Awards Season Shockers: Could Burlesque Win an Oscar?

Taking home an Oscar from the Academy Awards is the highest honor for those in the film industry. Nominees are fairly predictable - high brow films with serious fare and well-regarded actors and/or directors.

One category, though, which allows for some more unusual choices, is "Original Song." The list of 41 contenders for nomination was released today. Included on the list are: "I See the Light" from "Tangled," "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from "Burlesque," and "Eclipse: All Yours" from "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

The song "Alice," from "Alice in Wonderland" is also on the list. If chosen, this would make Avril Lavigne an "Oscar Nominee."

The official nominees will be released January 25, 2011.

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