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 Print this article FMS FEATURE...  January 10, 2013 85th Annual Academy Award Nominations Announced John Williams betters his own standing with 48th nom by Marilee Bradford  John Williams 80-year-old Williams earned this year's nomination for his early Americana-style score in his 26th collaboration with Steven Spielberg, Lincoln, which itself garnered 12 nominations (the most of any film this year) including Best Picture.  Thomas Newman  Alexandre Desplat  Dario Marianelli  Mychael Danna  Seth MacFarlane  Paul Epworth and Adele The Academy returned to its faithful five-count nominations for Original Song following last year's controversy when only two songs were nominated, and this year's list itself is a nod to traditional songwriting – all five consisting of an actual melody, a lyric without profanity, and some type of dramatic context. In addition to Danna's "Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi with lyric by vocalist Bombay Jayashri, the category offers "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from the irreverent Ted, with music by Walter Murphy and lyric by Oscar host Seth MacFarlane; "Before My Time" by J. Ralph from the global warming documentary Chasing Ice, sung by Scarlett Johansson and featuring violinist Joshua Bell; the chart-topping "Skyfall" from the Bond film of the same name, written by UK superstar crooner Adele and her producer Paul Epworth; and "Suddenly," the welcome addition to the film version of the stage musical Les Miserables, written by the show's composer Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyricist Alain Boublil and English librettist-lyricist Herbert Kretzmer. The Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and televised by ABC. The nominees: ORIGINAL SCORE
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