Regardless of whether or not the Academy was right in pulling Broughton’s nomination, the fact remains that “Young and Beautiful” sat there in silence, shedding a lone, glamorous tear while a battle of technicalities raged on in front of her innocent eyes.
You could blame the mystery envelope, which could have come from any number of nominees, or perhaps a nefarious pop star rival vying for the nomination from the same soundtrack — et tu, Fergie? (Kidding!) You could blame the subtle shades of insider trading that led to the eventual disqualification of one entry. Or just blame the fact that the Great Gatsby producers decided to throw five (5!) songs up for nomination from its own soundtrack. But whatever the reason, Lana was ruthlessly, sincerely snubbed.
It’s not that the song would have stood much of a chance for victory, to be fair: Judging by the general response from the public, Frozen‘s ubiquitous “Let It Go” (the soundtrack from which it hails has hit #1 on the Billboard 200 5 times this year) and Pharrell’s inescapable-yet-undeniably-infectious Despicable Me 2 theme “Happy” (which just hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week) are the most likely victors in the category. But Lana deserved the recognition. (Hey, at least the Satellite Awards had the decency to award Lana for Best Original Song.)
Cute article. I'll take the Oscars' opinion over theirs though.
But the Oscars' opinion wasn't that Y&B wasn't worthy of a nomination. The vote was manipulated by a fabricated letter to the voters saying that Y&B was ineligible. The academy already commented saying "the song is Oscar-eligible" after the letter scandal but it was too late to make a difference. So clearly Y&B had some buzz around the academy voters but someone didn't want her to get nominated so they faked a letter so she couldn't.
But the Oscars' opinion wasn't that Y&B wasn't worthy of a nomination. The vote was manipulated by a fabricated letter to the voters saying that Y&B was ineligible. The academy already commented saying "the song is Oscar-eligible" after the letter scandal but it was too late to make a difference. So clearly Y&B had some buzz around the academy voters but someone didn't want her to get nominated so they faked a letter so she couldn't.
It doesn't work that way. If they wanted to nominate it, they would have nominated it.
Frankly I just think the fact that Gatsby was poorly received ruined Y&B's chances. How often do they nominate songs from bad movies, regardless of how good the song is?
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Originally posted by Azealia Banks
the only people who are saying **** towards the song and this article are monsters lmao
Young and Beautiful is one of the best songs of the year, I think she might have won if she was seen as talented like ADELE. I think the industry knows there were some strings pulled behind the scenes by her connections.
It doesn't work that way. If they wanted to nominate it, they would have nominated it.
yes it does. the oscar voters were sent a letter saying Y&B was ineligible so if the voters wanted to nominate it, they were fooled into thinking they couldn't.
It's already been proven when the oscars had to make a statement about it and expressed that they tried to figure out who did it but couldn't.