Huey Lewis and ‘Pineapple Express’ Get Oscar Snub

Is it me, or are the Academy Awards releasing their lists of eligible nominations a little more than usual this year. Â  Today saw the release of the 49 songs eligible for Best Original Song. Â  Before we get into the eligible songs or the core of this article, let’s look at the qualifications for Best Original Song.

A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any film. If more than two songs from a film are in contention, the two songs with the most votes will be the nominees.

To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.

Okay, got that? Â  Now comes the disappointing news. Â  “Pineapple Express”, the Huey Lewis, original song that plays over the end credits of the film is not on the list. Â  What gives? Â  It falls into the above qualifications? Â  Was it that bad that the Oscars couldn’t bear to even have it mentioned for eligibility? Â  Is it just an oversight?

I’m not going to list all the eligible songs here, but you can check out the list by following this link.

What do you think? Â  Was it just an oversight on the Academy’s part? Â  Did you like the Huey Lewis song? Â  Which songs do you think should get the five, open nomination slots? Â  Let us know by commenting below!

Source: Oscars.com