Beyonce Knowles Not Bothered About Oscars Snub  1/6/07

Beyonce Knowles' publicists are playing down reports the singer/actress is distraught after discovering she has been disqualified from the Oscars' Best Song category, insisting the star always knew she'd miss out on a nod.

Academy Awards rules stipulate only three people can be officially nominated for each Best Song - and judges are forced to pick the trio who contributed most to the tune.

That means Beyonce misses out because she merely added a few finishing touches to the hit song Listen from the Dreamgirls soundtrack.

According to the Academy, Henry Krieger, Anne Preven and Scott Cutler will be recognized as the songwriters.

But Beyonce's publicist Alan Nierob insists his client always knew she'd miss out on a Best Song Oscar nod.

He says, "Beyonce is aware of the Oscar rule that says only three songwriters can be nominated. It's all about percentages how much each person contributed to the song.

"Beyonce contributed greatly to Listen, but her percentage is lower, so she didn't expect to be eligible for nomination. She's very happy that her co-writers may be recognized."