Back when the Oscar nominations were first announced, I went on a mini-tirade on the inclusion of a song called "Alone Yet Not Alone", from the same titled movie, into the Best Song race. I complained about how the awful Christian ditty sneaked its way on to the ballot, thanks to the scuzzy insider practices perpetrated by one of its creators, Bruce Broughton. Late breaking news tonight has shown that justice was served harshly for this black eye.
In a rare act of punishment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has removed the song from contention, due to the disgusting conduct of Broughton. No other song, sadly, will be taking its place.
Deadline has the full story here and Entertainment Weekly has some more notes here. Suffice to say, I'm overjoyed with the Academy's decision.
I can now be relieved that a second round of favors will not allow it to win come Oscar night. Now, if only that crummy U2 song was removed...
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