Mary J. Blige’s song “The Living Proof” from the film “The Help” is one of 39 tunes that made the shortlist for an Academy Award, and now moves on to the next elimination round.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen clips featuring each song in random order for voting members of the Music Branch on Jan. 5. Members will determine the nominees by an averaged point system of voting.
A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.
The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced Jan. 24.
Information from Eurweb.com contributed to this report.
