“I didn’t ask for anyone to vote for it, I just didn’t want the song to be bypassed,” he explained when questions first arose about his possible use of his influence to secure the nomination. Academy rules require that the voting process to be “fair and ethical,” and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs declared that Broughton’s use of his influence inside the organization had created “the appearance of an unfair advantage.”īroughton said he was “devastated” by the decision. Broughton, who composed the soundtracks for films like Tombstone and The Rescuers Down Under, was the governor of the music branch from 2003-2012, and is currently an executive committee member.
The Academy decided that Bruce Broughton, the song’s composer, had run afoul of the organization’s rules by emailing fellow members of the Academy’s music branch about his submission.
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