hands down On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Aravind AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> I guess many in the group will say so! > even I'd like O Saaya to win! > > Aravomd > > > http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > > Download Rahmania show interviews at http://rahmania.4shared.com > > > --- On *Sun, 8/2/09, Vinayakam Murugan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Vinayakam Murugan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [arr] FOX pushes "Jai Ho" for Best Song > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, 8 February, 2009, 2:00 PM > > same here. > > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ > Vinayak > > theregoesanotherday .blogspot. com<http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/> > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancumarr@ > yahoo.com<[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> I would personally like to see O Saya win the award more than Jai >> Ho.. >> >> --- On *Sat, 2/7/09, Vinod Raju <vi...@arr4music. com<[email protected]> >> >* wrote: >> >> From: Vinod Raju <vi...@arr4music. com <[email protected]>> >> Subject: [arr] FOX pushes "Jai Ho" for Best Song >> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <[email protected]> >> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:28 PM >> >> >> 'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune for best >> song, not that one >> Over the last few days Oscars voters received a campaign CD >> featuring two of "Slumdog Millionaire' s" three music nominations: >> best song ("Jai Ho") and score. Missing from the CD was "Slumdog >> Millionaire' s" other contender for best song ("O Saya"). >> >> Fox Searchlight is daring to choose between its Oscar children. The >> studio wants voters to focus their "Slumdog Millionaire" love on one >> song, fearing that the vote might split otherwise, causing both to >> lose. So this is good strategy, although poor politics. Inevitably, >> the studio is inviting a chorus of discontent from the folks behind >> the song not being hyped. >> >> In this case, the strategy is probably wise because "Jai Ho" is the >> obvious favorite. It's the big, magical dance finale of "Slumdog >> Millionaire. " Voters may not know it by name, though, and may easily >> confuse it with the other tune since the titles of both are in >> Hindi. Now they'll probably get the hint after being prodded by the >> studio. >> >> What's unfortunate about this decision is that "O Saya" is written >> by one of the coolest music artists on the planet right now. M.I.A. >> is nominated for record of the year at this Sunday's Grammys ("Paper >> Planes"). >> >> There's always the possibility, of course, that this strategy might >> backfire with those bull-headed, contrary-minded academy members. >> After all, Paramount Classics made it clear in 2005 that it wanted >> an Oscar nomination for the title tune to "Hustle & Flow," but ended >> up getting one for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" — which won! >> >> However, that's a rarity and that occurred prior to Oscar >> nominations being unveiled, not afterward. Such favoritism being >> shown at this late point in the derby trot is extraordinary. When >> Disney nabbed bids for three songs from "Enchanted," it was clear >> that "That's How You Know" — the big dance spectacular staged in >> Central Park — was the movie's best shot to win, but it got the same >> amount of attention and campaign push as "So Close" and "Happy >> Working Song." All three lost to "Falling Slowly" from "Once." >> >> DreamWorks didn't single out one of "Dreamgirls" three nominees — >> "Listen," "Patience," "Love You I Do" — and lost the Oscar to >> Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth." >> >> Not all multiple nominees lose because of voting splitting, >> though. "The Lion King" (1994) had three nominations for song and >> triumphed for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" >> >> http://goldderby. latimes.com/ awards_goldderby /2009/02/ >> slumdog-<http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/slumdog-> >> million.html >> >> >> > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them > now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > > >
