Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2012 Sony/TriStar Pictures film Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name. The album was released through Sony Music Entertainment's RCA Records on July 31, 2012. The film's soundtrack includes new recordings of four songs from the original film's soundtrack as well as new original music by Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston and Cee Lo Green. The soundtrack's first official lead single is the last song recorded by Whitney Houston before she died on February 11, 2012, a duet with R&B/pop singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks on a song called "Celebrate". The song premiered on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on May 21, 2012 and was made available for digital download on iTunes on June 5. Whitney Houston's other track, "His Eye is On the Sparrow", debuted only one day after the premiere of "Celebrate". The official music video for "Celebrate" was filmed on May 30, 2012. It made its world premiere on BET's 106 & Park on June 27, 2012.

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Motion picture winners and nominees

Best Actor - DramaSean Penn - 21 Grams and Mystic River Hayden Christensen - Shattered Glass Paddy Considine - In America Tom Cruise - The Last Samurai Jude Law - Cold Mountain William H. Macy - The CoolerBest Actor - Musical or ComedyBill Murray - Lost in Translation Jack Black - School of Rock Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Robert Downey Jr. - The Singing Detective Paul Giamatti - American Splendor Billy Bob Thornton - Bad SantaBest Actress - DramaCharlize Theron - Monster Jennifer Connelly - House of Sand and Fog Toni Collette - Japanese Story Samantha Morton - In America Nikki Reed - Thirteen Naomi Watts - 21 Grams Evan Rachel Wood - ThirteenBest Actress - Musical or ComedyDiane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give Jamie Lee Curtis - Freaky Friday Hope Davis - American Splendor Katie Holmes - Pieces of April Diane Lane - Under the Tuscan Sun Helen Mirren - Calendar GirlsBest Animated or Mixed Media Film The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) Brother Bear Finding Nemo Looney Tunes: Back in Action Millennium Actress (Sennen joy) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven SeasBest Art Direction and Production Design The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Kill Bill: Volume 1 The Last Samurai Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Seabiscuit Whale RiderBest Cinematography The Last Samurai - John Toll Girl with a Pearl Earring The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River SeabiscuitBest Costume Design The Last Samurai - Ngila Dickson The Company The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl SeabiscuitBest DirectorJim Sheridan - In America Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - American Splendor Niki Caro - Whale Rider Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood - Mystic River Catherine Hardwicke - ThirteenBest Documentary Film Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony Capturing the Friedmans The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara Lost in La Mancha My Flesh and Blood StevieBest Editing The Last Samurai - Victor Du Bois and Steven Rosenblum House of Sand and Fog The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River SeabiscuitBest Film - Drama In America The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Thirteen Whale RiderBest Film - Musical or Comedy Lost in Translation American Splendor Bad Santa Bend It Like Beckham A Mighty Wind Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlBest Foreign Language Film City of God (Cidade de Deus), Brazil The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares), Canada Gloomy Sunday (Gloomy Sunday - Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod), Germany Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran), France Osama, Afghanistan/Iran Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom), KoreaBest Original Score "The Last Samurai" - Hans Zimmer "Camp" - Stephen Trask "Cold Mountain" - Gabriel Yared "Finding Nemo" - Thomas Newman "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" - Howard Shore "The Missing" - James Horner "Seabiscuit" - Randy NewmanBest Original Song "Siente mi amor" - Once Upon a Time in Mexico "Cross the Green Mountain" - Gods and Generals "Great Spirits" - Brother Bear "The Heart of Every Girl" - Mona Lisa Smile "How Shall I See You Through My Tears" - Camp "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A Mighty WindBest Screenplay - Adapted Mystic River - Brian Helgeland American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini Cold Mountain - Anthony Minghella Seabiscuit - Gary Ross Shattered Glass - Billy Ray Whale Rider - Niki CaroBest Screenplay - Original Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola 21 Grams - Guillermo Arriaga The Cooler - Frank Hannah and Wayne Kramer Kill Bill: Volume 1 - Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman The Station Agent - Tom McCarthy Thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki ReedBest Sound Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Kill Bill: Volume 1 The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Mystic River SeabiscuitBest Supporting Actor - DramaDjimon Hounsou - In America Alec Baldwin - The Cooler Jeff Bridges - Seabiscuit Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams Omar Sharif - Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim el les fleurs du Coran) Ken Watanabe - The Last SamuraiBest Supporting Actor - Musical or ComedyEugene Levy - A Mighty Wind Johnny Depp - Once Upon a Time in Mexico Bill Nighy - Love Actually Sam Rockwell - Matchstick Men Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Thomas Sangster - Love ActuallyBest Supporting Actress - DramaMaria Bello - The Cooler Emma Bolger - In America Annette Bening - Open Range Patricia Clarkson - The Station Agent Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River Holly Hunter - ThirteenBest Supporting Actress - Musical or ComedyPatricia Clarkson - Pieces of April Shaheen Khan - Bend It Like Beckham Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation Catherine O'Hara - A Mighty Wind Emma Thompson - Love Actually Julie Walters - Calendar GirlsBest Visual Effects Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Kill Bill: Volume 1 The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines