Oscar 2009: Best Song Longlist

"Jai Ho" sound clip. Posted by Marycarmenrod.

In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that forty-nine songs are contending for a spot in the 2009 Academy Awards‘ Best Original Song category.
Three to five songs will receive a nomination. A maximum of two songs may be nominated per film. If more than two songs from a film end up in contention, the two songs with the most votes will be the nominees. In other words, no five High School Musical 3: Senior Year nominated songs. (Last year, Enchanted received three nominations — all of them in the best song category.)
As per Academy rules, "to be eligible, a song must consist of [...]

Oscar 2006: Best Song Longlist

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 42 original songs are being considered for the 2006 Academy Awards.
As per the Academy’s press release, three-minute clips of each song, in random order, will be shown to music branch voting members on January 17 and January 23. At these screenings, members will vote to nominate three to five songs.
In order to be eligible for Oscar consideration, a song must consist of original lyrics and music written specifically for the film.
Nominations for the 2006 Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 5:30 a.m. PST, in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 5, [...]