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Other Original Song nominees broke the anonymity rule too!!!


Below is a quote from the Academy's explanation of why Alone Yet Not Alone's Oscar nomination was revoked (as well as the full Hollywood Reporter article: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-explains-decision-rescin d-alone-676330).

"The nominating process for Original Song is intended to be anonymous, with each eligible song listed only by title and the name of the film in which it is used...
Mr. Broughton sent an email to at least 70 of his fellow Music Branch members—nearly one-third of the branch’s 240 members. When he identified the song as track #57 as one he had composed, and asked voting branch members to listen to it, he took advantage of information that few other potential nominees are privy to."


Um....what? Is the Academy's Governor's Board not aware of all the highly expensive For Your Consideration ads that other, bigger-profile nominees have used? These CLEARLY note the names of song composers. There is a much greater probability that the MASS presence of F.Y.C. ads (especially online) influenced more voters than 70-something emails. I am positive that every single Music Branch Academy member saw at least one F.Y.C. ad this season, compared to the 1/3 of voters that Mr. Broughton reached.

Incidentally, the below Hollywood Reporter article mentions that a PR firm for another potential 2013 nominee (who remains conveniently anonymous) prompted the investigation that lead to the revoking of Alone Yet Not Alone's Oscar nomination:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/alone-not-alone-eligibility-osca r-673329

A big argument FOR the Academy's decision is that Bruce Broughton was out of line because of his status as a Music Branch Academy member, and former Academy Governor. Oh, please! Is he expected to not promote his movie at all because of a position he USED TO hold? Furthermore, other members of the Academy's Music Branch must have been nominated before, and surely they were able to campaign!

The Academy's decision was not in the least bit fair, and reeks of bias towards an "unpopular" movie.

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