Lin-Manuel Miranda credits his love of the Oscars to Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid.’ The 42-year-old composer revealed that he has been watching the Oscars since the 1989 classic won the Academy Award for Best Original score back in 1990. He explained: “I literally fell in love with the Oscars because of Disney animated movies. I was ride or die for ‘The Little Mermaid.’ That was my favorite movie in my young life. And I watched the Oscars for the first time that year, because if ‘Kiss the Girl’ or ‘Under the Sea’ didn’t win, I was ready to riot as a nine-year-old. Lin added: “Then as a result …