Forty-one songs are in contention to receive nominations for Best Original Song from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Among the possible nominees are such classics as "Never Say Never" from The Karate Kid and "Be the One" from The Next Three Days. If it sounds like I'm giving absolutely no credit to the Academy, it's only because I'm still sour that they snubbed Bruce Springsteen's title song for The Wrestler. But I look forward to the Oscar ceremony where they'll play partial versions of each song set to poor choreography.
Hit the jump to check out the full list of potential nominees and how the Academy will be making their selections. Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards will be announced on January 25th.
Here's the press release which includes a list of potential nominees and the selection process:
- "Alice" from "Alice in Wonderland"
- "Forever One Love" from "Black Tulip"
- "Freedom Song" from "Black Tulip"
- "Bound to You" from "Burlesque"
- "Welcome to Burlesque" from "Burlesque"
- "You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me" from "Burlesque"
- "There’s a Place for Us" from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
- "Coming Home" from "Country Strong"
- "Me and Tennessee" from "Country Strong"
- "Despicable Me" from "Despicable Me"
- "Prettiest Girls" from "Despicable Me"
- "Dear Laughing Doubters" from "Dinner for Schmucks"
- "Better Days" from "Eat Pray Love"
- "If You Run" from "Going the Distance"
- "Darkness before the Dawn" from "Holy Rollers"
- "Sticks & Stones" from "How to Train Your Dragon"
- "Le Gris" from "Idiots and Angels"
- "Chanson Illusionist" from "The Illusionist"
- "Never Say Never" from "The Karate Kid"
- "To the Sky" from "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole"
- "What If" from "Letters to Juliet"
- "Life during Wartime" from "Life during Wartime"
- "Made in Dagenham" from "Made in Dagenham"
- "Little One" from "Mother and Child"
- "Be the One" from "The Next Three Days"
- "If I Rise" from "127 Hours"
- "When You See Forever" from "The Perfect Game"
- "I Remain" from "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"
- "Dream Big" from "Pure Country 2: The Gift"
- "How I Love You" from "Ramona and Beezus"
- "Darling I Do" from "Shrek Forever After"
- "Noka Oi" from "Six Days in Paradise"
- "This Is a Low" from "Tamara Drewe"
- "I See the Light" from "Tangled"
- "Rise" from "3 Billion and Counting"
- "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3"
- "Eclipse: All Yours" from "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
- "Nothing" from "Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too"
- "A Better Life" from "Unbeaten"
- "Shine" from "Waiting for ‘Superman’"
- "The Reasons Why" from "Wretches & Jabberers"