TWO-HUNDRED-EIGHTY-NINE FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR 2013 ACADEMY AWARDS®

Two-hundred-eighty-nine feature films are eligible for the 2013 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for 86th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.

Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.

Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 86th Academy Awards” is available at:

  http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist.html.

The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT, in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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Oscar's Best Original Song Category Contains 75

Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

The original songs and the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title (right column):

       "For You" - - "Act of Valor"
       "Metaphorical Blanket" - - "Any Day Now"
       "Let It Rain" - - "Being Flynn"
       "Learn Me Right" - - "Brave"
       "Touch the Sky" - - "Brave"
       "Airport" - - "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best"
       "Come on Girl" - - "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best"
       "Someday" - - "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best"
       "Protect the King" - - "Brooklyn Castle"
       "California Solo" - - "California Solo"
       "Casa De Mi Padre" - - "Casa De Mi Padre"
       "Del Cielo" - - "Casa De Mi Padre"
       "Yo No Se" - - "Casa De Mi Padre"
       "No Other Plans" - - "Celeste and Jesse Forever"
       "Before My Time" - - "Chasing Ice"
       "By the Light of the Moon" - - "Crossroad"
       "The Sambola! International Dance Craze" - - "Damsels in Distress"
       "When You Comin' Home" - - "Darling Companion"
       "Death by China" - - "Death by China"
       "Delhi Safari" - - "Delhi Safari"
       "Ancora Qui" - - "Django Unchained"
       "Freedom" - - "Django Unchained"
       "100 Black Coffins" - - "Django Unchained"
       "Who Did That to You?" - - "Django Unchained"
       "How Bad Can I Be?" - - "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
       "Let It Grow" - - "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
       "Thneedville" - - "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
       "Ain't No Train" - - "Downtown Express"
       "You Don't Have to Be a Star" - - "Fame High"
       "Jose's Martyrdom" - - "For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada"
       "Strange Love" - - "Frankenweenie"
       "Voodoo" - - "Halloween Party"
       "Luna Nascosta" - - "Hidden Moon"
       "Song of the Lonely Mountain" - - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
       "Abraham's Daughter" - - "The Hunger Games"
       "Master of the Seas" - - "Ice Age Continental Drift"
       "We Are" - - "Ice Age Continental Drift"
       "Looking for a Sign" - - "Jeff, Who Lives at Home"
       "From Here to the Moon and Back" - - "Joyful Noise"
       "He's Everything" - - "Joyful Noise"
       "I'm Yours" - - "Joyful Noise"
       "Wide Awake" - - "Katy Perry: Part of Me"
       "Cosmonaut" - - "Lawless"
       "Beaten Up and Broken Down" - - "Least among Saints"
       "Suddenly" - - "Les Misérables"
       "Pi's Lullaby" - - "Life of Pi"
       "When I Grow Up" - - "Losing Control"
       "Love Always Comes as a Surprise" - - "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted"
       "Ladies of Tampa" - - "Magic Mike"
       "The Baddest Man Alive" - - "The Man with the Iron Fists"
       "This Gift" - - "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"
       "Still Alive" - - "Paul Williams Still Alive"
       "Dotted Line" - - "People Like Us"
       "Snake Eyes" - - "Promised Land"
       "Razors.Out" - - "The Raid: Redemption"
       "I'm Not Leaving" - - "Re:Generation"
       "Still Dream" - - "Rise of the Guardians"
       "Undercover Love" - - "Rock of Ages"
       "Big Machine" - - "Safety Not Guaranteed"
       "I Be Here" - - "Saint Dracula"
       "I Have Secrets" - - "Saint Dracula"
       "Skyfall" - - "Skyfall"
       "Breath of Life" - - "Snow White and the Huntsman"
       "Gone" - - "Snow White and the Huntsman"
       "One Wing" - - "Sparkle"
       "Not Running Anymore" - - "Stand Up Guys"
       "Feel Love" - -  "Struck by Lightning"
       "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" - - "Ted"
       "Never Had" - - "10 Years"
       "Dull Tool" - - "This Is 40"
       "She Won't Let Go" - - "Until They Are Home"
       "Kiss Me Goodbye" - - "Virginia"
       "Anything Made of Paper" - - "West of Memphis"
       "Hashishet Albi" - - "Where Do We Go Now?"
       "When Can I See You Again?" - - "Wreck-It Ralph"

During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.

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 credit.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. 

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.