ASCAP Composers Dominate Oscar Noms

Randy Newman

Marco Beltrami

Buck Sanders

Michael Giacchino

James Horner

Hans Zimmer

Reinhardt Wagner

ASCAP composers received the lion's share of nominations in the music categories at the 82nd annual Academy Awards. In a February 2nd announcement made by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway, ASCAP writers and international affiliates earned seven out of the ten nominations spread across the Original Score and Original Song fields. This included two nominations for Randy Newman, in honor of his songs from The Princess and the Frog. Composer Michael Giacchino, who was nominated in the Original Score category for his music for Up, recently earned two Grammy awards for the same score.

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

ASCAP congratulates its nominees, listed below:

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original Score)

Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
The Hurt Locker

Michael Giacchino
Up

James Horner
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Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original Song)

Randy Newman
The Princess and the Frog - Song: "Almost There"

Randy Newman
The Princess and the Frog - Song: "Down in New Orleans"

Reinhardt Wagner (SACEM) and Frank Thomas (SACEM)
Paris 36 - Song: "Loin de Paname"