The Rainbow Connection

1979
The Muppet Movie
Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
Music (Song). Nice to Be Around from Cinderella Liberty, Sanford Production; 20th Century-Fox. Music by John Williams; lyrics by Paul Williams.
Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation). Phantom of the Paradise, Harbor Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Song score by Paul Williams; adaptation score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton.
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score). Bugsy Malone, Goodtimes Enterprises, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK) Song score and adaptation score by Paul Williams.
Winner markerMusic (Original Song). Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) from A Star Is Born, Barwood/Jon Peters Production; First Artists Presentation; Warner Bros. Music by Barbra Streisand; lyrics by Paul Williams.
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score). The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson Productions; Lord Grade/Martin Starger Presentation; AFD (Associated Film Distribution). (UK, USA) Song score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; adaptation score by Paul Williams.
Music (Original Song). The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson Productions; Lord Grade/Martin Starger Presentation; AFD (Associated Film Distribution). (UK, USA) Music and lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher.

6 Nominations