Thanks to backstreets.com
You have to be kidding me..Is this the biggest load of crap or what? Two songs from Slumlord Millionaire? I think all of the nominations in all of the categories were whack!
SPRINGSTEEN SNUBBED?
Yep, it was a snub. After some head-scratching and parsing of the Oscar rules below, looks like we’ve got our answer, and thanks to the reader who brought this to our attention. As the Associated Press reports [bold ours]:
In 16 years, Miley Cyrus has enjoyed one success after another. Now, she knows what it’s like to be snubbed. Cyrus’ song from Bolt didn’t get nominated for an Oscar. Cyrus can cry on Bruce Springsteen’s shoulder. His title track from The Wrestlerwas snubbed, too. Beyonce’s song from Cadillac Records didn’t make the cut, either. An academy spokeswoman says songs need to earn a score of at least 8 and a-quarter out of ten to be nominated and the songs by Cyrus and Springsteen scored less than that. Voters instead chose Peter Gabriel’s song from “Wall-E,” and two songs from Slumdog Millionaire.
According to the voting rules, “Nominations will be determined by an averaged point system of voting using 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8, 7.5, 7, 6.5 or 6. Only those songs receiving an average score of 8.25 or more shall be eligible for nomination. There may not be more than five nor fewer than three nominations.”
So “The Wrestler” didn’t rate, it’s as simple — and as baffling — as that. As my dad just said, “must be the same voters that do the Grammys.”
- January 22, 2009
Thursday, January 22: Academy Award nominations will be announced at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Particularly after the Golden Globe honor, “The Wrestler” is a shoe-in for an Oscar nod.