49 Songs Compete for Oscar Original Song Category

My money's on The Boss

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Wednesday, December 17th 2008 at 2:39 AM

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 49 songs that will be competing for the five Original Song nominations at the 2009 Oscars. Of the bunch I have placed in bold lettering the five songs nominated by the HFPA for the Golden Globes.

I have no personal favorite and am not even a big fan of Springsteen's "The Wrestler". I will say I saw Gran Torino last night and Eastwood's song is awfully rough both literally and figuratively. However, since he's The Boss, I am going to have to say I am assuming Springsteen will be taking home some golden hardware this year.

On Tuesday, January 6, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Following the screenings, members will vote to determine which three, four or five songs become nominees in the category.

Just so you know, 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.

Here's the complete list, nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT.

• "Another Way to Die" from Quantum of Solace
• "Barking at the Moon" from Bolt
• "The Boys Are Back" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Broken and Bent" from Role Models
• "By the Boab Tree" from Australia
• "The Call" from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• "Can I Have This Dance" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Chase the Morning" from Repo! The Genetic Opera
• "Chromaggia" from Repo! The Genetic Opera
• "The Code of Life" from My Dream
• "Code of Silence" from Save Me
• "Count on Me" from The Women
• "Di Notte" from The Lodger
• "Djoyigbe" from Pray the Devil Back to Hell
• "Down to Earth" from WALL•E *
• "Dracula's Lament" from Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• "Drive" from Fuel
• "Forever" from They Killed Sister Dorothy
• "High School Musical" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Gran Torino" from Gran Torino *
• "I Thought I Lost You" from Bolt *
• "I Want It All" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "In Rodanthe" from Nights in Rodanthe
• "It Ain't Right" from Dark Streets
• "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire
• "Just Getting Started" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Just Wanna Be with You" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Little Person" from Synecdoche, New York
• "The Little Things" from Wanted
• "A Night to Remember" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Nothing but the Truth" from Nothing but the Truth
• "Now or Never" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire
• "Once in a Lifetime" from Cadillac Records *
• "Right Here Right Now" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Right to Dream" from Tennesee
• "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" from Hamlet 2
• "Scream" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "The Story" from My Blueberry Nights
• "Sweet Ballad" from Yes Man
• "Too Much Juice" from Dark Streets
• "The Traveling Song" from Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• "Trouble the Water" from Trouble the Water
• "Up to Our Nex" from Rachel Getting Married
• "Walk Away" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• "Waterline" from Pride and Glory
• "The Wrestler" from The Wrestler *
• "Yes Man" from Yes Man
• "Zydrate Anatomy" from Repo! The Genetic Opera