" Raise It Up " was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards ; however , the nomination announcement originally said " Nominees to be determined " . The production notes credit the song to the Impact Repertory Theatre as a whole ; however , Oscar rules allow no more than three individuals to be credited with the song for nomination purposes . ( This was the same rule that prevented Beyoncé Knowles from sharing in the Oscar nomination for her 2006 song " Listen " from '' Dreamgirls '' , even though she co-wrote it . ) The next day , the Academy updated its list to show Joseph , Mack and Thomas as the nominees
80th Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Raise It Up (August Rush song)