Posts Tagged ‘Academy Awards’

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Luca), Nathan Johnson (Knives Out, Looper), Natalie Holt […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to four artists, including songwriter Diane Warren. She will receive the award at the 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Warren has written original songs for more than 100 films […]

Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell were honored with their first Oscar at tonight’s 94th Academy Awards ceremony at the DolbyTheatre in Hollywood for their title song from Cary Fukunaga’s James Bond film No Time to Die. Check out their acceptance speech after the jump. Earlier in the evening, Hans Zimmer received his second Academy Award […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that four of the five Oscar-nominated original songs will be performed live at this Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards ceremony. Beyoncé‘ will perform the end titles track Be Alive from Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Donnell will perform their Grammy Award-winning title […]

94th Academy Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: February 8, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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This morning, the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of the last year will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center and will be televised live in the U.S. on the ABC Television Network at 8 […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the shortlists for several categories for the 94th Academy Awards, including Original Score and Original Song. The shortlisted scores and songs are listed in alphabetical order below. The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on February 8, 2022 and the awards show […]

2022 Oscars Best Original Song Predictions

Posted: December 20, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the Best Original Song category of next year’s 94th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the songs in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the […]

2022 Oscars Best Original Score Predictions

Posted: December 12, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Starting today, we are publishing our predictions for the Best Original Score category of next year’s 94th Academy Awards on the left side column of this page. The selection and ranking is based on our own experience of the scores in context of the movies, reactions of Academy music branch members and others in the […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year are a number of film composers, including Emile Mosseri (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Kajillionaire) who received his […]

Academy Announces Updates Rules in Music Categories

Posted: June 30, 2021 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards, including two changes in the music categories. In the Original Score category, “for a score to be eligible, it must comprise a minimum of 35% of the total music in the film, lowered from 60%” and in the Original […]