Jim Carrey in A Christmas Carol (top); The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus by Terry Gilliam (middle); Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson in Nine (bottom)
Sixty-three songs are contending for a nomination in the Best Original Song category for the 2010 Academy Awards. Needless to say, there are songs from Disney movies — A Christmas Carol, The Princess and the Frog — in addition to songs from Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana The Movie, Rob Marshall's Nine, and even Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno.
Among the curiosities (the song titles, I mean) are “AyAyAyAy” from The Maid, “Fly Farm Blues” from It Might Get Loud, “Depression Era” from That Evening Sun, “Running Out of Empty (Make Ourselves at Home)” from Lymelife, “We Love Violence” from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and “You Got Me Wrapped around Your Little Finger” from An Education.
Only five songs have the word "love" in it. And that includes the aforementioned “We Love Violence.”
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by song title:
- “All Is Love” from Where the Wild Things Are
- “Almost Over You” from My One and Only
- “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog
- “AyAyAyAy” from The Maid
- “Back to Tennessee” from Hannah Montana The Movie
- “Being Bad” from Duplicity
- “Blanco” from Fast & Furious
- “Brothers in Arms” from Brothers at War
- “Butterfly Fly Away” from Hannah Montana The Movie
- “Cinema Italiano” from Nine
- “Colorblind” from Invictus
- “Depression Era” from That Evening Sun
- “Don’t Walk Away” from Hannah Montana The Movie
- “Dove of Peace” from Bruno
- “Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog
- “Fly Farm Blues” from It Might Get Loud
- “Forget Me” from I Love You, Beth Cooper
- “God Bless Us Everyone” from Disney’s A Christmas Carol
- “Here” from Shrink
- “Hideaway” from Where the Wild Things Are
- “Hoedown Throwdown” from Hannah Montana The Movie
- “I Bring What I Love” from Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love
- “I See You” from Avatar
- “(I Want to) Come Home” from Everybody’s Fine
- “If You’re Wondering” from The Lightkeepers
- “Impossible Fantasy” from Adventures of Power
- “Innocent Child” from Skin
- “Invictus 9,000 Days” from Invictus
- “Legendary” from Tyson
- “Let Freedom Reign” from Skin
- “Loin de Paname” from Paris 36
- “Ma Belle Evangeline” from The Princess and the Frog
- “My One and Only” from My One and Only
- “Na Na” from Couples Retreat
- “Never Knew I Needed” from The Princess and the Frog
- “New Divide” from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- “New Jersey Nights” from Adventures of Power
- “New York Is Where I Live” from Did You Hear about the Morgans?
- “No Time for Love” from Simon & Malou
- “One Day” from Post Grad
- “Only You” from The Young Victoria
- “Other Father Song” from Coraline
- “Petey’s Song” from Fantastic Mr. Fox
- “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” from Ponyo
- “Possibility” from The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- “Raining Sunshine” from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- “Running Out of Empty (Make Ourselves at Home)” from Lymelife
- “Smoke without Fire” from An Education
- “Somebody Else” from Crazy Heart
- “Stu’s Song” from The Hangover
- “Take It All” from Nine
- “Through the Trees” from Jennifer’s Body
- “Trust Me” from The Informant!
- “Un Bouquet des Violettes” from New York, I Love You
- “We Are the Children of the World” from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- “We Love Violence” from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from Crazy Heart
- “When You Find Me” from Adam
- “Winter” from Brothers
- “The Word Is Love” from Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
- “You Got Me Wrapped around Your Little Finger” from An Education
- “You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home” from Hannah Montana The Movie
- “You’ve Been a Friend to Me” from Old Dogs
From the Academy's press release:
On Tuesday, January 12, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Following the screenings, members will determine the nominees by an averaged point system vote. If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees.
A DVD copy of the song clips will be made available to those branch members who are unable to attend the screening and who request it for home viewing. A mail-in ballot will be provided.
A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film. If more than two songs from a film are in contention, the two songs with the most votes will be the nominees.
To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.
The 2010 Academy Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 2010 Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. In the US, it'll be televised live by ABC.
Ya….dis is great,i don't believe how only one link give all information about oscar nominees
"Time For Miracles'- magnificent love song.
AR Rahman will win oscar once again for "na na" from couples retreat this year…..All the best..millions of people will pray for you once again..
McCartney should win for “(I Want to) Come Home” from Everybody’s Fine
“Na Na” from Couples Retreat
Best of Luck A.R.Rahman bring again OSCAR at INDAI… Lucky ^
Dr A.R.Rahman win once again the song Na Na from ouples retreat. All indians will pray to God win the award of Oscar hero Mr Dr A.R.Rahman.
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na na couples retreat best song oscar 2010..amazing………..
The obvious choice is "Stu's Song".
i think nas should win for legendary for the movie tyson
Na Na from couples retreat… again from the winner of 2 oscars… Dr. A. R Rahman is an amazing music director…. feel the song…. must win again….
I see You Should win
"Through the Trees" is one of those songs that moves you from the depths of your soul. There's no explaining the power of the song. There's just something so incredible about the way it makes me feel. It pulls me in! It should definitely win the Oscar! I did a little research on it and the singer and songwriter is Ryan Levine. He has other songs out there on myspace etc. and he's very talented.
“Only You” from The Young Victoria; this song should win the Oscar for Best Song!
Thanks for the update on the songs!
Wanted to help you to find the clip and song "The Word Is Love" by Desmond Child and Gary Go performed by British legendary icon Lulu from the movie "OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY!"! I just posted this here: http://vimeo.com/8377975
You also can find it on the Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE_PorcE9G8
I think it's a great song and a great, heartwarming, inspirational mainstream family comedy with amazing accomplished ensemble cast and talented individuals behind it. Who is trying to bring different multi-cultural elements to make movie unique with the fresh perspective view on a very unusual and sensitive matter. To make it through the light language of commix, treating the tuff and sensitive subject of our days with empathy, humor, creating light and funny characters, making the humor coming out of the them more than from the situation.
So take a break from your stressful life and enjoy this good song and hilarious family movie with wonderful piece of act, that makes you laugh and cry at the same time!! And don't give the title fool you!
"Running Out Of Empty" From Lymelife is just incredible. It deserves special consideration. Definitely worth a listen if you have not yet heard it!
After hearing alot of these songs I expect to see through the trees nominated. In my opinion that song should win the oscar. After I saw the movie and grew attached to the song instantly I had to know who wrote it. Turns out its a singer/songwriter named Ryan Levine. He has a myspace page under ryanlevinemusic. I suggest you music fans take a look at it and see whats on there. Some brilliant music. I am a huge fan.
What is with some of these stupid rules?! If a film has 3, 4 or 5 of the best songs written, what is the purpose of only allowing 2 from one film to be nominated? So they can nominate other songs of lesser quality? The category itself is on the stupid side, but that aside, this makes no sense. Making a little more sense, but even more irritating, is the rule that a performer cannot be nominated against themselves. Why? If someone should happen to give two of the finest performances in the same category in a year, then he or she should be recognized for both. I realize that this rule was to "help" an actor so that they are not splitting their votes and hurting their chances of winning, but that's life and I don't think it's such a terrible thing to be acknowledged for giving 2 of the best performances in a particular year. It's an idiotic rule. Being nominated against one's self sure didn't hurt Steven Soderbergh a few years ago from winning best director with 2 nominations. And certainly many cinematographers, music writers, visual effects people, costume designers, art directors, etc. have received multiple nominations in the same category, so why are actors different? I love the Academy Awards (though I rarely agree with them for best picture) because they are fun, they have a long history, but more importantly, because they help promote film, but they have a few really squirrelly rules like the foreign film (especially) and documentary categories. And please tell me why in this day and age of endless special effects, they only allow 3 nominees? I guess none of this is actually of any importance, but it is the subject at hand.