Academy Awards limits song nominations – two per film
By Brian Frederick
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/20/08 – - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted on Tuesday to limit the maximum number of songs nominated for a film in the original song category. Only two songs can be nominated for next year’s 81st Academy Awards. Previously the maximum number was three.
The move is in step with preventing any single movie from dominating the original song category.
In the previous two years, ‘Dreamgirls’ and ‘Enchanted’ each received three song nominations respectively, however, neither movie won the original song category.
The Academy did not limit the number of songs that can be submitted for consideration in a film during the first phase of the member voting process. If a film has three or more songs considered for the second phase of voting, only the two songs with the most votes will be placed in the final group of five.
Another rule change the music branch approved was denying members from voting if their songs were eligible for consideration in the original song category. Any member who has a song(s) in contention for an Oscar may not participate in the voting process but may ballot for the final winner.
If a member is unable to attend the annual screening of eligible songs and clips, DVDs with ballots will be distributed to those members and must be returned by mail.
After the Oscar finalists are announced starting at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) on January 22 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, the final phase of ballots are mailed out to all participating members on January 28 and must be returned by 5:00 p.m. PST (1:00 Feb 18 UTC) on February 17.
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The Academy Awards will be telecast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, February 22.
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