Features Podcasts Family Video Comics Music Tech Science Books Film & TV Games ✚

@media screen and (max-width:400px){ body{ overflow-x:hidden; background:#ffffff !important; } #posts-loop *{ max-width:100% !important; } *{ max-width:320px; } #mobile_includes{ width:320px; margin-left:-16px; } #container{ padding-top:50px; } #cse-search-box { margin-right: 5px !important; } #dickbar { width:310px; } #metadataBox { overflow-x:hidden; } }

Oscar's first round of Best Original Song contenders: fixing last year's mistakes

Jamie Frevele at 11:48 am • •

It was reported yesterday that Adele's James Bond theme song, "Skyfall," would be eligible for the Best Original Song award at the upcoming Oscar ceremonies, despite including elements of the well-established (and, at this point, not original) Bond theme. But what's also news is that unlike last year, when 37 out of 39 possible songs were disqualified for the same award, there are now 75 contenders and different standards. The Academy is shooting for a total of five nominees, up from last year's confounding two. So, what happened, and what did they fix this time around? And who can beat Adele? (In my opinion? Nobody.)

Read the rest

function convosuiteLabeling(){ if($('#ad_500').height() > 50){ $('#ad_500').css('border-top', '0px solid #CCC'); $('#ad_500').css('border-bottom', '1px solid #CCC'); $('#ad_500').css('margin-bottom', '20px'); $('#ad_500').css('margin-top', '20px'); } } $(document).ready(function(){ convosuiteLabeling(); setTimeout('convosuiteLabeling();', 3000); }); ADVERTISEMENT

Happy 50th, Mr. Bond! Here is the fancy new song that Adele sang for you —

The fancy new James Bond theme, "Skyfall," sung by Adele is out, and it's pretty sweet! You can buy it at iTunes and consume it in video form on the singer's YouTube page. Adele has experienced some moderate success this year with both her career and her life, and singing the new Bond theme was a good way of acknowledging she cannot pull off the "melodiously heartbroken" thing anymore. (via Adele on YouTube) — Jamie •