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Academy Award Nominations 2002

February 11, 2003 Leave a comment Go to comments

oscarstatuette The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 75th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2002.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

  • ELMER BERNSTEIN for Far from Heaven
  • PHILIP GLASS for The Hours
  • ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL for Frida
  • THOMAS NEWMAN for Road to Perdition
  • JOHN WILLIAMS for Catch Me If You Can

This is the 10th Oscar nomination for Bernstein, the 2nd nomination for Glass, the 3rd nomination for Goldenthal, the 5th nomination for Newman, and the 37th nomination for Williams, Bernstein previously won for Thoroughly Modern Millie in 1967. Williams previously won for Fiddler on the Roof in 1971, Jaws in 1975, Star Wars in 1977, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in 1982, and Schindler’s List in 1993.

In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:

  • ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL and JULIE TAYMOR for “Burn It Blue” from Frida
  • PAUL HEWSON (BONO), DAVID EVANS (THE EDGE), ADAM CLAYTON, and LARRY MULLEN for “The Hands That Built America” from Gangs of New York
  • JOHN KANDER and FRED EBB for “I Move On” from Chicago
  • MARSHALL MATHERS III (EMINEM), JEFF BASS, and LUIS RESTO for “Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile
  • PAUL SIMON for “Father and Daughter” from The Wild Thornberrys Movie

The winners of the 75th Academy Awards will be announced on March 23, 2003.

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