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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.

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.

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.

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.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 77th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2004.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

• JOHN DEBNEY for The Passion of the Christ
• JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for The Village
• JAN A. P. KACZMAREK for Finding Neverland
• THOMAS NEWMAN for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
• JOHN WILLIAMS for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

These are the first Oscar nominations for Debney and Kaczmarek. This is the 4th nomination for Howard, the 8th nomination for Newman, and the 38th nomination 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:

• BRUNO COULAIS and CHRISTOPHE BARRATIER for “Look to Your Path” from The Chorus
• JORGE DREXLER for “Al Otro Lado del Río” from The Motorcycle Diaries
• ADAM DURITZ, CHARLIE GILLINGHAM, JIM BOGIOS, DAVID IMMERGLÜCK, MATT MALLEY, DAVID BRYSON, and DAN VICKREY for “Accidentally in Love” from Shrek 2
• ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER and CHARLES HART for “Learn to Be Lonely” from The Phantom of the Opera
• ALAN SILVESTRI and GLENN BALLARD for “Believe” from The Polar Express

The winners of the 77th Academy Awards will be announced on February 27, 2005.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 76th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2003.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

• DANNY ELFMAN for Big Fish
• JAMES HORNER for House of Sand and Fog
• THOMAS NEWMAN for Finding Nemo
• HOWARD SHORE The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• GABRIEL YARED for Cold Mountain

This is the 3rd Oscar nomination for Elfman, the 7th nomination for Horner, the 7th nomination for Newman, the 2nd nomination for Shore, and the 3rd nomination for Yared. Horner previously won for Titanic in 1997. Shore previously won for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001.

In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:

• T-BONE BURNETT and ELVIS COSTELLO for “Scarlet Tide” from Cold Mountain
• BENOÎT CHAREST and SYLVAIN CHOMET for “Belleville Rendezvous” from The Triplets of Belleville
• MICHAEL McKEAN and ANNETTE O’TOOLE for “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” from A Mighty Wind
• ANNIE LENNOX, HOWARD SHORE, and FRAN WALSH for “Into the West” from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• GORDON SUMNER (STING) for “You Will Be My Ain True Love” from Cold Mountain

The winners of the 76th Academy Awards will be announced on February 29, 2004.

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.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 74th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2001.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

• JAMES HORNER for A Beautiful Mind
• RANDY NEWMAN for Monsters, Inc.
• HOWARD SHORE for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• JOHN WILLIAMS for A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• JOHN WILLIAMS for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

This is the first Oscar nomination for Shore, the 6th nomination for Horner, the 8th nomination for Newman, and the 35th and 36th nominations for Williams, Horner previously won for Titanic in 1997. 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:

• ENYA BRENNAN, NICKY RYAN, and ROMA RYAN for “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• PAUL McCARTNEY for “Vanilla Sky” from Vanilla Sky
• RANDY NEWMAN for “If I Didn’t Have You” from Monsters, Inc.
• GORDON SUMNER (STING) for “Until” from Kate & Leopold
• DIANE WARREN for “There You’ll Be” from Pearl Harbor

The winners of the 74th Academy Awards will be announced on March 24, 2002.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 73rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2000.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

• TAN DUN for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
• ENNIO MORRICONE for Malèna
• RACHEL PORTMAN for Chocolat
• JOHN WILLAMS for The Patriot
• HANS ZIMMER for Gladiator

This is the first Oscar nomination for Tan, the 5th nomination for Morricone, the 3rd nomination for Portman, the 34th nomination for Williams, and the 6th nomination for Zimmer. Portman previously won for Emma in 1996. 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:

• TAN DUN, JORGE CALANDRELLI, and JAMES SCHAMUS for “A Love Before Time” from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
• BOB DYLAN for “Things Have Changed” from Wonder Boys
• BJÖRK GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR, LARS VON TRIER, and SJÓN SIGURÐSSON for “I’ve Seen It All” from Dancer in the Dark
• RANDY NEWMAN for “A Fool In Love” from Meet the Parents
• GORDON SUMNER (STING) and DAVID HARTLEY for “My Funny Friend and Me” from The Emperor’s New Groove

The winners of the 73rd Academy Awards will be announced on March 25, 2001.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 72nd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 1999. After four years of being a split category between Drama scores and Comedy/Musical scores, the category re-combined back into one overall Best Score category.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

• JOHN CORIGLIANO for The Red Violin
• THOMAS NEWMAN for American Beauty
• RACHEL PORTMAN for The Cider House Rules
• JOHN WILLIAMS for Angela’s Ashes
• GABRIEL YARED for The Talented Mr Ripley

This is the 2nd Oscar nomination for Corigliano, the 4th nomination for Newman, the 2nd nomination for Portman, the 33rd nomination for Williams, and the 2nd nomination for Yared. Portman previously won for Emma in 1996. 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. Yared previously won for The English Patient in 1996.

In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:

• PHIL COLLINS for “You’ll Be in My Heart” from Tarzan
• AIMEE MANN for “Save Me” from Magnolia
• RANDY NEWMAN for “When She Loved Me” from Toy Story 2
• TREY PARKER and MARC SHAIMAN for “Blame Canada” from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
• DIANE WARREN for “Music of My Heart” from Music of the Heart

The winners of the 72nd Academy Awards will be announced on March 26, 2000.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 71st Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 1998.

In the Best Original Dramatic Score category, the nominees are:

• DAVID HIRSCHFELDER for Elizabeth
• RANDY NEWMAN for Pleasantville
• NICOLA PIOVANI for Life is Beautiful
• JOHN WILLIAMS for Saving Private Ryan
• HANS ZIMMER for The Thin Red Line

In the Best Original Musical or Comedy Score category, the nominees are:

• JERRY GOLDSMITH, MATTHEW WILDER, and DAVID ZIPPEL for Mulan
• RANDY NEWMAN for A Bug’s Life
• MARC SHAIMAN for Patch Adams
• STEPHEN WARBECK for Shakespeare in Love
• HANS ZIMMER and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for The Prince of Egypt

These are the first Oscar nominations for Piovani, Warbeck, Wilder, and Zippel, and is the second nomination for Hirschfelder. These are the 6th and 7th nominations for Newman, the 32nd nomination for Williams, the 5th nomination for Zimmer, the 17th nomination for Goldsmith, the 3rd nomination for Shaiman, and the 3rd nomination for Schwartz.

Goldsmith previously won for The Omen in 1976. Schwartz previously won for Pocahontas in 1996. 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:

• CAROLE BAYER SAGER, DAVID FOSTER, TONY RENIS, and ALBERTO TESTA for “The Prayer” from Quest for Camelot
• ALLISON MOORER and GWIL OWEN for “A Soft Place to Fall” from The Horse Whisperer
• RANDY NEWMAN for “That’ll Do” from Babe: Pig in the City
• STEPHEN SCHWARTZ for “When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt
• DIANE WARREN for “”I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” from Armageddon

The winners of the 71st Academy Awards will be announced on March 21, 1999.

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.