John Williams received his 53rd Academy Award Nomination for the original score to Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday. Spielberg’s latest film received a total of 7 nominations, including Best Picture,…
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‘The Fabelmans’ Score Nominated for the Golden Globes
John Williams’ score for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans has been nominated for the Golden Globe Awards, it was announced this week by the Hollywood Foreign Press Asociation. The other nominees in the Best Score category are Carter Burwell for The…
Williams’ ‘Berlin Concert’ Nominated for the Grammys
John Williams’ 2021 Berlin Concert, released earlier this year on various formats, has been nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards in the Best Orchestral Performance category. The Maestro’s total number of Grammy nominations now stands at 73, with 25 wins…
John Williams Awarded Honorary British Knighthood
John Williams has been awarded an honorary knighthood in one of the final awards approved by the Queen before she died this month, The Daily Mail reports. Williams’ award for services to film music was included in a list of…
John Williams Receives NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
On June 23, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) bestowed the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for John Williams‘ “outstanding achievement in creating unique musical compositions about space exploration, inspiring millions of people through the medium of music.” Williams received…
James Cameron, John Williams, Kathleen Kennedy, More Urge Academy to Reverse Controversial Oscars Telecast Changes
Some of Hollywood’s most high-profile filmmakers, including director James Cameron, producers Kathleen Kennedy and Lili Fini Zanuck, and composer John Williams have joined the growing chorus of voices asking the Academy to reverse course and present all 23 Oscars on…
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Score Receives Grammy Nomination
John Williams has received his 72nd Grammy Award Nomination for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the category of ‘Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media’. Also nominated in this category are the original soundtrack albums for Ad Astra by…
John Williams hopes “to be in Berlin with the Orchestra Next October” (BBC Radio Interview)
In an interview aired at BBC Radio 4 on the occasion of his RPS Gold Medal, John Williams mentioned that he hopes “to be in Berlin with the orchestra next October”, and by Spring he’ll “be able to work” (Williams’…
Williams Receives Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
John Williams was announced as the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal – one of the highest honours in music, recognising outstanding musicianship since 1870 – as part of the 2020 RPS Awards Presentation on 18 November. John…
Princess of Asturias Award – John Williams’ Acceptance Speech (VIDEO)
John Williams’ accepts the Princess of Asturias Award from his home in Los Angeles. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGdkI4RBO4d/ Full transcript: Hello. I’m John Williams, speaking to you from Los Angeles. I’m very sorry I can’t be with you tonight in Oviedo, but the…