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This morning, Danny Elfman’s score for BIG FISH was nominated for an Academy Award. It’s well-deserved. His score is subtle, never flashy, and really works to support the movie rather than call attention to itself.

While I’m delighted we got this nomination, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little disappointed we didn’t get others. Oh well. There are many excellent films and filmmakers recognized in this year’s nominations, and some omissions at least as notable as BIG FISH’s.

I don’t think there’s any great conspiracy for or against anyone. Nominations are just the aggregate of a lot of individual opinions. And on the plus side, I can stop obsessively reading Internet message boards about the awards, which has become a giant time-suck. For that extra hour each day, God bless you, Academy voters.

Earlier this week, we were happy to learn that Big Fish got five Broadcast Film Critics Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Tim Burton), Best Writer (John), Best Song (Pearl Jam’s “Man of the Hour”) and Best Score (Danny Elfman). Although I never believe it when I hear other people say it, it’s an honor just to be nominated.

It’s a little odd that the category I’m in is called “Best Writer.” Usually, the writing awards are called “Best Screenplay.” But I guess since they give the award to a person, not a movie, it does sort of make sense.

Who knows if we’ll win any awards. One good thing is that we’ll know soon: The awards are going to be held January 10, 2004 in Beverly Hills, and broadcast live on E!. (Do you have to put a period on a sentence that ends with E!? I’ll be sure to ask.)