He shares the nomination with the movie's music composer,Thomas Newman.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

The sole exception is Thomas Newman's complex, sweepingly romantic and thoroughly magnificent score.

WSJ: Film Review

Composer Thomas Newman, best known for dramatic, dark film music was a bold choice for the animated Finding Nemo, Trudeau says.

NPR: Listening to the Academy Awards: Part Two

Thomas Newman, The Good German: An adventurous spirit creates something both old and new, leaving the listener with much more than a pastiche of golden age scores.

NPR: Oscar-Nominated Scores: 'Notes On a Scandal'