There was an interesting article in The Hollywood Reporter that addressed the Springsteen snub - it has to do with the voting system they have in place for the Best Original Song category:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/columns/openseason/e3iae944bbce9080b6e217cafc53862049a http://tinyurl.com/c4fm43 I too thought that "The Wrestler" should have been nominated for its song, but I guess the members of the Academy's music branch thought differently. Daryl ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:53 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OSCARS---WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GREAT SONGS? Over the past few years, I've noticed that the level of songwriting in the "Best Song" Academy Award category has diminished to the point of pure mediocrity. Not only are only THREE songs nominated (didn't it always used to be 5?), but the songs that ARE nominated won't be remembered 3 or 4 years from now---songs like "As Time Goes By" will never be forgotten. Hey, I'm not a big fan of "Moon River", but it seems like Mozart next to the inferior "songs" that are nominated these days. When "It's Hard To Be A Pimp" won a couple of years ago, I thought we'd nit an all-time low (maybe we had, come to think about it...) Why wasn't Bruce Springsteen's closing song from "The Wrestler" nominated? When I saw that film, the whole audience stayed in their seats to listen to that song, which captured the essence of the movie perfectly. Isn't that what "Best Song Of The Year" should do? It was BY FAR the best song of the year. Whether you're a fan of Springsteen or not, I think you'll agree with me if you watch "The Wrestler" and listen to it over the closing credits. It seems like the art of writing a great, enduring song is a thing of the past when it comes to The Oscars.... Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
