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In 1972, composer Nino Rota received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score<\/strong><\/a> for his work on The Godfather<\/em>, but it was subsequently revoked. <\/p> Nino Rota’s music for The Godfather <\/em>was deemed ineligible for the award for Best Original Score because it was revealed that part of the love theme had already been used in Rota’s score<\/strong><\/a> for the 1958 Italian comedy film, Fortunatella. <\/em><\/p> The nomination was then passed to a new nominee: John Addison’s score<\/strong><\/a> for Sleuth<\/em>, which didn’t end up winning the Oscar<\/strong><\/a>. The winner was Charlie Chaplin’s score for the 1952 film Limelight<\/em>, which received a delayed release in Los Angeles in 1972.<\/p> Fortunately, it wasn’t the end for Nino Rota, who went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Score<\/strong><\/a> two years later for his work on the film’s sequel: The Godfather Part II. <\/em>But The Godfather <\/em>music had a storied journey to get there.<\/p> You can buy Nino Rota’s soundtrack to The Godfather from Amazon<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p> The rules were changed in 2020 to allow film scores that included a minimum of 60% original material to be nominated for an Oscar<\/strong><\/a>. Sequels and franchise films have to include a minimum of 80% new material. Films can appeal to the Academy Awards if they do not meet the exact percentage criteria. The committee will then make a decision on whether the film is eligible based on its arguments.<\/p>Why was it disqualified from the Oscars?<\/h2>
What are the restrictions and eligibility criteria for the Academy Award for Best Original Score?<\/a><\/h2>