Academy Award Nominations 1997
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 70th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 1997.
In the Best Original Dramatic Score category, the nominees are:
- DANNY ELFMAN for Good Will Hunting
- PHILIP GLASS for Kundun
- JERRY GOLDSMITH for L.A. Confidential
- JAMES HORNER for Titanic
- JOHN WILLIAMS for Amistad
In the Best Original Musical or Comedy Score category, the nominees are:
- ANNE DUDLEY for The Full Monty
- DANNY ELFMAN for Men in Black
- JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for My Best Friend’s Wedding
- DAVID NEWMAN, STEPHEN FLAHERTY, and LYNN AHRENS for Anastasia
- HANS ZIMMER for As Good As It Gets
These are the first and second Oscar nominations for Elfman, the first Oscar nomination for Glass, the first Oscar nomination for Dudley, and the first nominations for Newman, Flaherty, and Ahrens. This is the 5th nomination for Horner, the 16th nomination for Goldsmith, the 31st nomination for Williams, the 3rd nomination for Howard, and the 4th nomination for Zimmer
Goldsmith previously won for The Omen in 1976. 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. Zimmer previously won for The Lion King in 1994.
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- STEPHEN FLAHERTY and LYNN AHRENS for “Journey to the Past” from Anastasia
- JAMES HORNER and WILL JENNINGS for “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic
- ALAN MENKEN and DAVID ZIPPEL for “Go the Distance” from Hercules
- ELLIOTT SMITH for “Miss Misery” from Good Will Hunting
- DIANE WARREN for “How Do I Live” from Con Air
The winners of the 70th Academy Awards will be announced on March 23, 1998.
Golden Globe Nominations 1997
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominations for the 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 1997.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- PHILIP GLASS for Kundun
- JERRY GOLDSMITH for L.A. Confidential
- JAMES HORNER for Titanic
- MICHAEL NYMAN for Gattaca
- JOHN WILLIAMS for Seven Years in Tibet
This is the first nomination for Glass, the second nomination for Nyman, the fourth nomination for Horner, the eighth nomination for Goldsmith, and the sixteenth nomination for Williams. Williams previously won for Jaws in 1975, Star Wars in 1977, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in 1982.
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- SHERYL CROW and MITCHELL FROOM for “Tomorrow Never Dies” from Tomorrow Never Dies
- STEPHEN FLAHERTY and LYNN AHRENS for “Journey to the Past” from Anastasia
- STEPHEN FLAHERTY and LYNN AHRENS for “Once Upon a December” from Anastasia
- JAMES HORNER and WILL JENNINGS for “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic
- ALAN MENKEN and DAVID ZIPPEL for “Go the Distance” from Hercules
The winners of the 55th Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 18, 1998.
BATMAN – Danny Elfman
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Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
In 1989 Danny Elfman was a 36-year old newcomer to the world of film music, still better known for his days as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Oingo Boingo than his scoring exploits, which by then had included titles such as hit films like Back to School, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and Scrooged, but gave no indication of the composer he would become. Then came Batman, director Tim Burton’s gothic re-imagining of the old camp Batman story that, prior to this movie, was something of a joke, known for Adam West and his day-glo costume and Neal Hefti’s kitsch theme music. To say that Burton took the Batman story in a different direction was an understatement in the extreme: instead of being a wisecracking comic figure with a Bat-gadget for every occasion, he became a tortured, tragic anti-hero clad in black leather, struggling with his own inner demons while simultaneously dealing with master criminals in a dirty, dangerous Gotham City. Read more…
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