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It's about time.
Jun. 20th, 2008 04:14 pmNew Oscar rule limits song noms to 2 per film
Thursday June 19 8:14 PM ET
Last time around, the Oscar songs category was three times "Enchanted" a trick that may never be repeated.
The number of original songs that can be nominated from a single movie will now be limited to two, according to a rule change by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The academy's governors approved the change late Tuesday.
Last year, Disney's "Enchanted" had three titles in contention: "Happy Working Song," "So Close" and "That's How You Know." The winner of best original song: "Falling Slowly," from "Once."
The new rule would also have applied in 2007, when three songs from "Dreamgirls" were nominated. That year, the Oscar went to "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth"
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I agree with this. And actually? Two is still too many. One good song per film. And if you only have a couple worthy in a given season so be it it will be between them. Because frankly? I thought it unfair that Enchanted took three noms for songs (even though it didn't win anything thank goodness the song from "Once" did) and Dreamgirls did the same.
Thursday June 19 8:14 PM ET
Last time around, the Oscar songs category was three times "Enchanted" a trick that may never be repeated.
The number of original songs that can be nominated from a single movie will now be limited to two, according to a rule change by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The academy's governors approved the change late Tuesday.
Last year, Disney's "Enchanted" had three titles in contention: "Happy Working Song," "So Close" and "That's How You Know." The winner of best original song: "Falling Slowly," from "Once."
The new rule would also have applied in 2007, when three songs from "Dreamgirls" were nominated. That year, the Oscar went to "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth"
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I agree with this. And actually? Two is still too many. One good song per film. And if you only have a couple worthy in a given season so be it it will be between them. Because frankly? I thought it unfair that Enchanted took three noms for songs (even though it didn't win anything thank goodness the song from "Once" did) and Dreamgirls did the same.
