Yesterday Mary J. Blige Tweeted her displeasure at being snubbed for an Academy Award for her contribution to The Help soundtrack [click here if you missed that].
Turns out the academy wasn't being mean, they were following new voting rules...
According to The Hollywood Reporter new voting rules made Mary's song ineligible.
Unlike other categories, song nominees are determined by voting members of the music branch who watch sections of films where songs are played -- and nothing else. Since instituted, it has resulted in performance clips and animated songs being nominated but no end credit or background songs.
