3 Philadelphia-Area Talents Receive Academy Awards Nominations
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The fantasy love story 'The Shape of Water' leads the way among Oscar nominees, but three Philadelphia-area natives are up for biggest honors in Hollywood.
The Academy Awards are becoming old hat for Benj Pasek.
The songwriter from Ardmore and his creative partner Justin Paul are up for Best Original Song for "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman.
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A win would be the second straight for Pasek and Paul as they took home the Oscar in the same category last year for "City of Stars" from La La Land.
On Twitter Pasek and Paul's joint account thanked everyone to star Hugh Jackman to the academy saying, "We are indebted to you all and honored to receive this nomination."
To the amazing #michaelgracey-you inspired it
— Pasek and Paul (@pasekandpaul) January 23, 2018
To the incomparable @realhughjackman-you made it happen
To the show stopping @kealasettle-you made it come to life
We are indebted to you all and honored to receive this nomination from @TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/TlRzVLVP4W
Margate is celebrating native son Scott Neustadter.
He and his screenwriting partner, Michael Weber, are nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Disaster Artist.
Congrats to our Adapted Screenplay nominees! #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/8BBhPBlB3r
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 23, 2018
And even NBA Legend Kobe Bryant landed an Oscar nod for Best Animated Short Film for his Dear Basketball.
Bryant expressed his gratitude for the Oscar nomination on Twitter saying, "This is beyond the realm of imagination."
What?? This is beyond the realm of imagination. It means so much that the @TheAcademy deemed #DearBasketball worthy of contention. Thanks to the genius of @GlenKeanePrd & John Williams for taking my poem to this level. It's an honor to be on this team. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/M2joyk9D1V
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 23, 2018