ASCAP Dominates Nominations for
80th Annual Academy Awards

ASCAP swept the nominations in the music categories for the 80th annual Academy Awards. In a January 22 announcement made by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President Sid Ganis and Oscar® winner Kathy Bates, ASCAP writers and international affiliates wrote or co-wrote all ten nominated works across the Original Score and Original Song fields. This included three nominations for ASCAP Board Member Stephen Schwartz, in honor of the lyrics he wrote for songs from Enchanted.

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

ASCAP congratulates its nominees, listed below:

Achievement in music written for motion pictures
(Original score)

Dario Marianelli (PRS)
Atonement

Alberto Iglesias (SGAE)
The Kite Runner

James Newton Howard
Michael Clayton

Michael Giacchino
Ratatouille

Marco Beltrami
3:10 to Yuma

Achievement in music written for motion pictures
(Original song)

Stephen Schwartz, lyrics
"Happy Working Song" from Enchanted

Stephen Schwartz, lyrics
"So Close" from Enchanted

Stephen Schwartz, lyrics
"That's How You Know" from Enchanted

Glen Hansard (IMRO) & Marketa Irglova (IMRO), music and lyrics
"Falling Slowly" from Once

Impact Repertory Theatre, music and lyrics
"Raise It Up" from August Rush