Dennis Spiegel Explained

Dennis Spiegel is an American lyricist. At the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards Spiegel won the award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (shared with composer Curt Sobel) for the song "Why Do I Lie?" from the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell. He is a three time Emmy nominee.[1] His film work includes the Michael Caine movie "Blame it on Rio" for which he wrote the lyrics for the song score.[2]

Academy Award controversy

Spiegel's song "Alone yet Not Alone" from the 2013 film of the same name was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards, but the nomination was rescinded on January 29, 2014, after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences found that the song's co-writer Bruce Broughton, a former governor and current executive committee member of the music branch of the academy, had improperly contacted other branch members.[3] [4] [5] [6] "No matter how well-intentioned the communication, using one's position as a former governor and current executive committee member to personally promote one’s own Oscar submission creates the appearance of an unfair advantage,” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Academy President.[7] Not everyone agreed with the academy's actions.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dennis Spiegel. 2020-08-30. Television Academy. en. 2015-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150613132137/http://www.emmys.com/bios/dennis-spiegel. live.
  2. Web site: Lyricist Dennis Spiegel Honored; SCL gathers notable songwriters for musicale. Burlingame. Jon. The Film Music Society. June 30, 2009. February 4, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001705/http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2009/063009.html?isArchive=063009. live.
  3. Web site: Bruce Broughton defends actions after rescinded Academy Award nomination. CBS News. January 30, 2014. July 9, 2015. September 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918131323/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/academy-award-rescinds-nomination-for-songwriter-bruce-broughton/. live.
  4. Web site: Gray. Tim. January 29, 2014. Oscar Nominee 'Devastated' by Disqualification; Tune Sung by Quadriplegic Singer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014233554/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-rescinds-alone-song-nomination-1201076879/. October 14, 2017. Variety.
  5. Web site: 'Alone Yet Not Alone' Finds New Life at Movieguide Awards. Variety. Ault. Susanne. February 8, 2014. December 10, 2017. November 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181117121732/https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/disqualified-oscar-song-alone-yet-not-alone-finds-new-life-at-movieguide-awards-1201093330/. live.
  6. Web site: Oscars kill Original Song nomination for 'Alone Yet Not Alone'. Breznican. Anthony. Entertainment Weekly. January 29, 2014. August 21, 2015. September 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914153808/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/01/29/oscars-kill-original-song-nomination-for-alone-yet-not-alone-breaking. live.
  7. Web site: 2014-08-21. Academy Rescinds Original Song Nomination For "Alone Yet Not Alone". 2020-08-31. Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. en. 2020-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708074003/https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-rescinds-original-song-nomination-alone-yet-not-alone. live.
  8. News: Voices rising amid 'Alone Yet Not Alone's' removal from Oscar running. Zeitchik. Steven. Whipp. Glenn. January 31, 2014. LA Times. April 22, 2015. April 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419182147/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscar-song-alone-not-yet-alone-reaction-20140131-story.html#page=1. live.
  9. Web site: Was Academy's Disqualification of Song Contender 'Alone Yet Not Alone' Justified? (Opinion). Feinberg. Scott. . 30 January 2014 . 2015-05-28. 2015-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704234009/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/was-academys-disqualification-song-contender-675582. live.
  10. Web site: A Major Oscar Dust-Up Over A Song From A Minor Movie. 2020-08-31. NPR.org. en. 2016-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417210224/http://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/269925008/a-major-oscar-dust-up-over-a-song-from-a-minor-movie. live.

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