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Academy Award Nominations 2008
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 81st Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2008.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- DANNY ELFMAN for Milk
- JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for Defiance
- THOMAS NEWMAN for Wall*E
- A. R. RAHMAN for Slumdog Millionaire
This is the first Oscar nomination for Rahman. It is the 2nd nomination for Desplat, the 4th nomination for Elfman, the 6th nomination for Howard, and the 10th nomination for Newman. None of the nominees have ever won an Academy Award before
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- THOMAS NEWMAN and PETER GABRIEL for “Down to Earth” from Wall*E
- A. R. RAHMAN and SAMPOORAN SINGH KALRA (GULZAR) for “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire
- A. R. RAHMAN and MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM (M.I.A.) for “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire
The winners of the 81st Academy Awards will be announced on February 22, 2009.
BAFTA Nominations 2008
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best in film in 2008.
In the Best Original Music category, which is named in memory of the film director Anthony Asquith, the nominees are:
- BENNY ANDERSSON and BJÖRN ULVAEUS for Mamma Mia!
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- THOMAS NEWMAN for Wall*E
- A. R. RAHMAN for Slumdog Millionaire
- HANS ZIMMER and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for The Dark Knight
These are the first nominations Andersson, Howard, Rahman, and Ulvaeus. It is the second nomination for Newman, the third nomination for Desplat, and the fourth nomination for Zimmer. Newman previously won for American Beauty in 1999.
The winners of the 62nd BAFTA Awards will be announced on February 8, 2009.
Golden Globe Nominations 2008
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominations for the 66th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2008.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- CLINT EASTWOOD for Changeling
- JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for Defiance
- A. R. RAHMAN for Slumdog Millionaire
- HANS ZIMMER for Frost/Nixon
This is the first nomination Rahman, the second nomination for Howard, the third nomination for Eastwoood, the fourth nomination for Desplat, and the eighth nomination for Zimmer. Eastwood has also been nominated three times previously as a director, winning for Bird in 1988 and Unforgiven in 1992. Desplat previously won for The Painted Veil in 2006. Zimmer previously won for The Lion King in 1994 and Gladiator in 2000.
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- JAMIE CULLUM, CLINT EASTWOOD, KYLE EASTWOOD, and MICHAEL STEVENS for “Gran Torino” from Gran Torino
- MILEY CYRUS and JEFFREY STEELE for “I Thought I Lost You” from Bolt
- PETER GABRIEL and THOMAS NEWMAN for” Down to Earth” from Wall*E
- BEYONCÉ KNOWLES, HENRY KRIEGER, SCOTT CUTLER, and ANNE PREVEN for “Once in a Lifetime” from Cadillac Records
- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN for “The Wrestler” from The Wrestler
The winners of the 66th Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 11, 2009.
Academy Award Winners 2007
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 80th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2007.
In the Best Original Score category, Italian composer Dario Marianelli won the Academy Award for his score for Joe Wright’s WWII-era drama Atonement, based on the novel by Ian McEwan. In his acceptance speech Marianelli said:
Well, that was a very long walk, it felt like. I feel like I’m a very lucky man. Thank you very much, Academy. I’m very lucky because I was part of a fantastic group of people that made a fantastic film. I think it’s called “movie” because it’s a very moving film. And I’m really grateful, above all, to Joe Wright, the director, to have included me in this fantastic group of gifted people. I’m very grateful to my good friends for supporting me through lots of things through these years, and my family, who I love very much, my girls. And my father and my mother, thank you for passing on a very deep and strong love of music. Thank you.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were Alberto Iglesias for The Kite Runner, James Newton Howard for Michael Clayton, Michael Giacchino for Ratatouille, and Marco Beltrami for 3:10 to Yuma.
In the Best Original Song category, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová won the Academy Award for “Falling Slowly” from John Carney’s musical drama Once.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for “Happy Working Song” from Enchanted; Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas for “Raise It Up” from August Rush; Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for “So Close” from Enchanted; and Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for “That’s How You Know,” also from Enchanted.
Academy Award Nominations 2007
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 80th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2007.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- MARCO BELTRAMI for 3:10 to Yuma
- MICHAEL GIACCHINO for Ratatouille
- JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for Michael Clayton
- ALBERTO IGLESIAS for The Kite Runner
- DARIO MARIANELLI for Atonement
These are the first Oscar nominations for Beltrami and Giacchino. It is the 5th nomination for Howard, the 2nd nomination for Iglesias, and the 2nd nomination for Marianelli. None of the nominees have ever won an Academy Award before
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- GLEN HANSARD and MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ for “Falling Slowly” from Once
- JAMAL JOSEPH, CHARLES MACK, and TEVIN THOMAS for “Raise It Up” from August Rush
- ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “Happy Working Song” from Enchanted
- ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “So Close” from Enchanted
- ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “That’s How You Know” from Enchanted
The winners of the 80th Academy Awards will be announced on February 24, 2008.
BAFTA Nominations 2007
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the 61st British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best in film in 2007.
In the Best Original Music category, which is named in memory of the film director Anthony Asquith, the nominees are:
- JONNY GREENWOOD for There Will Be Blood
- CHRISTOPHER GUNNING for La Môme/La Vie En Rose
- ALBERTO IGLESIAS for The Kite Runner
- DARIO MARIANELLI for Atonement
- MARC STREITENFELD for American Gangster
These are the first nominations Greenwood, Gunning, Marianelli, and Streitenfeld. It is the second nomination for Iglesias.
The winners of the 61st BAFTA Awards will be announced on February 10, 2008.
Golden Globe Nominations 2007
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominations for the 65th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2007.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- CLINT EASTWOOD for Grace Is Gone
- ALBERTO IGLESIAS for The Kite Runner
- MICHAEL BROOK, KAKI KING, and EDDIE VEDDER for Into the Wild
- DARIO MARIANELLI for Atonement
- HOWARD SHORE for Eastern Promises
These are the first nominations for Brook, Iglesias, King, Marianelli, and Vedder. It is the second nomination for Eastwoood, and the fourth nomination for Shore. Eastwood has also been nominated three times previously as a director, winning for Bird in 1988 and Unforgiven in 1992. Shore previously won for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003 and The Aviator in 2004.
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- MARSHALL CRENSHAW, JUDD APATOW, JAKE KASDAN, and JOHN C. REILLY for “Walk Hard” from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
- CLINT EASTWOOD and CAROLE BAYER SAGER for “Grace Is Gone” from Grace Is Gone
- ALAN MENKEN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “That’s How You Know” from Enchanted
- SHAKIRA RIPOLL and ANTONIO PINTO for “Despedida” from Love in the Time of Cholera
- EDDIE VEDDER for “Guaranteed” from Into the Wild
The winners of the 65th Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 13, 2008.
Academy Award Winners 2006
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 79th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2006.
In the Best Original Score category, Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla won the Academy Award for his score for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel. It was Santaolalla’s second consecutive Oscar win in the category. In his acceptance speech Santaolalla said:
Thank you so much, members of the Academy. In our soul rests, I think, our own true identity beyond languages, countries, races and religions. I’m so proud to work in “Babel,” a film that helped us understand better who we are and why and what are we here for. A few thanks: I want to thank John Lesher, Brad Grey, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin, Robert Messinger, Lynn Fainchtein, Anibal Kerpel, my wife Alejandra, my kids Anna, Luna, Don Juan, my mother. The man, my mentor, director and friend, mi amigo, Alejandro González Iñárritu. And last but not least, I want to dedicate this to my dad, para vos viejo, para Argentina, and once again, para todos Latinos. Gracias. Thank you.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were Thomas Newman for The Good German, Philip Glass for Notes on a Scandal, Javier Navarrete for Pan’s Labyrinth, and Alexandre Desplat for The Queen.
In the Best Original Song category, American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge won the Academy Award for “I Need to Wake Up” from Davis Guggenheim’s environmentally-themed documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The victory was significant because it marked the first time a song written for a documentary had won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven for “Listen” from Dreamgirls; Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett for “Love You I Do” from Dreamgirls; Randy Newman for “Our Town” from Cars; and Henry Krieger and Willie Reale for “Patience” from Dreamgirls.
Academy Award Nominations 2006
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 79th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2006.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Queen
- PHILIP GLASS for Notes on a Scandal
- JAVIER NAVARRETE for Pan’s Labyrinth
- THOMAS NEWMAN for The Good German
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for Babel
These are the first Oscar nominations for Desplat and Navarrete, it is the 3rd nomination for Glass, the 9th nomination for Newman, and the 2nd nomination for Santaolalla. Santaolalla previously won for Brokeback Mountain, last year, in 2005.
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- MELISSA ETHERIDGE for “I Need to Wake Up” from An Inconvenient Truth
- HENRY KRIEGER, SCOTT CUTLER, and ANNE PREVEN for “Listen” from Dreamgirls
- HENRY KRIEGER and SIEDAH GARRETT for “Love You I Do” from Dreamgirls
- HENRY KRIEGER and WILLIE REALE for “Patience” from Dreamgirls
- RANDY NEWMAN for “Our Town” from Cars
The winners of the 79th Academy Awards will be announced on February 25, 2007.
BAFTA Nominations 2006
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the 60th British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best in film in 2006.
In the Best Original Music category, which is named in memory of the film director Anthony Asquith, the nominees are:
- DAVID ARNOLD for Casino Royale
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Queen
- HENRY KRIEGER for Dreamgirls
- JOHN POWELL for Happy Feet
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for Babel
These are the first nominations Arnold and Krieger. It is the second nomination for Desplat, the second nomination for Powell, and the third nomination Santaolalla. Santaolalla previously won for The Motorcycle Diaries in 2004
The winners of the 60th BAFTA Awards will be announced on February 11, 2007.
Golden Globe Nominations 2006
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominations for the 64th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2006.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Painted Veil
- CLINT MANSELL for The Fountain
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for Babel
- CARLO SILIOTTO for Nomad
- HANS ZIMMER for The Da Vinci Code
These are the first nominations for Mansell and Silotto. It is the second nomination for Santaolalla, the third nomination for Desplat, and the seventh nomination for Zimmer. Zimmer previously won for The Lion King in 1994 and Gladiator in 2000.
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
- BRYAN ADAMS, ELIOT KENNEDY, and ANDREA REMANDA for “Never Gonna Break My Faith” from Bobby
- SHERYL CROW for “Try Not to Remember” from Home of the Brave
- BEYONCÉ KNOWLES, HENRY KRIEGER, SCOTT CUTLER, and ANNE PREVEN for “Listen” from Dreamgirls
- PRINCE ROGERS NELSON for “The Song of the Heart” from Happy Feet
- HENRY SAMUEL (SEAL) and CHRISTOPHER BRUCE for “A Father’s Way” from The Pursuit of Happyness
The winners of the 64th Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 15, 2007.
Academy Award Winners 2005
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2005.
In the Best Original Score category, Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla won the Academy Award for his score for director Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, a tender love story about two gay cowboys in rural Montana struggling to reconcile their sexuality. In his acceptance speech Santaolalla said:
Thank you so much, members of the Academy. I’m so proud to have work in this movie, “Brokeback Mountain,” a movie that once again shows us that love is what makes us all very similar in spite that we can be so different, too. I want to thank a few people. I want to thank Ang Lee for his vision, his support, his guidance. I want to thank Diana Ossana, Larry McMurtry and Annie Proulx for their inspiration; James Schamus and David Linde, everybody at Focus; Kathy Nelson; Robert Messinger at First Artists; my co-producer and brother Anibal Kerpel; my orchestrator David Campbell; Bob Bernstein; Ron Goldstein. I want to thank my family: my wife Alejandra, my kids Anna, Luna and Don Juan. And last but not least, I want to dedicate this to my mother, a mi madre; to my country, Argentina; and to all the Latinos, para todos Latinos. Muchas gracias. Thank you.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were Alberto Iglesias for The Constant Gardener, John Williams for Memoirs of a Geisha, John Williams for Munich, and Dario Marianelli for Pride & Prejudice.
In the Best Original Song category, Jordan Houston (Juicy J), Cedric Coleman (Frayser Boy) and Paul Beauregard (DJ Paul) won the Academy Award for the hip-hop rap song “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from Craig Brewer’s Hustle & Flow.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker for “In the Deep” from Crash, with lyrics by York; and Dolly Parton for “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica.
Academy Award Nominations 2005
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2005.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- ALBERTO IGLESIAS for The Constant Gardener
- DARIO MARIANELLI for Pride & Prejudice
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for Brokeback Mountain
- JOHN WILLIAMS for Memoirs of a Geisha
- JOHN WILLIAMS for Munich
These are the first Oscar nominations for Iglesias, Marianelli, and Santaolalla, and are the 39th and 40th nominations for Williams. 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:
- JORDAN HOUSTON, CEDRIC COLEMAN, and PAUL BEAUREGARD for “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” from Hustle & Flow
- DOLLY PARTON for “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica
- KATHLEEN ‘BIRD’ YORK and MICHAEL BECKER for “In the Deep” from Crash
The winners of the 78th Academy Awards will be announced on March 5, 2006.
BAFTA Nominations 2005
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the 59th British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best in film in 2005.
In the Best Original Music category, which is named in memory of the film director Anthony Asquith, the nominees are:
- T-BONE BURNETT for Walk the Line
- GEORGE FENTON for Mrs. Henderson Presents
- ALBERTO IGLESIAS for The Constant Gardener
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for Brokeback Mountain
- JOHN WILLIAMS for Memoirs of a Geisha
This is the first nomination Iglesias. It is the second nomination Santaolalla, the third nomination for Burnett, the sixth nomination for Fenton, and the eleventh nomination for Williams. Santaolalla previously won for The Motorcycle Diaries in 2004. Williams previously won for Jaws and The Towering Inferno in 1975, Star Wars in 1978, The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982, Empire of the Sun in 1988, and Schindler’s List in 1993.
The winners of the 59th BAFTA Awards will be announced on February 19, 2006.
Golden Globe Nominations 2005
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominations for the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2005.
In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for Syriana
- HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for King Kong
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for Brokeback Mountain
- JOHN WILLIAMS for Memoirs of a Geisha
These are the first nominations for Gregson-Williams, Howard, and Santaolalla. It is the second nomination for Desplat, and the 20th 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:
- MEL BROOKS for “There’s Nothing Like a Show on Broadway” from The Producers
- ALANIS MORISSETTE for “Wunderkind” from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- DOLLY PARTON for “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica
- TONY RENIS for “Christmas in Love” from Christmas in Love
- GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA and BERNIE TAUPIN for “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” from Brokeback Mountain
The winners of the 63rd Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 16, 2006.
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