It looks like Oscar is getting a little sick of hearing music from the same source. It appears that the rules for original song nomination will be changing, we get wind of this news from the singing caves of Yahoo:
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.”
On one hand, I think this makes sense. You don’t want to see all the songs from one film when you have so many that could be up for consideration. The last Oscars seemed like a commercial for Enchanted with all the music that was playing from the film. I like this rule, and think that two songs may be a fair enough number of songs.
…..on the other hand. It’ s an awards show and the winners should always win, shouldn’t they? If the best songs are all from one film, is it fair to cap it off at two just so others can be nominated too? There is no limit on how many awards a film can win or restrictions on an individual’s ability to win multiple awards, why start here?
International friends, what are your thoughts. Do you think the 2 song per film cap is fair, or should they let the best songs rise to the top always and forever?
