Alexandre Desplat on winning a Grammy and the lesson of masters like John Williams

Posted by · 2:48 pm · February 12th, 2015

HitFix talks to newly minted Grammy and BAFTA winner Alexandre Desplat to discuss his Oscar-nominated work in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” He is also nominated this year for “The Imitation Game.”

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'Selma' maintains a presence on '60 Minutes' and the Grammys with Oscar ballots out

Posted by · 8:41 pm · February 8th, 2015

The 2015 Grammy Awards broadcast was, it turned out, bookended by reminders of Paramount’s “Selma” just as Oscar ballots are making their way to the hands of voters for the final phase of Academy Awards voting.

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'20 Feet from Stardom' closes out a two-year awards run with a Grammy

Posted by · 2:58 pm · February 8th, 2015

Last year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature, “20 Feet From Stardom,” has rounded out its long awards run beginning as a competition player way back at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival with a Grammy for Best Music Film.

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Alexandre Desplat and John Williams win Grammys for 'Grand Budapest,' 'Book Thief'

Posted by · 2:41 pm · February 8th, 2015

Alexandre Desplat has won the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2015 Grammy Awards, while John Williams has won a prize for his work on 2013’s “The Book Thief.”

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Former Oscar players 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen' and Pharrell's 'Happy' win Grammys

Posted by · 2:27 pm · February 8th, 2015

Last year’s Oscar frontrunning Best Original Song players ended up with some Grammys to show for themselves Sunday as “Let It Go” won a pair in the visual media category and “Happy” won Best Music Video.

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Glen Campbell's Oscar nominee 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' wins country song Grammy

Posted by · 2:14 pm · February 8th, 2015

Glen Campbell’s Oscar-nominated song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” has won the Grammy for Best Country Song. It could be a sleeper in this year’s Best Original Song race.

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10 awesome Grammy-nominated movie songs the Oscars ignored

Posted by · 9:00 am · February 6th, 2015

The Grammys have a history of nominating some great movie songs in their visual media category that the Oscars passed on.

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