FM: Morricone is clearly emotional in accepting the award, and it’s not hard to see why. After a career encompassing more than 400 scores across every conceivable genre, this was the moment where he was finally been embraced by the movies’ most prestigious awards ceremony, in the twilight years of his life at the age of 87.
Shaz from FL writes: “The Academy Awards are just around the corner, and if recent shows are any indication, Oppenheimer will be taking its biggest prize. But should it?”
Oscars 2023 might witness new rounds of celebrations, accolades, and the usual reminiscence of the Slapgate fiasco.
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The fact that this is his first Oscar trumps any other controversy over the Oscars. You can go back to the 70s and he was writing some of the best scores ever written for film. I'm sure I'd have to check to find the winners over the last four decades but everyone knows some of his scores. Maybe the Oscars need a system more like the NFL with the pro bowl. The current system is broken.