Congratulations to the 2004 Oscar Nominees

The nominations have been announced for the 76th Annual Academy Awards. The Society of Composers and Lyricsts congratulates all of the nominees, which include SCL Advisory Board member Howard Shore.

The nominees are:

Music (Score)

Big Fish–Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain–Gabriel Yared
Finding Nemo–Thomas Newman
House of Sand and Fog–James Horner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King–Howard Shore

Music (Song)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
“Into the West”
Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

A Mighty Wind
“A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow”
Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O’Toole

Cold Mountain
“Scarlet Tide”
Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello

The Triplets of Belleville
“The Triplets of Belleville”
Music by Benoit Charest
Lyric by Sylvain Chomet

Cold Mountain
“You Will Be My Ain True Love”
Music and Lyric by Sting

The Academy Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood CA.