AMPAS reverses music Oscar campaigning rule

October 10, 2008 Reversing a year-old regulation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has okayed the use of CDs of songs and scores in campaigns for the music Oscars. Last year, in its annual tweaking of campaign rules, the Academy banned campaigners from sending specially-produced CDs, as well as sheet music and music videos, to its members as part of an effort to force voters to focus on how music is used within a film rather than how it sounds in isolation. Under the new campaign regulation for the 81st annual Academy Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 22, CDs of eligible scores may be distributed to voting members of the music branch anytime prior to the nominations announcement on Jan. 22.

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