Episode 26: What Makes a Sad Heart Sing (1958)

The Academy's music branch made the nomination process for the Best Original Song Oscar a lot more interesting beginning in 1958. The new preliminary shortlist was started in this year, whittling down the many potential nominees down to 10 before another vote gave us the official five nominees. How will that affect the songs that make it through to the final five? Host Jeff Commings will let you know some of the songs that just missed the cut, and give his thoughts on why they didn't pass the first round. The hit musical Gigi had a chance to get two original songs nominated, but perhaps the preliminary ballot prevented history from being made that year.