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Academy Award Nominations 2009

February 2, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

oscarstatuette The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2009.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

  • MARCO BELTRAMI and BUCK SANDERS for The Hurt Locker
  • ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • MICHAEL GIACCHINO for Up
  • JAMES HORNER for Avatar
  • HANS ZIMMER for Sherlock Holmes

This is the first Oscar nomination for Sanders. It is the second nomination for Beltrami, the 3rd nomination for Desplat, the 2nd nomination for Giacchino, the 8th nomination for Horner, and the 7th nomination for Zimmer. Horner previously won for Titanic in 1997. Zimmer previously won for The Lion King in 1994.

In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:

  • RYAN BINGHAM and T-BONE BURNETT for “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart
  • RANDY NEWMAN for “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog
  • RANDY NEWMAN for “Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog
  • REINHARDT WAGNER and FRANK THOMAS for “Loin de Paname” from Paris 36
  • MAURY YESTON for “Take It All” from Nine

The winners of the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced on March 7, 2010.

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