Zbog izborne nepravilnosti jedan od kandidata za najbolju originalnu pjesmu iz filma Alone Yet Not Alone prije nekoliko dana je diskvalificiran, a sad je njezin skladatelj Bruce Broughton u javnom pismu optužio Akademiju za malverzacije!
The Wrap prenosi kako je skladatelj odluku o diskvalifikaciji nazvao glupom i licemjernom te da navodi kako nije postojao nikakav sukob interesa niti nagovaranje za nominaciju.
Podsjetimo, Broughton, koji je ujedno i član izvršnog odbora pri odabiru, iskoristio je svoj položaj kako bi lobirao za svoju pjesmu te je zamolio ljude da malo više pažnje obrate na njegovu pjesmu. Akademija nije zaključila kako su njegovi postupci ispravni pa je napravila rijedak potez i jednostavno maknula kandidaturu za Alone Yet Not Alone.
Akademija se još nije oglasila po ovom pitanju. U nastavku prenosimo Broughtonovo pismo u cijelosti na engleskom jeziku:
Dear Teni,
I just looked at the Academy release of the rescinding of the nomination and came upon this line in the penultimate paragraph: “Members were asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five nominees in the category.” This isn’t at all accurate.
What the letter that Charlie Fox sent to accompany the DVD actually said was: “When making your voting selections, simply select up to five songs in order of your preference. We hope that you will watch (italics mine) the enclosed DVD and use it to better inform your voting decision.”
Based upon that italicized phrase, I decided to send some emails.
Furthermore, if, as you quote the Academy’s rules, “it is the Academy’s goal to ensure that the Awards competition is conducted in a fair and ethical manner,” and my 70 or so emails constitutes a breach of that standard, why could the current Academy president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, consult on Academy Award nominated projects like The Artist, The King’s Speech and others with a history as an Academy governor that far exceeds mine and at the same time produce the Governors’ Ball without having that look like a breach of the same standard?
I am of course copying Dawn Hudson on this email, and would have included Cheryl if I had had her email address.
Best regards,
Bruce Broughton
D.L.