Jahanzeb, That's a wrong subject heading you chose. It's not a snub. Their reasoning is quite similar to what I've mentioned on this group earlier-- the score is not substantial. Subtract the songs from the music ARR composed and you get a max of 17 minutes of score.
They're a group of film music critics (some of whom I am acquainted with on film score message boards) and they vote on their picks each year. There's no award presentation as far as I know. But whatever the case, there are lots of great picks in their list. And yes, that feeling of insubstantial score for SdM is prevalent in a lot of other boards too (check FilmScoreMonthly which is perhaps the biggie-- a number of people in the music/film industry are members there). I've mentioned this earlier-- unlike previous awards like BFCA, Golden Globes & BAFTA, the Oscar nominations are decided based on votes from members in the related categories. So only the members of the music branch in AMPAS can decide the nominations for music categories. The studios send out promotional cds (marked 'For Your Consideration') to AMPAS voting members in order to help them decide their picks for best score. The promo cd for SdM score is just 17 min long. That's why SdM is not yet a clincher for the best score. No one can say whether SdM will make it or not. But I will not be surprised if it doesn't. RR ________________________________ From: Jahanzeb Farooq <jahanzebti...@yahoo.com> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 5:45:32 PM Subject: [arr] IFMCA snubs SdM/ARR http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=6028 IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) nominations are out and they completely snubbed A.R.Rahman. they have many music categories but no where SdM is nominated. there is lot of arguing going there about SdM. i don't know the credibility of these awards (in fact this is the first time i heard about them) but from the discussion going there i am becoming afraid about Oscars. some are saying ARR will not even be nominated, some are saying he can even win. don't know who is right. please guys post your comments, you don't have to register for that. some IFMCA members are also participating in discussion, so it is a good way to express our complain. ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
