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Academy Award Winners 2009
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 82nd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2009.
In the Best Original Score category, American composer Michael Giacchino won the Academy Award for his score for Pete Docter’s animated Pixar film Up. In his acceptance speech Giacchino said:
Thank you, guys. When I was… I was nine and I asked my dad, “Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8mm camera that was in your drawer?” And he goes, “Sure, take it.” And I took it and I started making movies with it and I started being as creative as I could, and never once in my life did my parents ever say, “What you’re doing is a waste of time.” Never. And I grew up, I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who always told me what you’re doing is not a waste of time. So that was normal to me that it was okay to do that. I know there are kids out there that don’t have that support system, so if you’re out there and you’re listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it; it’s not a waste of time. Do it. Okay? Thank you. Thank you.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were James Horner for Avatar, Alexandre Desplat for Fantastic Mr. Fox, Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders for The Hurt Locker, and Hans Zimmer for Sherlock Holmes.
In the Best Original Song category, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett won the Academy Award for “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from Scott Cooper’s Crazy Heart, about a washed-up country singer seeking redemption.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Randy Newman for “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog; Randy Newman again for “Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog; Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas for “Loin de Paname” from Paris 36; and Maury Yeston for “Take It All” from Nine.
Academy Award Nominations 2009
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.
Academy Award Winners 2008
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 81st Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2008.
In the Best Original Score category, Indian composer A. R. Rahman won the Academy Award for his score for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. In his acceptance speech Rahman said:
Before coming, I was excited and terrified. The last time I felt like that was during my marriage. There’s a dialogue from a Hindi film, called “Mere paas ma hai,” which means, “I have nothing but I have a mother.” So mother’s here, her blessings are there with me. I am grateful for her to have come all the way. And I want to thank the Academy for being so kind, all the jury members. I want to thank Sam Schwartz, I/D PR, all the crew of “Slumdog,” Mr. Gulzar, Raqueeb Alam, Blaaze, my musicians in Chennai and Mumbai. And I want to tell something in Tamil, which says, which I normally say after every award, which is: Ella puhazhum iraivanukke. “God is great.” Thank you.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were Alexandre Desplat for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, James Newton Howard for Defiance, Danny Elfman for Milk, and Thomas Newman for WALL-E.
In the Best Original Song category, A. R. Rahman and Gulzar won the Academy Award for “Jai Ho,” also from Slumdog Millionaire.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman for “Down to Earth” from WALL-E; and A. R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam for “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Academy Award Winners 2004
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 77th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2004.
In the Best Original Score category, Polish composer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek won the Academy Award for his score for Marc Forster’s Finding Neverland, which looked at the life of author J. M. Barrie and the creation of his character Peter Pan. In his acceptance speech Kaczmarek said:
I cannot tell you how happy I am, and thank you, Academy. “Finding Neverland” was a great adventure and I’m so proud to be part of it. Marc Forster, he should be here. Marc, thank you for your subtle mind, for your incredible talent. Also Richard is here, Richard Gladstein, a man who truly understands the power of music. I’m very thankful for this as well. And then my wife Elzbieta, who always surprises me with her intellectual passion and incredible taste. She’s responsible for many good notes I’ve written. And to my friend and agent Anita Greenspan, thank you so much.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were John Williams for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Thomas Newman for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, John Debney for The Passion of the Christ, and James Newton Howard for The Village.
In the Best Original Song category, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler won the Academy Award for “Al Otro Lado del Río” from Walter Salles’s The Motorcycle Diaries. The victory was historic as “Al Otro Lado del Río” became the first song performed entirely in a language other than English to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley, David Bryson and Daniel Vickrey for “Accidentally in Love” from Shrek 2; Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri for “Believe” from The Polar Express; Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart for “Learn to Be Lonely” from The Phantom of the Opera; and Bruno Coulais and Christophe Barratier for “Look to Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)” from The Chorus (Les Choristes).
Academy Award Nominations 2004
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.
Academy Award Winners 2003
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 76th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2003.
In the Best Original Score category, Canadian composer Howard Shore won the Academy Award for his score for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the third film in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. In his acceptance speech Shore said:
It’s incredible. Just breathe a bit. Many thanks to the Academy. I’d like to share this Oscar with all of the amazing musicians and great vocal artists who played on this piece. Special note to Annie Lennox, Renee Fleming, Sir James Galway, Ben del Maestro. I was incredibly inspired by Tolkien’s great work, Peter Jackson’s visionary filmmaking, the great writing of Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens. Elizabeth, my darling, I love you. Thank you for your love and support. Mae, for your wonderful encouragement. All the people who have helped us through this making of these films: Bob and Michael, Paul and Lori, Barrie Osborne, Rick Porras, Sam and Mike, Ronald, Jean-Jacques, I thank you, Robby Kearns, Mark Willsher and, of course, Stephen Einhorn. Thanks so much. Thank you, Academy.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were Danny Elfman for Big Fish, Gabriel Yared for Cold Mountain, Thomas Newman for Finding Nemo, and James Horner for House of Sand and Fog.
In the Best Original Song category, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox won the Academy Award for “Into the West,” also from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Sylvain Chomet and Benoît Charest for “Belleville Rendez-vous” from The Triplets of Belleville; Michael McKean and Annette O’Toole for “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” from A Mighty Wind; T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello for “The Scarlet Tide” from Cold Mountain; and Sting for “You Will Be My Ain True Love,” also from Cold Mountain.
Academy Award Nominations 2003
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.
Academy Award Winners 2002
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the winners of the 75th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2002.
In the Best Original Score category, American composer Elliot Goldenthal won the Academy Award for his score for Julie Taymor’s Frida, the biopic of artist Frida Kahlo. In his acceptance speech Goldenthal said:
Wow. To be around such remarkable women: Julie Taymor, Salma Hayek, Sarah Green, Margie Perenchio. Thank you, Miramax. But what I really want to say, and I’ll do it quickly, is I want to dedicate this award to the bridges that we try to build, to the people of Mexico, to the artistic tradition and legacy of personal and political art. For you, Mexico.
The other nominees for Best Original Score were John Williams for Catch Me If You Can, Elmer Bernstein for Far from Heaven, Philip Glass for The Hours, and Thomas Newman for Road to Perdition.
In the Best Original Song category, Marshall Mathers III (Eminem), Jeff Bass and Luis Resto won the Academy Award for “Lose Yourself” from the hip-hop themed drama 8 Mile. The victory made “Lose Yourself” the first rap song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The other nominees for Best Original Song were Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor for “Burn It Blue” from Frida; Paul Simon for “Father and Daughter” from The Wild Thornberrys Movie; Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen from U2 for “The Hands That Built America” from Gangs of New York; and John Kander and Fred Ebb for “I Move On” from Chicago.
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