Academy kills Oscars nomination over email gaffe

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Academy kills Oscars nomination over email gaffe

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/academy-kills-oscars-nomination-over-email-gaffe-005152453.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dz59B3FAOYxaeDWe3PRoaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/f0475327fef57136f5371c03d1ffa0fdae71958c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oscars organizers have withdrawn a best song nomination from composer Bruce Broughton, shown in Beverly Hills, Clifornia in 2006, in a rare move because he emailed voting members to highlight his candidacy, which is strictly banned" align="left" title="Oscars organizers have withdrawn a best song nomination from composer Bruce Broughton, shown in Beverly Hills, Clifornia in 2006, in a rare move because he emailed voting members to highlight his candidacy, which is strictly banned" border="0" /></a>Oscars organizers have withdrawn a best song nomination from a composer in a rare move because he emailed voting members to highlight his candidacy, which is strictly banned for Academy executives. &quot;Alone Yet Not Alone,&quot; from the film of the same name, was a surprise inclusion in the five-strong shortlist for best original song unveiled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on January 16. But the Academy rescinded the nomination after finding that the song's composer, Bruce Broughton, had emailed voting members &quot;to make them aware of his submission during the nominations voting period.&quot; Broughton, who wrote the song with lyricist Dennis Spiegel, is a former Academy governor and current member of its music branch executive committee.</p><br clear="all"/>

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