Stephen Frears, Jean-Paul Gaultier and others honor Pedro Almodóvar at Academy tribute

Posted by · 6:20 pm · December 16th, 2012

The two-time Oscar winner was toasted by AMPAS on Thursday in London.

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'Tinker Tailor' composer Alberto Iglesias takes top honors at World Soundtrack Awards

Posted by · 7:44 am · October 22nd, 2012

The Spaniard beats out such rivals as John Williams and Alexandre Desplat.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Music (Original Score)

Posted by · 8:17 am · February 7th, 2012

While the music branch’s choices (or lack thereof) in Best Original Song could be considered shocking, the opposite was true about their final five in Best Original Score. Three of the titles are Best Picture nominees, the branch’s favorite composer of all time is double-nominated yet again and all but one of the finalists have been nominated previously.

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'Drive,' 'A Better Life' and 'Attack the Block' among scores not eligible for Oscar this year

Posted by · 5:03 pm · December 22nd, 2011

The Academy has announced a list of 97 film scores eligible for consideration in the Best Original Score category this year. Typically, it’s this announcement that brings the bad news of this or that score either not being submitted or being ruled ineligible for whatever reason.

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Tech Support: John Williams charges back to lead the field of Best Original Score hopefuls

Posted by · 8:07 am · November 24th, 2011

In this week’s installment of Tech Support, we turn our gaze toward Best Original Score. Those in the hunt include John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, Howard Shore and Alberto Iglesias.

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