BAFTA nominations 2014

And the nominees for best score are

The 2014 BAFTA Award nominations were announced today and among those composers in the Original Music category receiving recognition are Steven Price (Gravity), Henry Jackman (Captain Phillips), Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave), John Williams (The Book Thief) and Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks).

Among the five, Price and Phillips are the only British natives in the category. The last British composer to win the BAFTA for Original Film Music was Christopher Gunning for La Vie en Rose in 2008.

In November, Jackman won Best Original Feature Film Score for Captain Phillips at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. The composer also has two Annie Award nominations this year for his score in DreamWorks Animation's Turbo in the Animated Feature Production Music and Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature categories.

In addition to its BAFTA nomination, Price's music for Gravity won Best Original Score at the Houston Film Critics and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Gravity has also received Original Score nominations from the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Chicago Film Critics, Denver Film Critics, San Diego Film Critics, St. Louis Gateway Film Critics and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics.