Oscars shortlist for Original Score, just announced:
“The Book Thief,” John Williams;
“Gravity,” Steven Price;
“Her,” William Butler and Owen Pallett;
“Philomena,” Alexandre Desplat;
“Saving Mr. Banks,” Thomas Newman.
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His 49th nomination. An extraordinary achievement, second only to Walt Disney.
Hollywood: It’s not what you do, it’s who you know.
For some Oscar categories, I’ve heard it’s who you “do.”
Jason, I’m not sure what you mean by that. Are you suggesting that Williams – one of the greatest of all movie composers, respected and admired by every single person in the business – has only achieved his success because he ‘knows’ people?