Did AR Rahman win Oscar by beating so many big heads?
While it is a well-known fact that music director AR rahman won the oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, you will be surprised to know who beat him to win the award. In competition with AR rahman were Alexander Desbault, james Newton Howard, Danny Elman and Thomas Newman.Alexander Desbault was nominated for the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He also composed music for movies like Harry Potter and Death Hallows. Similarly, james Newton Howard was nominated for the film Defiance. He is the music composer of Batman The Dark Knight.
Danny Elman, nominated for Milk, scored the score for Spider-Man. Finally, Thomas Newman was nominated for WALL-E. He is the music composer of shashank Redemption. By defeating so many big names, Oozipuyal has bagged the award for Best Background Music.