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Michael Giacchino won his first Academy Award for Best Original Score for composing which 2009 animated film?
Answer
Up
Giacchino won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for 'Up' at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, his first Oscar win despite having scored several earlier Pixar films.
💡 Did you know?
Michael Giacchino was rejected from film scoring programs but landed Up (2009) through a Pixar connection, then won an Oscar.
Other options people guess
- Ratatouille
- The Incredibles
- Coco
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