscar Winning Tears" appears as the second song.

[8] With a duration of three minutes and three seconds,[8] "Oscar Winning Tears" is placed in the album after its introduction,[13] which presents Raye to a jazz club.

[19][20] In September 2023, "Oscar Winning Tears" was performed as part of a standalone concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where Raye was accompanied by the Heritage Orchestra.

[21] In a positive review, the NME critic Hannah Mylrea compared her vocals to those from Amy Winehouse and other jazz singers.

[23] Raye performed "Oscar Winning Tears" at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards on 10 November 2024, alongside "Escapism" and "Body Dysmorphia" with a choir and an orchestra.

[27] Cerys Davies from Los Angeles Times believed that Raye hit "each of the high notes with ease",[27] while Heran Mamo from Billboard praised her vocals as "jaw-dropping" and wrote that it received a standing ovation.