INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2015 IFMCA AWARDS; JOHN WILLIAMS WINS THREE AWARDS FOR STAR WARS The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2015, in the…
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John Williams Receives Lifetime Contribution to Hollywood Award
‘Made In Hollywood Honors’ event honors renowned composer for works including L.A.-scored Star Wars: The Force Awakens Entertainment industry VIPs, local union officials and political leaders celebrated this year’s Oscar-nominated films made in California at the Made In Hollywood Honors Oscar…
Williams Receives Four IFMCA Nominations
Press Release: INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED; OCTOGENARIAN VETERANS JOHN WILLIAMS AND ENNIO MORRICONE LEAD THE FIELD, MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR MICHAEL GIACCHINO, LATE JAMES HORNER FEBRUARY 4, 2016. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its…
John Williams Receives 50th Oscar Nomination for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
John Williams has received his 50th Nomination for the Academy Awards for the original score to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The other nominees in the Original Score category are Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight, Johann Johannson for Sicario,…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Score Nominated for the BAFTAs
John Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been nominated for the British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) in the Best Original Music category. The other nominated scores are The Hateful Eight by Ennio Morricone, Bridge of Spies by Thomas…
Williams to Receive American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award
For the first time in AFI history, America’s highest honor for a career in film will be bestowed upon a composer. John Williams will receive the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. “John Williams has written the soundtrack to…
Williams Wins 22nd Grammy
John Williams received his 22nd Grammy Award last night for the track “The Book Thief”, from the original soundtrack album of the same title. The track had been nominated for Best Instrumental Composition at this year’s Grammys, presented for albums…
Williams Premieres ‘Book Thief’ Suite
NEW UPDATE: Listen to the full performance and interview with John Williams (audio only): See also: Video report (22-second John Williams segment starting at 4:53) LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Williams and Jill Scott were among the artists who brought…
‘The Book Thief’ Nominated for the Saturn Awards
John Williams’ score for The Book Thief has been nominated for the Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films. The other nominees in the music category are Oz The Great and Powerful by Danny Elfman,…
Williams to Premiere ‘The Book Thief’ Suite at Pre-Oscar Ceremony
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 85 years, Oscar is putting on his very first concert, and there are plans to televise future shows worldwide. The motion picture academy will present a live Oscar Concert in the days leading up to…