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Gigi Academy Award Question

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henrikegerman
#1Gigi Academy Award Question
Posted: 2/28/15 at 8:21am

Why did Gigi's best original score Oscar go to arranger and conductor Andre Previn instead of to composer Frederick Loewe?

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best12bars
#2Gigi Academy Award Question
Posted: 2/28/15 at 8:36am

Because the award wasn't for the songs, it was for Scoring of a Musical Picture.

Just like Herbert Stothart won for scoring The Wizard of Oz. The award went to him, not to Arlen and Harburg (who won for the song Over the Rainbow).

It's akin to adapting a screenplay.

They later changed the category many times to Best Song Score or Adapted Score (to include the composers), then changed it back, then dropped it, etc.

A tricky category.


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henrikegerman
#2Gigi Academy Award Question
Posted: 2/28/15 at 9:11am

Weird. Thanks.