Congratulations to the 78th Annual Academy Award Nominees & Winners

September 1, 2009

The Society of Composers & Lyricists is pleased to congratulate all of the 78th Annual Academy Award nominees and *winners. The nominees and *winners in the music categories are:

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) *“Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features) Gustavo Santaolalla

  • “The Constant Gardener” (Focus Features) Alberto Iglesias
  • “Memoirs of a Geisha” (Sony Pictures Releasing) John Williams
  • “Munich” (Universal and DreamWorks) John Williams
  • “Pride & Prejudice” (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

  • “In the Deep” from “Crash” (Lions Gate), Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker, Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York
  • “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from“Hustle & Flow” (Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment), Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
  • “Travelin’ Thru” from “Transamerica” (The Weinstein Company and IFC Films), Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton