Originally Posted By tonyanton I think the Academy was just tired of Disney films winning every year.
Originally Posted By u k fan I don't think there was a conspiracy, but the Academy tends to nominate the "showstopper" numbers or the love songs and Hunchback didn't have either in a traditional sense. I guess Out There would be the usual pick, but there was no single version to catch the public's interest. I don't remember what won that year, but I'm sure that Out There, Hellfire and God Help The Outcasts were every bit as good. The score really should have won though!!!
Originally Posted By u k fan I just had a look - the winner of Best Song that year was "You Must Love Me" from Evita. It's a very nice song, but that doesn't take away from the fact that something from Hunchback should have been nommed. Ultimately, there were no "break-away" hits from HoND and I think that's what made the difference. All the other nominees that year (bar one) had successful chart runs when their movies were released!!!
