Best picture nominees: "American Hustle" (pictured), "12
Years a Slave," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Captain Phillips," "Her,"
"Gravity," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Nebraska" and "Philomena"
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86th Academy Awards nominations
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- It was nominated in a film of the same name
- The Academy rescinded it over revelations song's composer e-mailed board members
- Any perceived campaigning is considered a rule violation
The Academy rescinded the best original song nomination for the film of the same name over accusations of improper campaigning.
Its board of governors
voted Tuesday night after revelations that the song's composer, Bruce
Broughton, e-mailed members during the voting period.
Oscar nomination revoked
Broughton is a former member of the board.
"No matter how
well-intentioned the communication, using one's position as a former
governor and current executive committee member to personally promote
one's own Oscar submission creates the appearance of an unfair
advantage," said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy.
Any perceived campaigning is considered a rule violation.
"It is the Academy's goal
to ensure that the Awards competition is conducted in a fair and
ethical manner," the Academy said in a statement.
"If any campaign activity
is determined by the board of governors to work in opposition to that
goal, whether or not anticipated by these regulations, the Board of
Governors may take any corrective actions ... to protect the reputation
and integrity of the awards process."
No other song will be nominated in its place.
Though rare, this is not the first time the Academy has revoked a nomination.
In 1992, "A Place in the
World" lost its Oscar nomination for best foreign-language film over
questions over whether it was produced in Argentina, and not Uruguay as
it had designated itself.
