<p>The 44-year-old singer-composer was long-listed in the category for his score 'Na na' in his Hollywood debut venture "Couple's Retreat".<br /><br />'Na na' lost the race to 'Almost there' ("The Princess and the Frog" by Randy Newman); 'Down in New Orleans' ("The Princess and the Frog" by Newman); 'Loin de Paname' ("Paris 36" by Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas); 'Take it all' ("Nine" by Maury Yeston) and 'The weary kind' ("Crazy Heart" by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett).<br /><br />The disappointment comes a day after Rahman's golden run yesterday at the 52nd Grammy Awards, where he bagged two gramophones for his music in the Danny Boyle film "Slumdog Millionaire".</p>.<p>'Na na', which marks the debut of Rahman's eight-year- old son A R Ameen, also features Rahman, Blaaze, Chaix, Clinton and Dominic. It is penned by Rahman, Blaaze and Vivian Chaix.</p>.<p>Marathi movie "Harishchandrachi Factory", India's official entry at the Oscars, had already been voted out of the race last month in the Foreign Language Film category.<br /><br />The 'Mozart of Madras' created history last year when he won two Oscars for his composition in "Slumdog Millionaire", a first for an Indian.</p>.<p>The nominees for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were announced by actress Anne Hathaway in a ceremony in Beverly Hills. The awards will be announced on March 7.</p>
<p>The 44-year-old singer-composer was long-listed in the category for his score 'Na na' in his Hollywood debut venture "Couple's Retreat".<br /><br />'Na na' lost the race to 'Almost there' ("The Princess and the Frog" by Randy Newman); 'Down in New Orleans' ("The Princess and the Frog" by Newman); 'Loin de Paname' ("Paris 36" by Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas); 'Take it all' ("Nine" by Maury Yeston) and 'The weary kind' ("Crazy Heart" by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett).<br /><br />The disappointment comes a day after Rahman's golden run yesterday at the 52nd Grammy Awards, where he bagged two gramophones for his music in the Danny Boyle film "Slumdog Millionaire".</p>.<p>'Na na', which marks the debut of Rahman's eight-year- old son A R Ameen, also features Rahman, Blaaze, Chaix, Clinton and Dominic. It is penned by Rahman, Blaaze and Vivian Chaix.</p>.<p>Marathi movie "Harishchandrachi Factory", India's official entry at the Oscars, had already been voted out of the race last month in the Foreign Language Film category.<br /><br />The 'Mozart of Madras' created history last year when he won two Oscars for his composition in "Slumdog Millionaire", a first for an Indian.</p>.<p>The nominees for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were announced by actress Anne Hathaway in a ceremony in Beverly Hills. The awards will be announced on March 7.</p>
