John Williams’ The Book Thief has received a nomination by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for Best Original Film Music, the only category in which the movie was nominated. The other nominees are 12 Years a Slave…
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‘The Book Thief’ Nominated for the Golden Globes
The Boof Thief has been nominated for this year’s Golden Globe Awards in the Best Original Score category. The other nominees are Gravity by Steven Price, 12 Years a Slave by Hans Zimmer, All Is Lost by Alex Ebert, and…
Williams Receives 63rd Grammy Nomination
John Williams’ score for Lincoln has been nominated in the “Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media” category for the 2013 Grammy Awards (for albums albums released between Oct. 1, 2012, and Sept. 30, 2013). Argo, The Great Gatsby, Life of…
John Williams’ ‘The Book Thief’ Receives First Nomination
The International Press Academy (IPA) today announced its nominations for the 18th Annual Satellite Awards honoring Motion Pictures, Television, Blu-ray Discs, and Video Games. John Williams’ score for The Book Thief was named one of the top scores of the year…
Report: John Williams Receives Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award
The maestro humbly accepted the honor, thanking the crowd for “the privilege of this night” and looking embarrassed by the standing ovation he received Thursday night at Old Sturbridge Village. “Next year, Disney is threatening to make a new ‘Star Wars,’…
Reminder: John Williams to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
John Williams will receive the annual “Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award” from documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Old Sturbridge Village following a dinner in his honor Aug. 15. The event is sponsored by Fallon Community Health Plan. Cost for the…
John Williams Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards
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…
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…
‘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…
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: