Here's Why Encanto Song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' Did Not Get an Oscar Nomination

The beloved Encanto song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” will be performed at the Oscars this weekend, but it has no chance at winning the award for Best Original Song.

The song, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, has reigned at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for many weeks, becoming only the second song in Disney history to reach that peak on the chart.

While the track seemingly was a shoo-in for Best Original Song at the 2022 Oscars, the song has no chance at winning the award.

Click inside to find out why…

The deadline for film studios to submit songs for consideration was November 1, 2021, a few weeks before Encanto hit theaters. Instead of submitting “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Disney decided to submit the song “Dos Oruguitas.” Clearly, they didn’t know how big of a hit the song would become!

Variety reports, “No more than two songs from any one film by the exact same writers may be shortlisted. If more than two songs from a film by the exact same writers are in contention, the two songs with the most votes will advance to the shortlist. However, no more than two songs from any one film, regardless of writers, may be nominated for the original song award.”

Many studios decide to submit just one song per movie to make sure they don’t risk splitting votes with themselves.

“Dos Oruguitas” is one of the five songs nominated for Best Original Song this year!

Seven celebs are confirmed to appear in Encanto‘s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” performance at the Oscars.