The Board of Governors of the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has decided to revoke the
nomination for Original Song for Alone Yet Not Alone (music by Bruce Broughton
and lyric by Dennis Spiegel). The decision was made because it was discovered
that Broughton, a former Governor and current Music Branch executive committee
member, had emailed members of the branch promoting his submission during the
nominations voting period.
"No matter how
well-intentioned the communication, using one’s position as a former governor
and current executive committee member to personally promote one’s own Oscar
submission creates the appearance of an unfair advantage,” said Cheryl Boone
Isaacs, Academy President.
The Board of Governors determined
that Broughton’s actions were against the Academy’s promotional regulations,
which provide, among other terms, that “it is the Academy's goal to ensure that
the Awards competition is conducted in a fair and ethical manner. If any
campaign activity is determined by the Board of Governors to work in opposition
to that goal, whether or not anticipated by these regulations, the Board of
Governors may take any corrective actions or assess any penalties that in its
discretion it deems necessary to protect the reputation and integrity of the
awards process.”
There won’t be any last minute
additions to the category, so with the exception of this cheat, the nominees
are:
“Happy” from Despicable Me 2
(Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams)
“Let It Go” from Frozen (Music
and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
“The Moon Song” from Her (Music
by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze)
“Ordinary Love” from Mandela:
Long Walk to Freedom (Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry
Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson)
The 86th Academy Awards, which
will be held on Sunday, March 2nd 2014 at the Dolby Theater at Hollywood &
Highland Center.
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