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42 Songs Compete for 78th Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 42 original songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are being considered for the 78th Academy Awards.

The original songs from animated or visual effects related films include:* "Can't Take It In" from THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE* "Do the Hippogriff" from HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE* "Great Big World" from HOOKWINKED* "If I Apologize" from MIRRORMASK* "It Ain't Over Yet from RACING STRIPES* "One Little Slip" from CHICKEN LITTLE* "Remains of the Day" from TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE* "Shine" from ROBOTS* "Shoulder to Shoulder" from POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE* "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" from THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY* "Taking the Inside Rail" from RACING STRIPES* "Tell Me What You Already Did" from ROBOTS

The Academy will screen three-minute clips of each song in random order for music branch voting members on Jan. 17 and again on Jan. 23. At these screenings, members will vote to nominate three to five songs for Oscar consideration.

In order to make this list of eligible submissions, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original, and written specifically for the film.

Nominations for the 78th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at 5:30 am PST, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements for 2005 will be presented on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre, and televised live by ABC beginning at 5:00 pm PST.

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