Sad Brad Smith

The Academy Drowns Out Sad Brad Smith’s Songs for UP IN THE AIR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 9th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

It appears Brad Smith’s “Help Yourself” and “Up in the Air” from Jason Reitman’s upcoming, and likely Best Picture nominee Up in the Air, are ineligible for Oscars because they violated arbitrary AMPAS rules.  These rules at first seem reasonable and then completely idiotic when you realize that it basically pushes out all music which doesn’t fit a preset mold.  If you want your song in consideration for an Oscar, be sure not to make it the 2nd music cue in the closing credits.  Just a couple years ago “Once” had to fight its way into the category and it ended up winning Best Song.  Take a moment to let that sink in: the song which won Best Song was originally ineligible and thus tossed out despite being the Best Song as eventually chosen by voters.  Its crap like this and in other categories (Best Foreign Film is also a mess) which make the Oscars a joke to serious film fans.  Hit the jump for more details on Smith and to listen to one of the songs you won’t be hearing at this year’s Academy Awards.

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