This is great news. Probably the biggest international recognition for ARR till now. And this would surely get ARR closer to that Oscar nom.
Already, a leading Oscar tracking website like awardsdaily.com (formerly oscarwatch.com) has ARR's name right on top of its Best Score contender's list. The Oscar Contender Tracker NBR nom/win */+ LAFCA win+, runner-up* Best Original Score A.R. Rahman, Slumdgo Millionaire+ Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Button* Zimmer and Howard, The Dark Knight Thomas Newman, Revolutionary Road Danny Elfman, Milk Thomas Newman, Wall-E The Oscar Contender Tracker NBR nom/win */+ LAFCA win+, runner-up* Hearty congratulations to ARR. -Vinod --- In [email protected], Ramesh R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/ e3i4bd301b9abd26e41d3054d9e881ef91e > > 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to > composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film in > "Slumdog Millionaire," besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin > Button." > > The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual > banquet. ' > > > ----------- > > Congrats ARR! > Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep all related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would have really loved for Desplat to get the nod. >
