John Williams receives 54th Oscar nomination for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!

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[Jay 37,369]

Wow!

[Smeltington 1,440]

Good! He's already won the Oscar in my heart.

[Demondm810 399]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. 

[Alex 2,835]

Karpman or JW for me. It will be Goransson though.

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This marks JW's first Oscar nomination for an Indiana Jones score in over a third of a century!

 

It's also the only Oscar nomination for Dial of Destiny

[Damien F 1,742]

That was a nice surprise. I wasn't expecting that.

[mrbellamy 6,287]

Williams beating his own records for the oldest person to ever be Oscar-nominated and the most nominations for a living person 

[Amer 2,110]

They should probably award him just for writing one at age 90!!

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2 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

Williams beating his own records for the oldest person to ever be Oscar-nominated and the most nominations for a living person 

 

 

And soon, the only person to lose 49 times!

[Bespin 8,483]

Congratulations Maestro!

[Jay 37,369]

7 minutes ago, crumbs said:

It's also the only Oscar nomination for Dial of Destiny

 

ha!

 

3 minutes ago, crumbs said:

 

 

And soon, the only person to lose 49 times!

 

Ha!

[lairdo 726]

9 minutes ago, Alex said:

Karpman or JW for me. It will be Goransson though.

 

Agreed.

 

4 minutes ago, Damien F said:

That was a nice surprise. I wasn't expecting that.

 

At first (last summer), I thought given it is John Williams, he will get the nom. Then after the film flopped and there was no mention at the Golden Globes, I was sure he would not get a nomination. But actually, starting last week, I had an inkling that maybe he would. 

 

2 minutes ago, crumbs said:

It also means JW gets to lose for the 49th time!

 

He's happy just to be nominated... ?

 

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2 minutes ago, Amer said:

They should probably award him just for writing one at age 90!!

 

I'm sure the music branch are just as frustrated as us that he hasn't won since 1994.

 

The best they can do is acknowledge him with nominations and that's fine with me. It's pretty obvious he isn't winning another competitive Oscar; I think that final ship sailed with Fabelmans.

[BB-8 3,478]

I hope the decision makers are aware what this nomination actually means.

[Damien F 1,742]

What's the process? Does the music branch vote for the nominees and then the entire academy votes for the winner?

[phbart 609]

The cool thing is that, even at 91, he'll probably attend the cerimony as he always does, even knowing he's not going to win.

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5 minutes ago, Damien F said:

What's the process? Does the music branch vote for the nominees and then the entire academy votes for the winner?

 

Correct. So really, the nomination is probably more meaningful because it's an acknowledgement from his peers.

[Jay 37,369]

Yep!

[JTN 2,030]

Looking forward to his nomination in 2025.

[Muad'Dib 1,802]

Nice! Almost sure he won't win, but it'll be nice to see him in the crowd -and hopefully he'll get a shout-out from the host as well.

[JTN 2,030]

5 minutes ago, phbart said:

The cool thing is that, even at 91, he'll probably attend the cerimony as he always does, even knowing he's not going to win.

Why is it cool? Except for seeing him wearing a tux again, losing again, for the 49th time, 30 years in a row. He should get a participation Oscar alone. The man is the living embodiment of optimism. “I’ve lost 29 times in a row, but 30th time’s the charm!” 

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Amazing how every Lucasfilm movie JW has scored since the Disney acquisition has received an Oscar nomination. They're getting a solid return on investment.

 

Would be nice if someone at Disney Records had the bright idea of monetizing all that free publicity with score expansions...

[mrbellamy 6,287]

8 minutes ago, crumbs said:

Correct. So really, the nomination is probably more meaningful because it's an acknowledgement from his peers.

 

The nominations are always more fun than the winners 

 

I'm seeing people more annoyed with Williams this year than usual  I do think there was a lot of hope Joe Hisaishi could have gotten his first which would have been great. I really, really thought this was gonna be a skip year but truly very little can get in the way of JW and his Original Score parking spot. 

[JTN 2,030]

20 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

Williams beating his own records for the oldest person to ever be Oscar-nominated and the most nominations for a living person 

If he actually won the award, then it would probably mean something. 

[Jay 37,369]

2 minutes ago, crumbs said:

Amazing how every Lucasfilm film JW has scored since the Disney acquisition has received an Oscar nomination. They're getting a solid return on investment.

 

Would be nice if someone at Disney Records had the bright idea of monetizing all that free publicity with score expansions...

 

Two great points!

[phbart 609]

2 minutes ago, JTW said:

Why is it cool? Except for seeing him wearing a tux again, losing again, for the 49th time, 30 years in a row. He should get a participation Oscar alone. The man is the living embodiment of optimism. “I’ve lost 29 times in a row, but 30th time’s the charm!” 

Which he takes it very graciously every time, apparently.

[JTN 2,030]

Because he is a gentleman and because he is on live TV. 

[phbart 609]

So... he freaks out when the cameras aren't on him?

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1 minute ago, phbart said:

So... he freaks out when the cameras aren't on him?

 

 

[TheUlyssesian 2,478]

You all were doubting John Williams? He's John freakin Williams. Of course he was going to be nominated. If it turns out to be his last score? His peers weren't going to disrespect him. 

[mrbellamy 6,287]

Of course he was always pencilled in but he'd been snubbed for both Crystal Skull and The BFG, that was my thinking. Dial of Destiny fit that mold. 

[Damien F 1,742]

45 minutes ago, crumbs said:

 

I'm sure the music branch are just as frustrated as us that he hasn't won since 1994.

 

The best they can do is acknowledge him with nominations and that's fine with me. It's pretty obvious he isn't winning another competitive Oscar; I think that final ship sailed with Fabelmans.

 

The wider Academy voters when they listen to JW's scores that were nominated by the music branch...

 

[Gabriel Bezerra 302]

Poor thing, him winning might be an american fiction...

(I'll see myself out)

[Taikomochi 1,136]

Glad the score for Attack of the Clones is finally Oscar nominated, two decades late.

[Toillion 215]

Only 6 more nominations to beat out Walt Disney for most of all time! What is he waiting for?!

[geom_00 36]

My three thoughts:

 

1) I am happy to see him nominated

2) I Love Williams, but I have a feeling it will be Ludwig Goransson 

3) I am just REALLY glad that, unlike the Grammy's, John Williams isn't going again the soundtrack from Barbie.

[Taikomochi 1,136]

Oppenheimer will win with certainty. It’s not really a question

[BB-8 3,478]

Oppenheimer will win with certainty.

Oppenheimer will win with certainty.

Oppenheimer will win with certainty.

 

I am saying this thrice so that it doesn't happen.

[Mr. Who 919]

I haven’t been a fan of Göransson in the past and thought his Oscar win for black panther was underserved, but Oppenheimer is actually a  good score. I hope JW wins though.

[King Mark 3,631]

Who know Williams might win an Oscar he doesn't deserve for once .

Career nod/old person  thing I hope. Like they did for Ennio

[JTN 2,030]

And that would make this award even more irrelevant. Not giving it to him for ESB, Raiders, RotJ, ToD, EOtS, TLC, Home Alone, Hook, FaA, SPR, Amistad, TPM, AI, CMIYC, MoaG, Munich, Lincoln, TFA, but giving it for DoD. 

[King Mark 3,631]

Well it's already irrelevant for many years

[Obi 404]

Helena's theme is the best track I listen last year.

 

He has my oscar.

[BB-8 3,478]

7 minutes ago, King Mark said:

Who know Williams might win an Oscar he doesn't deserve for once .

Career nod/old person  thing I hope. Like they did for Ennio

I fear it'll be more like, "old male of talent needs to make way for replaceable digital upstart."

[Taikomochi 1,136]

 

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[Toillion 215]

I hate to see the negativity he is getting for being nominated though. Just imagine what people would say if he won. I think it's pretty dumb that people are mad that he has so many noms over the years. You don't just stop nominating someone because they already have a lot. He has so many because he's the GOAT and continues to be great!

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

I think it's also because it's the score for Dial of Destiny.  If it has been like TFA where the film and score are generally well received then there would be a lot less backlash.  DOD very much feels like an obligatory nomination.

[JTN 2,030]

7 minutes ago, Toillion said:

You don't just stop nominating someone because they already have a lot.

Yes, you start giving it to him. 

[Richard Penna 3,694]

I think the negativity is people being (a) honest, and (b) much more objective than JWFanners are.

 

Looking back, I personally think the idea of Fabelmans or DoD being considered the best score of the year is ludicrous, whereas him not receiving recognition for anything post 1993 is also ludicrous (for example, I think in 2001 he was unfortunate to be up against Shore). There's a balance that's being observed by most people, but not by people who think Williams is still at the top of his game... which in my humble view, he isn't, and I heavily suspect voters are about to demonstrate that.

 

He should have a lifetime achievement award in the bag for sure... but suggesting every year for the last decade that whatever he does is still automatically better than anyone else because he's Williams? Isn't that pretty much what a fanboy does?