No 'Best Song' Performances Planned for Academy Awards Show

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 4:33pm

From: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/No_Best_Song_Performances_Planned_for_Academy_Awards_20100216

According to a report on HitFix.com, there will be no 'Best Song' Performance, "Reports indicate that the producers informed the nominees during the luncheon that none of the nominated songs would be performed live by the nominees (or guest stars for that matter). Instead, the songs will be interspersed with footage of the films throughout the show (no doubt under :30 each). While this has been tweaked a number of times over the years this deviates from a long standing tradition and it appears a few of the honorees are "outraged" they won't be able to get their moment on the big stage."

In addition, it appears that dancers from the dance talent competition series 'So You Think You Can Dance' may perform on stage. "Your Oscar dancers may include contestants from "So You Think You Can Dance". Rumors have been floating about this for awhile, but no one was really taking it seriously. That appears to be a mistake."

To read the rest of the story on HitFix.com, please click here.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/No_Best_Song_Performances_Planned_for_Academy_Awards_20100216

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 5:04pm

Looks like we have a pretty boring telecast to look forward to this year.

[James885]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 5:54pm

Well that sucks. I was looking forward to seeing Marion Cotillard and Anika Noni Rose perform.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 6:15pm

Disappointing, but a shorter show. Hopefully.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 6:17pm

This is seriously fretting the show's run-time picks in the BWW Oscar Pool.

How about they get rid of the cheesy host placements in the movies nominated instead?

[sabrelady]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 9:11pm

Shorter? W 10 best picture clips/intros to get thru? Sadly I think not. I KNOW i speak heresy here but I wouldn't miss the best song category if it were to suddenly "disappear". The songs never get airplay anywhere else. What is the point now?

[BroadwayBenny]

Posted: 2/16/10 at 9:26pm

Sad to say, I agree. The best song performances at the Oscars always turn out awkward, regardless of how good the song is. I've always thought they should throw together a music video with clips of the movie, or just the musical scene from the film, like for Princess and the Frog. I think they should do more then the 30 seconds they will probably give them, but still..not gonna miss stuff like Beyonce singing a song from Phantom of the Opera etc.

[FeelingElectric2]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 12:01am

It's gonna be a long a boring awards show. Seriously, first the 10 best picture nominations and now this? Can't they see the ratings go down?

[degrassifan]

Posted: 2/17/10 at 12:47am

Not gonna lie, I'm disappointed. I was really looking forward to this category this year. Oh well.