This rule was changed after the 1941 Academy Awards, when "The Last Time I Saw Paris", from the film Lady Be Good, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, won.
Aturan ini diubah setelah Academy Awards 1941, ketika "The Last Time I Saw Paris", dari film Lady Be Good, dengan musik oleh Jerome Kern dan lirik oleh Oscar Hammerstein II, menang.