Who has won the most Oscars for Score?
Alfred Newman
Most scoring wins: Alfred Newman (nine). Only two other individuals have won as many as nine Oscars in competition: Walt Disney (22) and art director Cedric Gibbons (11). Most scoring nominations: John Williams (47). Williams has also received five noms for best song.
Who won Oscar over Joaquin Phoenix?
The actor, 45, beat out fellow nominees Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”) and Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”). This is Phoenix’s first Oscar win.
Is there an Academy Award for Best Original Score?
The Academy Award for Best Original Musical is a category that was re-established in 2000 after the Best Original Musical or Comedy Score category was retired. It has never been awarded in its present form due to a prolonged drought of films meeting the sufficient eligibility requirements.
Who was the winner of the 73rd Academy Awards?
The nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards were announced on February 13, 2001, by Robert Rehme, president of the Academy, and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates. Gladiator received the most nominations with twelve. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came in second with ten. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 25, 2001.
Who is going to host the Academy Awards in 2014?
Shortly after the election of AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs in August 2013, Meron and Zadan announced that comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres would host the 2014 ceremony.
Who was the only composer to win three Oscars in a row?
Hamlisch also won Best Song that year for The Way We Were, making him the only composer to win three music Oscars in the same year. Only one composer has won Oscars three years in a row: Roger Edens won for Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950).