Iako se na listi potencijalnih numera za nominaciju u kategoriji "Najbolja originalna pesma" nalazilo skoro 40 pesama, Akademija je procenila da samo dve zaslužuju nominaciju ove godine. To su: "Man or Muppet" iz filma "The Muppets" (Bret McKnezie) i "Real In Rio" iz filma "Rio" (Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown i Siedah Garrett). Ova kategorija je oduvek bila specifična, jer nema standardan broj nominacija, već da bi pesma uopšte bila razmatrana za nominaciju mora u prvom glasanju da osvoji određeni broj poena. Uglavnom je u konkurenciji pet pesama, nekad četiri, retko tri, a nikada se do sada nije desilo da budu nominovane samo dve pesme. Možda je vreme da Akademija promeni politiku po pitanju ove nagrade?
Što se tiče nagrada za najbolju originalnu muziku, u konkurenciji su: John Williams za "The Adventures of Tin Tin", Ludovic Bource za "The Artist" (glavni favorit), Howard Shore za "Hugo", Alberto Iglesias za "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" i John Williams for "Wild Horse".
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Although almost 40 songs were on a long-list for Best Original Song nod, Academy has decided that only two of them are worthy for the Oscar nod this year. These are: "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" (Bret McKnezie) and "Real In Rio" from "Rio" (Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown i Siedah Garrett). This category has always been unique, because it doesn't have the standard number of nominations. A song need to get a certain amount of points in original voting in order to be considered for the nomination. Five songs are usually nominated, in some cases four, rarely three, but it has never happened until now that only two songs get the nod. Maybe it's time that Academy change their policy for this award?
As for the Best Original Score nominees, there are: John Williams for "The Adventures of Tin Tin", Ludovic Bource for "The Artist" (main favorite), Howard Shore for "Hugo", Alberto Iglesias for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and John Williams for "Wild Horse".
