Last night, Michael Giacchino won his first Academy Award for his original score for Pixar’s animated movie Up. He was nominated before for Ratatouille in 2008. To watch Giacchino’s acceptance speech, check out Oscars.com. On there, you can also find Giacchino’s speech for the Thank You Cam.
For Best original song, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett took home the statue for The Weary Kind from the movie Crazy Heart.
All the score nominees were featured in a street dance performance during the Oscar show. Marc Shaiman was the musical director of the night and the orchestra was conducted by Harold Wheeler.
