Best Original Song

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I told you guys this would happen. Beyonce's exclusion from the cliched Listen, along with the other 2 DG nominees for Best Song, severely hurt its chances. With no big name attached to Listen, Melissa Etheridge by default won as I predicted since she was the most famous nominee. Brokeback's anti-gay fiasco from last year also helped the rocker win so that the Academy could prove they are pro-gay. However, if Prince would've made it in I believe he would've been the one to benefit moreso than Etheridge.
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rockers or rappers now seem to be the trend.
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They've always been suckers for rock stars--Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Springsteen. Look at this as in that line.
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dws i agree
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dylanfan23 wrote:But you stand up and say that a great song lost tonight...there weren't any this year.
The best original songs were all either ineligible for one reason or another, or not nominated.
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This actually continues a trend...not since Evita has a musical won this award.
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Well at this point of the night, I really can not think of something upsetting another award that I would think it would upend this as the worst award. So it is the worst of the night. I would even take Meryl Streep or Penelope Cruz winning and call it not as bad as this.
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Good point rolo. There's still, "And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to Babel/Little Miss Sunshine" to loook forward to.
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Good to see that the Oscars are opening up like the Tony's. A kiss followed by, ''I want to thank my wife and her 4 kids''! Is it the norm to wear male attire though?
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rolotomasi99 wrote:would people stop saying "the worst award of the night!" we still have so many to go.
I know, isn't it funny! Just wait until we get to Best Picture--if it's Blabble or Little Miss Sunshine, there's gonna be vomiting all over the place.
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It wasn't a bad song, it was pretty good, they were all pretty good, no great songs this year unfortunately....well patience was a good song. But you can't stand up and say that a great song lost tonight...there weren't any this year.
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Yeah I was Love You I Do fan, though I thought Listen was going to win.
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would people stop saying "the worst award of the night!" we still have so many to go. melissa thanked her wife. i am so proud!
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How disappointing. Every song nominated was better than that tripe...
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Well, folks, the Dreamgirls meltdown that began Oscar morning is now complete.

I was hoping for #2 for Randy Newman
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