Up by Michael Giacchino wins Golden Globe Awards and Critics Choice Awards 2010
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Award season is upon us once again and not surprisingly it was Up by Michael Giacchino that opened with two clear wins. Most interesting was the Golden Globe Awards win over James Horner’s Avatar who many thought might get the nod.
First off was the Critics Choice Awards:
Up by Michael Giacchino (WINNER) 40%
Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer (Runner Up) 32%
The Princess and the Frog by Randy Newman 12%
Where the Wild Things Are by Karen O & Carter Burwell 11%
The Informant! by Marvin Hamlisch 4%
Up by Michael Giacchino (WINNER)
The Informant! by Marvin Hamlisch
Avatar by James Horner
A Single Man by Abel Korzeniowski
Where the Wild Things are by Karen O & Carter Burwell
Congratulations to Michael Giacchino! Here’s his acceptance speech:
Here’s UP:
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Up was good imo, but not that good. I can’t say im happy with this. Maybe Avatar will win Oscar?
Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I think Star Trek was much better, but that|s my opinion. Avatar has a fair chance of winning the Oscar, especially since Avatar is up for Best Movie (must be.. surely!). We’ll have to wait and see for the nominations first.
Yes indeed, even Star Trek was better than Up. After all, its according to you, best score of 2009 
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Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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I thought it was great that Giacchino won, him being one of my favorite composers. I thought that Horner would win it, but yes, maybe he will take the Oscar instead? When was the last time a score from an animated film won (if ever) one of these big awards?
Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Must be Lion King in 94. The academy do own Horner an Oscar for Braveheart though, but it will be tough competition from Up that’s for sure. I wouldn’t bet money on this one. It will be close
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I’ll be the champion for UP. I loved it when I first heard it, I loved it in the film, and I still love it. I think STAR TREK is damn good too.
AVATAR certainly stands a chance to take the Oscar for Original Score, but it has to get in the category first. Horner isn’t the Oscar or industry darling he once was, but I’m pretty sure he will ride in on the AVATAR juggernaut. Once the categories land, it will be a bit clearer as to which way the wind is blowing.
It’s been quite a while since an animated film has won the score award, so Giacchino’s chances aren’t as sure as they would have been in the 90’s. Still, there’s a lotta love for UP and I’m pretty sure it will be a nominee for Best Picture as well. (P.S. POCAHONTAS was the last animated film to win, 1995.)
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Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Having a hard time with Giacchino I’m afraid, although he blew one out of the galaxy (literally) with Star Trek.
Avatar is rolling alright, and I’ll be surprised if Horner is not nominated this year, but the Academy has surprised me before. I still think they owe him for the Braveheart fiasco. They better fix their mistakes! 
Ah yes. Lion King in 95 and then Pocahontas in 96. Ratatouille almost won it in in 08. Seems like animation is coming back big time (as long as Giacchino scores it).
Jim Lochner Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
I’m not a fan of BRAVEHEART, the movie or the score. I thought IL POSTINO was sweet and perfect for the film. A winner? Maybe not. But anytime a foreign film gets up for Best Picture AND Score, it always wins. IL POSTINO, CROUCHING TIGER, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL… My choice in 1995 would have been APOLLO 13. At least I picked Horner, eh? LOL
Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
That’s why I dislike the Oscars. I knew there was a reason
I totally understand your dislike of them. I certainly have my beef with them and MANY of their choices. But as the only acknowledgement of film music on that kind of massive global scale (and with a long-standing tradition), I’m all for the Oscars…no matter what I think of their choices.
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Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Personally I’ll take The International Film Music Critics Association over them any day of the week. Scores judged by people who live and breathe scores (including yourselves), can’t get better than that. If I was a composer, I would want an IFMCA award rather than an Oscar. The average guy doesn’t care about the score category anyway. Most people haven’t heard of Michael Giacchino even if he was to win it, which is a shame and why Oscars doesn’t matter except for the production companies and PR companies.
But I’ll still be watching… I’m such a hypocrite 
Jim Lochner Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
If I was a composer, I wouldn’t sneer at an Oscar once I saw my paycheck go up, that’s for sure. LOL But I know what you mean. All of these awards need to be taken with a grain of salt anyway. They are what they are and no more than that.
I believe I have some room over in that corner if you’d like to join me and all the other hypocrites.
The first ten minutes of UP made people around the world cry buckets (myself included), in large part because of the score driving that whole sequence of a lifetime lived. That in and of itself is an award worthy achievement. The whole score might not be a masterpiece, but any composer worth their salt would give anything to score just ONE cue as moving as that in their whole career. Because of that opening, I can’t even comment on the score by itself, as every time I’ve attempted to listen to it on my ipod I’ve bawled like a baby, both because of memories of seeing the film and other personal memories of my life at the time that the music conjures up. A score so effective I can’t even listen to it! The Oscar choices are always, frustratingly limited, obvious and far too mainstream, but here’s a composer that really deserves his win!
Jorn Tillnes Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:30 am
I can certainly see that. When a movie touches you like this and you get that score piece put in in your head at the same time, that’s powerful mojo my friend. I wish it had the same effect on me, but that’s part of the mystery and greatness of film music (and the film itself). I can think of a few times when I have cried like a baby and people were just looking at me like I’m crazy. Still for me it works and if there is a piece of music with that scene, it will be etched into my mind forever. That’s how powerful it is. Glad you had a moment like that!
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