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James Newton Howard
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Academy Awards, USA (9)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (4)
Annie Awards (3)
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (45)
BMI Film & TV Awards (2)
BAFTA Awards (2)
Critics Choice Awards (2)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (3)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (6)
Golden Globes, USA (5)
Satellite Awards (5)
Grammy Awards (5)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (4)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
World Soundtrack Awards (6)
Black Reel Awards (1)
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (1)
Austin Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (1)
International Cinephile Society Awards (2)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (2)
Iowa Film Critics Awards (1)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (1)
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (52)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) (4)
Online Film & Television Association (7)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (3)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (2)
GoldSpirit Awards (3)
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (3)
Phoenix Critics Circle (1)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
New Mexico Film Critics (1)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
Hollywood Critics Association (1)
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards (1)
Movie Music UK Awards (2)
79 wins & 124 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2021 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
News of the World
2009 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Defiance
2008 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Michael Clayton
2005 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
The Village
1998 Nominee
Oscar
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
My Best Friend's Wedding
4 more
All
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2017 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Music
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2009 Winner
Saturn Award
Best Music
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Music
Batman Begins
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2001 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Music
Dinosaur
Annie Awards
2022 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature
Raya and the Last Dragon
Shared with:
Jhené Aiko
2001 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score an Animated Feature Production
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2000 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Dinosaur
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2013 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
The Bourne Legacy
2013 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
The Hunger Games
2013 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
Gnomeo & Juliet
Shared with:
Chris Bacon
·
Bernie Taupin
2012 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
The Green Hornet
40 more
All
BMI Film & TV Awards
2021 Winner
BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award
Theatrical Film Award
Raya and the Last Dragon
1991 Winner
BMI Film Music Award
Pretty Woman
BAFTA Awards
2021 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Original Score
News of the World
2009 Nominee
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
Critics Choice Awards
2021 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Score
News of the World
2009 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Composer
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
Batman Begins
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
King Kong
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2021 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Musical Score
News of the World
2nd place
Primetime Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Light & Magic
For "Gang of Outsiders "
2017 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
For "A Bad Beginning"
2016 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
All the Way
2001 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
Gideon's Crossing
1995 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music
ER
1 more
All
Golden Globes, USA
2021 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
News of the World
2009 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Defiance
2006 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
King Kong
1997 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
One Fine Day
Song: "For the First Time"
Shared with:
Jud Friedman
·
Allan Rich
1995 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Junior
Song: "Look What Love Has Done"
Shared with:
Carole Bayer Sager
·
James Ingram
·
Patty Smyth
Satellite Awards
2021 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
News of the World
2011 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
Water for Elephants
2010 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
Salt
2007 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
The Lookout
2000 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Original Score
Snow Falling on Cedars
Grammy Awards
2009 Winner
Grammy
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
·
Lorne Balfe
·
Alex Gibson
·
Alan Meyerson
2008 Nominee
Grammy
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Blood Diamond
2003 Nominee
Grammy
Best Instrumental Composition
For "Signs - Main Titles"
2001 Nominee
Grammy
Best Instrumental Composition
For "The Egg Travels"
1998 Nominee
Grammy
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
One Fine Day
For the song "For The First Time".
Shared with:
Jud Friedman
·
Allan Rich
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2008 Winner
Sierra Award
Best Score
Defiance
2000 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Score
Unbreakable
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2009 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
Batman Begins
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
King Kong
2003 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
Signs
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2008 Winner
Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2014 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Score
Nightcrawler
World Soundtrack Awards
2013 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Film Composer of the Year
After Earth
The Bourne Legacy
2008 Winner
World Soundtrack Award
Soundtrack Composer of the Year
Charlie Wilson's War
Michael Clayton
I Am Legend
2006 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Soundtrack Composer of the Year
King Kong
2006 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
King Kong
2005 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
Batman Begins
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
1 more
All
Black Reel Awards
2018 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Score
Detroit
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2004 Nominee
Chainsaw Award
Best Score
Dreamcatcher
Austin Film Critics Association
2008 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2021 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Original Score
News of the World
International Cinephile Society Awards
2020 Winner
ICS Award
Best Original Score
A Hidden Life
2009 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2021 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Score
News of the World
2008 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Music
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2021 Nominee
IFC Award
Best Original Score
News of the World
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2021 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Original Score
News of the World
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2024 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
2024 Winner
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for Television
All the Light We Cannot See
2024 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Archival Release
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
Shared with:
Gavin Greenaway
·
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
·
Hilary Hahn
·
Maya Beiser
·
Michael Dean Parsons
·
M. Night Shyamalan
2023 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Film Score of the Year
Jungle Cruise
47 more
All
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2021 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
News of the World
2008 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2023 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
2022 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Fantasy Film
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2016 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - TV Show/Miniseries
All the Way
2014 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
Maleficent
Online Film & Television Association
2023 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2021 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Original Score
News of the World
2020 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Behind the Scenes
Music
2016 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Music in a Non-Series
All the Way
2009 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Music, Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2 more
All
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2008 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2008 Nominee
Davis Award
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
1993 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Score
The Fugitive
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2005 Nominee
IOMA
Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora originale)
The Village
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2009 Nominee
INOCA
Best Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
INOCA
Best Original Score
King Kong
GoldSpirit Awards
2004 Winner
GoldSpirit Awards
Best Composer
2001 Nominee
GoldSpirit Awards
Best Composer
2001 Winner
GoldSpirit Awards
Best Animated Soundtrack
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Tied with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001).
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2006 Nominee
Stinker Award
Most Intrusive Musical Score
Freedomland
2005 Nominee
Stinker Award
Most Intrusive Musical Score
King Kong
2001 Nominee
Stinker Award
Most Intrusive Musical Score
America's Sweethearts
Phoenix Critics Circle
2021 Nominee
PCC Award
Best Score
News of the World
Gold Derby Awards
2021 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Score
News of the World
2009 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Score
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Hans Zimmer
2006 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Score
King Kong
New Mexico Film Critics
2019 Winner
NMFC Award
Best Music/Score
A Hidden Life
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2021 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Musical Score
News of the World
Hollywood Critics Association
2021 Nominee
HCA Award
Best Score
News of the World
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
2021 Nominee
SCL Award
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
News of the World
Movie Music UK Awards
2022 Winner
Movie Music UK Award
Composer of the Year
2022 Winner
Movie Music UK Award
Best Original Score for a Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Jungle Cruise
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