Broadcast Music, Inc. saluted the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs at its annual Film & TV Awards, which took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on May 15, 2013. – Full article at BMI.com *NEW* — [...]
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The Oscars Get Bitten By ‘Jaws’
John Williams didn’t win an Academy Award on Sunday night (Mycheal Danna took the best original score Oscar for “Life of Pi”) but the composer’s work almost stole the show when the telecast’s producers used his “Jaws” theme to cut off acceptance speeches that ran too long. – Full article at The Wall Street Journal — [...]
‘Lincoln’ Wins Best Drama Score at IFMCA Awards
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2012. Unlike in previous years, where one score has taken multiple victories, the main film prizes are split equally between 11 different movies and composers, the greatest spread in IFMCA history. - Full article [...]
List of ‘Lincoln’ Score Nominations and Awards (Updated Feb. 25)
What follows is a list of awards for which Lincoln has been nominated in the Best Score or Best Music category:
‘Lincoln’ Score Wins Critics’ Choice Award
John Williams’ Lincoln received his second award Thursday as the best score of 2012 according to the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA). The Maestro’s score for the Spielberg film beat Alexandre Desplat’s Argo, Mychael Danna’s Life of Pi, Jonny Greenwood’s The Master and Alexandre Desplat’s Moonrise Kingdom. – Critics’ Choice Awards 2013: The full winners list Discuss this [...]
Williams Gets 48th Oscar Nomination
As expected, John Williams’ score for the latest Spielberg film is among the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards, to be held on February 24 in Los Angeles. Lincoln has received a total of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The other contenders in the Original Score category are Dario Marianelli for Anna [...]
John Williams’ ‘Lincoln’ Nominated for the BAFTAs
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln led all films with 10 nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Wednesday morning in London. John Williams’ score received a nomination along with Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli, Argo by Alexandre Desplat, Life of Pi by Mychael Danna, and Skyfall by [...]
Dallas Film Critics Name ‘Lincoln’ Best Score of 2012
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln has been named the best film of 2012 by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association. The association gave its inaugural award for Best Musical Score to John Williams. – Full article at TwitchFilm.com
‘Lincoln’ Score Receives Golden Globe Nomination
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is frontrunner for next year’s Golden Globes Awards after receiving seven nominations, including John Williams’ score. The other nominees in the Original Score category are: Mychael Danna for Life of Pi, Alexandre Desplat for Argo, Dario Marianelli for Anna Karenina, and Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil for Cloud Atlas. The 70th annual Golden [...]
‘Tintin’ Score Gets Grammy Nomination
John Williams’ The Adventures of Tintin – The Secret of the Unicorn has been nominated as Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for this year’s Grammy Awards (see nominations in the soundtrack-related categories). The 55th Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on February 10, 2013. Discuss this topic in our forums
Williams Wins Composer of the Year at the Classic BRIT Awards
John Williams picked up two Classic BRIT Awards in London on Tuesday, adding a best composer honour to the lifetime achievement prize which had been previously announced.
John Williams to Receive Classic Brit Award
Five-time Oscar-winner John Williams is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Classic Brit awards in October. - Full article at BBC News Discuss this topic in our forums
