Oscar Alert:
Oscar Nominations: 6
Screenplay (Original): Christopher Gore
Song (Original): “Fame,” music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Score (Original): Michael Gore
Sound: Michael Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Jay M. Harding, and Chris Newman
Film Editing: Gerry Hambling
Song (Original): “Out Here on My Own,” music by Michael Gore; lyrics by Lesley Gore
Oscar Awards: 1
Song: “Fame”
Oscar Context:
In 1980, Bo Goldman won the Screenplay Oscar for “Melvyn and Howard,” Thelma Schoonmaker the Editing Oscar for “Raging Bull,” and “The Empire Strikes Back,” received the Sound Oscar.