ROTTEN TOMATOES: Fifty-Nine Songs Vying for Best Song Oscar Nominations

Fifty-Nine Songs Vying for Best Song Oscar Nominations

Diane Warren alert!

by Jeff Giles | December 13, 2007

When they sit down on January 15th to determine the Best Song nominees for this year's Oscars, voting members of the Academy's Music Branch will have plenty of tunes to choose from -- 59, to be exact.

While a number of the contenders were written by film-music vets -- including Alan Silvestri, Alan Menken, and Diane Warren -- this year's field also boasts submissions by big pop names (John Legend, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer), rock superstars (Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters), and critically beloved songwriters (Marshall Crenshaw, Mike Viola, Dan Bern).

According to Variety, August Rush leads the crowd with four contenders, followed by Dan in Real Life, 56 Drops of Blood, Enchanted, Good Luck Chuck, Into the Wild, and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story with three apiece.

On January 15th, the Academy will randomly screen clips featuring each song for voters, who will then have the unenviable task of narrowing the group of 59 down to three, four, or five nominees.

Source: Variety

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alsanali writes:
on Dec 13 2007 06:43 AM

I can picturing it now on the DVD cover... "The academy award winning... Good Luck Chuck"

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JamesEarl writes:
on Dec 13 2007 07:30 AM

If none of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irgolva's songs from Once are on the list, it will be a travesty.

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larrysims writes:
on Dec 13 2007 07:41 AM

In reply to this comment (#1353261)
Amen Brother!

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philhull writes:
on Dec 13 2007 07:58 AM

I agree that Once should at least have 1 song on the list. If I were giving out nominations, I would have 2 or 3 songs from Once selected.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Dec 13 2007 01:14 PM

..You can't hold back spring by Tom Waits was used extensively in The Tiger and the Snow, and oscar goes to 3-6 Mafia?

Winning might be kind of an insult.

I saw Aimee Mann in concert last year, she still talks about how "Save Me" from Magnolia lost to "Phil Collins' Monkey love song."

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Bruce Campbell writes:
on Dec 13 2007 02:20 PM

Yah for Enchanted.

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DeathNote writes:
on Dec 13 2007 02:58 PM

"Death is the Road to Awe" from the Fountain is haunting.

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minderbinder writes:
on Dec 13 2007 03:12 PM

Full list here:

http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/2007/12/oscars-whittle.html

Looks like Once has two songs eligible.

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Dr. Hanso writes:
on Dec 14 2007 07:50 AM

If Music and Lyrics gets a nomination, I will hunt down each and every member of the Academy Music Branch and cut off their ears. They don't deserve to hear anything ever again, should that be the case. I'm still trying to flush my brain of that movie/those songs.

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Stormlovingfreak92 writes:
on Dec 19 2007 06:54 PM

Oh, I hope "Someday" from August Rush wins.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Dec 20 2007 07:10 AM

Dr. Hanso, if you cut off their ears, they can still here.

Remember Star Trek, WRATH OF KHAN? You have to put those worm thingies in each ear in order to be truly successful.

Let me know when you wish to start your mission, I'll supply the clown nose and fake teeth required.

-TOm=

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studmanly writes:
on Jan 04 2008 05:54 PM

I nominate "The World is the World," and "Hootenanny in my Heart" from Stud Manly; Private Dick. They are so good I can't even believe it.

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studmanly writes:
on Jan 04 2008 05:55 PM

I nominate "The World is the World," and "Hootenanny in my Heart" from Stud Manly; Private Dick. They are so good I can't even believe it.

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