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![]() 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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