PORTMAN FIRST WOMAN TO LAND BMI AWARD
Oscar-winning composer RACHEL PORTMAN has made history after becoming the first woman to land the prestigious career achievement award from perfor mance rights organisation BMI.
Portman will be honoured with the Richard Kirk Award at the Broadcast M usic, Inc. Film & Television Awards in Beverly Hills on 19 May (10).
She will be the first woman to be handed the prize since the organisati on began giving it out 25 years ago. It has previously gone to honourees including John Williams, John Barry, Lalo Schifrin, Danny Elfman, Alan Me nken and Mike Post.
In 1996, Portman set a historical precedent as the first woman to win a n Academy Award for original score, for romantic comedy Emma.
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