On Thursday, composer Bruce Broughton sent out the following email to Academy spokesperson Teni Melidonian and CEO Dawn Hudson (and cc to Academy president Cheryl Boone Issacs) regarding the disqualification of his nominated song from Alone Yet Not Alone, which has now been published as an open letter:
Dear Teni,
I just looked at the Academy release of the rescinding of the nomination and came upon this line in the penultimate paragraph: “Members were asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five nominees in the category.” This isn’t at all accurate.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued a statement regarding the 
On Tuesday night, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to rescind the Original Song nomination for 
Bruce Broughton has composed the original song Alone Yet Not Alone for the upcoming 1700s-set drama of the same name. The Academy Award-nominated composer collaborated with Emmy nominee Dennis Spiegel who wrote the lyrics for the song, which is performed by author and radio host Joni Eareckson Tada.The song is a recurring theme throughout the film and plays a major role in the storyline. Listen to the track after the jump. Broughton whose best known film scoring credits include Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes and Rescuers Down Under and Spiegel previously collaborated together on a number of commissioned chorale works. Alone Yet Not Alone based on the novel by Tracy Leininger Crave is directed by Roy Bengston and follows the capture of two sisters by Native Americans prior to the French Indian. William Ross has composed the film’s score. 