Talk:Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Drive
I have removed this from the article: "Harrell wrote and performed a song called "DRIVE" for the film which was shortlisted for a 2009 Academy Award for Best Original Song."

because what the cited article actually says is only that the song was eligible for nomination. This is not "being shortlisted", and is not a mark of distinction – every original song that appears in a movie is eligible for nomination. —Paul A (talk) 01:27, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Let me try that again: "Drive" was not shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. To the best of my knowledge, there is no "shortlist" for Best Original Song – a song is either nominated, or it isn't. Nothing in the article cited above contradicts this. —Paul A (talk) 16:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Drive was indeed shortlisted:) Please see Rolling Stone article: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/12/17/springsteen-mia-jenny-lewis-short-listed-for-best-song-oscar/ where they highlight 7 of the 49 shortlisted songs, then click the link to view the complete list of shortlisted song - among which is Harrell's song Drive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fuelthefilm (talk • contribs) 25 June 2009

That's exactly the same list as the one I've already said doesn't contradict me. It's not a shortlist, despite Rolling Stone's sloppy wording, because there is no other list that it is shorter than: it's the full list of eligible songs. It includes every eligible song from every movie released that year. Being on that list is not a mark of distinction, it's a recognition of nothing more than the song's existence. –Paul A (talk) 02:19, 25 June 2009 (UTC)