AWARDS ORIGINALS

BEST SONG & ORIGINAL SCORE

 

Awards Spotlight: “Bleed For Love” & “Unfinished Song” Could End Diane Warren’s Runner-Up Streak

Diane Warren has won two Grammys and a Golden Globe, and she’s a six-time Academy Award nominee in the Best Original Song category. SSN spoke with Warren about how the songs for Winnie Mandela and Unfinished Song came about. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: Pharrell Williams Finds Happiness in ‘Despicable Me 2′ Songs

The 40-year-old singer/songwriter/producer chatted with SSN about the challenges of working on the film and why “there’s nothing like going to the bottom of your creative resources and exhausting all ideas.” (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Make Beautiful Music Together for Disney’s ‘Frozen

SSN spoke with Lopez and Anderson-Lopez about creating the song Let It Go and what it is like to mix work and marriage. (SSN)

Oscars 2014 Category Standouts: Best Song & Score

When it comes to Best Original Score and Song, it’s often hard to decipher which way Academy nominations will go—let alone, who’ll win. With such a wide range of original film music on offer, SSN looks at which songs and scores are the frontrunners in this year’s race. (SSN)

Oscar Analysis Part Three: Forecasting the 2015 Oscars in Disney’s Future

SSN’s look at Disney 2014 - a schedule that is by no means finalized - but even a cursory glance is enough to see that Disney has just as many opportunities to earn awards recognition as it does in any other year. (SSN)

23rd Annual Gotham Awards Preview

This year’s Gotham Awards will include a tribute to the late James Gandolfini, presented by Steve Buscemi, and the event will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on December 2. (SSN)  

OTHER ORIGINALS

 

SSN’s Charitable Gift Giving Guide

SSN heads into the Thanksgiving holiday with a charitable gift guide. (SSN)

TV Castings For 11/127/13: Rachel Blanchard Set To Recur On ‘Fargo’ For FX

SSN’s weekly report on the latest castings in TV across cable and broadcast. This week’s report includes: Leah Remini, Amy Brenneman, Andrew Rannells, Marley Shelton, Adam Brody, Elizabeth Hurley, and Michelle Forbes. (SSN)