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The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. [1] It was hosted by Bob Hope, in his first of nineteen turns as host.
The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. [1]
Apr 14, 2020 · April 14, 2020. 1940 Academy Awards – Music (Original Score) Winner. The Wizard of Oz. Herbert Stothart. Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well. Amazon.
Apr 11, 2021 · Henry Mancini won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, as well as the Academy Award for Best Song for his work on Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Here's a sample — take a listen to the jazzy, romantic, and melancholy suite.
The Academy Award for Original Score is given to the best body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring that is written specifically for a movie. [1]
Jan 13, 2017 · For the 14th Academy Awards, the Best Original Score category was split into two. Dumbo prevailed over forgettable competition (The Chocolate Soldier, anyone?), while Herrmann won his first and only (!) Oscar for the William Dieterle film originally titled The Devil and Daniel Webster.