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Chewy Walrus said:
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Oh, and what the fuck was up with the "best song"?

Only three nominations? And three pretty weak ones at that?

Where was "So long and thanks for all the fish"?

Where was the song from "the Producers"?

Hell, where was Willie's song from "Brokeback Mountain"?



Apparently, the Academy changed the requirements for Best Original Song nominations this year. I stumbled across this MSNBC article from a few days ago, which seems to do a good job of explaining things, as well as giving a decent summary of all three songs and their chances/likelihood/need to win.

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The Academy’s nutty decision to keep things limited may alienate the annual show’s perspective audience. The low number of song nominees is on account of newfangled Academy rules. Members of the voting panel gave each song submitted a score from 6 to 10. Only those with at least an average score of 8.25 made the cut. (And there were only three.)

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Of all the songs passed over for Oscar nominations this year, the biggest fan furor is over the exclusion of “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” from “Brokeback Mountain.” Written by Bernie Taupin and the score's composer Gustavo Santaollala, and performed by Emmylou Harris, the song appears briefly during the pickup truck scene, when Jack wipes a tear as he drives away from PEnnis.

According to Academy rules, there isn’t enough of the tune in the film to qualify for an award. To fans, this excuse rings false, like when your boss tells you the company can’t afford your raise, and you know in your heart the company does anything it really wants to do. But then, awards shows are always doing things that don’t make sense to us viewers.



Personally, I think the new requirements are BS, as I would've liked to see "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish," "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway," and "Love Heals" in the running. Honestly, though... "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" is dang catchy and Stewart's follow-up comments made my whole night:

    "Y'know, I think it just got easier in here for a pimp!"

    "Why are they the most excited guys here tonight?"

    "For those of you keeping score at home: Martin Scorsese, zero Oscars; Three 6 Mafia, one."


Also, as a whole, I'm almost glad there wasn't just one clear winner this year. There was a four-way tie for the most Oscars between Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Memoirs of a Geisha, and King Kong. While Crash won more major awards (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing), King Kong singlehandedly dominated the sound categories, and Memoirs of a Geisha pretty much ruled the more artistic technical awards (Cinematography, Art Direction, and Costume Design). Brokeback seemed most uneven in its victories, winning for Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Direction, but, from what I hear, it was a good enough film to merit at least those wins (if not more).

The fact that there was so much controversy surrounding this year's awards more than anything else made me glad that there wasn't just one major winner (though the argument can be made that Crash - having won Best Picture - is, in fact, that big winner... just not quantitatively), but four.

But that's just me. You're inclined to disagree... just so long as I'm not inclined to care that you do.

thanks for the info chewy!

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