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AMPAS Sets Rule for Oscars’ Original Song Category
The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) approved a rule change for the Oscars late Tuesday. The new rule states that the number of original songs that can be nominated from a single movie will now be limited to two.
Congrats to Glen and Marketa for their Best Song win
Most of my friends would probably tell you how much I talked about the little movie Once all last year and how I tried to get them all to see it. It was in my top three favorite movies from 2007 and there really was something unique in the way I just fell in love [...]
‘Falling Slowly’ still eligible for an Oscar
The song Falling Slowly was nominated for an Oscar back on the 22nd of January, a much-deserving tribute to the movie Once, one of my favorites of 2007.
Yet there was apparently some controversy over it since the song was first seen by the public in mid-2006. The album, “The Swell Season“, which was recorded by [...]
Academy Award Nominations for 2007
The 2007 Oscar nominations for the Academy Awards were announced today at a press conference in Los Angeles in the wee hours of the morning.
Overall, my initial impression is that the nominations are pretty dang good and for the most part, make me MUCH happier than I’ve been with the other junior awards, like the [...]
