Friday, December 16, 2005
Speaking of Music...
The complete finalists list for Best Original Song is up on the Oscar's official site and also on my aural Oscar categories page. This list shouldn't surprise us but it almost always does. They always disqualify one frontrunner or two. This year the majority of the Globe, Satellite, and BFCA nominees will not be in the running for Oscars silliest prize. How's that for throwing a curveball? Updated Oscar charts at the site...
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Wait-where is Emmylou Harris's soaring ballad from Brokeback Mountain (which should, quite frankly, have won, and may I put in a FYC ad right now Nathaniel for it for the Film Bitch Awards)? Why Do the Hippogriff from Harry Potter instead of the more mystical Magic Works? And that Bob Dylan song from North Country? Argh, why does the music branch do this?!?
It just gets worse.
And worse.
And worse.
I think it's hilarious that the Palindromes songs are eligible.
i know right.
no matter how you slice it, with these 42 to choose from that's going to be one weirdass category.
As much as I'd like to blame AMPAS for this, the truth is the studios are surely to blame, at least to some extent, for not appopriately nominating ALL their candidates (which probably explains why no other original Brokeback Mountain tunes are elligible).
It truly is strange to think that Mel Brooks (a writer/director) and Dolly Parton (for an indie dramedy about a male-to-female pre-op) have just become our frontrunners...
There's a whole bunch from BM that could've been nommed. Odd.
TransAmerica just won an oscar methinks.
ps; i agree on "Magic Works"
Yeah, it's definitely between Brooks and Parton I reckon. I pick Parton right now cause of the bad track record recently of Musicals winning this category. However, if the song is actually PERFORMED in the movie it might stand a better chance at winning. But neither Chicago or Phantom of the Opera had their nominated songs in the movie. Instead, they were just blandy placed on the chorus (specially sad about "I Move On", which coulda been a kick-ass musical sequence.
Er... can someone explain what happened with the Emmylou song from Brokeback. I had assumed it won already. Was it deemed ineligable or something? Not fully understanding the process by which it wasn't shortlisted here...
Rob
Why is Do the Hippogriff eligible, while Magic Works from HP 4 is ineligible? The latter song has a much better shot at a nomination, and is a better song IMO.
I don't know these stupid rules, but I'm sure Magic Works was played during the film, and the entire song was also played during the end credits.
Damn, seeing Jarvis Cocker perform on Oscar night would have made the ceremony watchable. Now the chances of that happening are quite remote.
Yeah, I am very pissed about the Emmylou song not being eligible. Brokeback was supposed to have this category in its corner. It's really growing on me; it's a great song.
And also, it sounds silly, but having, say, 9 nominations instead of 10 can indeed hurt the movie's chances for a win. The more nominations you have, the stronger you look. Very frustrating.
btw, was Rufus Wainqwright's "The Maker Makes" an original for the film as well? Cause it's even better than the other one...
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