The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 74 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 88th Academy Awards— including 13 songs from animated features.
The songs from animated entries are:
• “Home” from Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
• “None Of Them Are You” from Anomalisa
• “As Real As You And Me” from Home
• “Dancing In The Dark” from Home
• “Feel The Light” from Home
• “Red Balloon” from Home
• “Hypnosis” from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
• “Better When I’m Dancin'” from The Peanuts Movie
• “Feels Like Summer” from Shaun the Sheep Movie
• “Squeeze Me” from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
• “Teamwork” from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
• “Mean Ol’ Moon” from Ted 2
• “Fine On The Outside” from When Marnie Was There
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. A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.
