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Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by John Williams
The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.
The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven. The Sting won 7 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Roy Hill.
Marvin Hamlisch scored a hat trick, taking home three Oscars: Best Music, Original Song alongside Alan and Marilyn Bergman for “The Way We Were”, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for The Way We Were and Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation for The Sting.
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann. 2023: German composer Volker Bertelmann took home the accolade for his score to anti-war epic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’.
- Dune – Hans Zimmer. 2022: Zimmer’s 27-year wait for his second Oscar – his first being in 1994 for The Lion King – set a new composer record, one previously held by Breakfast at Tiffany’s composer Henry Mancini.
- Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. 2021: Three musical greats picked up the Best Score award for Disney and Pixar’s animation about a jazz musician who winds up trapped in an alternate world, and must connect to his true purpose on Earth to find his way out.
- Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir. 2020: Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first woman to win an Academy Award for a film score since 1997. In her speech, she urged women and girls to “please speak up; we need to hear your voices.”
Feb 5, 2014 · HONORARY AWARD. To Howard Hawks – A master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema. To Jean Renoir – a genius who, with grace, responsibility and enviable devotion through silent film, sound film, feature, documentary and television, has won the world’s admiration.
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Marvin Hamlisch set a new Oscar record when he won all three of the year's music awards: Song (The Way We Were, with Alan and Marilyn Bergman), Original Dramatic Score (The Way We Were), and Scoring (The Sting). John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, and David Niven shared the hosting duties.
