  Academy changes regulation for Original Song August 31, 2012 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Another rule has been readjusted for the 2013 Academy Awards. This time around, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has agreed to change the regulation for the Original Song, announcing that next year, there will be five nominees in the category, Aceshowbiz reports. The AMPAS explains that during the nomination process, the Music Branch voting members "will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips." The voting members must watch those clips and vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The ones with the highest number of votes will later become the Oscar nominees. Since 2009, the Oscars never saw five nominees for the Original Song. In 2012, for example, the nominees for the category were only two ("Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" and "Real in Rio" from "Rio"). Oscar-winning songwriter Diane Warren is satisfied with the newly-approved rule. "I'm glad," she says. "The old system made no sense, but the new one lets songs be chosen on their merit." The Oscars rules are reviewed annually by individual branch and category committees. The Awards Rules Committee reviews all proposed changes before delivering its recommendations to the AMPAS' Board of Governors for approval. The 85th Annual Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013. It will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide by the ABC Television Network. Partner news  Top stories The winner, Denmark, and the runner-up Azerbaijan have found themselves in the center of a scandal which put their victory in question. “Love and War” is planned as a three-part love story about a woman and a man at war, with the latter eventually becoming a monk. The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew. Manzarek formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.   Partner news |  Latest news Lenovo posts 90% rise in quarterly net profit  Lenovo, on track to unseat Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's top PC maker by shipments, posted net profit of $126.9 million.Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack Footage has emerged showing a man wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and making political statements.Friends of Syria urges withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran fighters The meeting of Western and Arab nations and Turkey also warned of "severe consequences" if use of chemical weapons by Assad's forces is confirmed.80-year-old Japanese mountaineer becomes oldest man to climb Everest The previous age record holder was Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, who accomplished the feat at 76 in 2008. |
