News has recently come out that Best Original Song nominee Alone Yet Not Alone has been rescinded from the category. The nomination itself came as a surprise when the contenders were announced a week and a half ago. Nobody knew what the film was nor had heard the actual song that beat out songs from more legitimate contenders such as The Great Gatsby and 12 Years a Slave. So what are the reasons behind this strange move and why is this a big deal? The truth is that the craziest Oscar nomination of the year was probably because of a bias beyond that of being an uplifting religious song.
