| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: Airport (1970) |
| 1968 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment for: Camelot (1967) Shared with: Ken Darby |
| 1966 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Score - Substantially Original for: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Score - Substantially Original for: How the West Was Won (1962) Shared with: Ken Darby |
| 1962 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Flower Drum Song (1961) Shared with: Ken Darby |
| 1960 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Song for: The Best of Everything (1959) Shared with: Sammy Cahn (lyrics) For the song "The Best of Everything" |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: South Pacific (1958) Shared with: Ken Darby |
| 1957 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: The King and I (1956) Shared with: Ken Darby |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: Anastasia (1956) |
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| 1956 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Daddy Long Legs (1955) |
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| 1955 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) Shared with: Lionel Newman |
| 1954 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Call Me Madam (1953) |
| 1953 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: With a Song in My Heart (1952) |
| 1952 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: David and Bathsheba (1951) |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: On the Riviera (1951) |
| 1951 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: All About Eve (1950) |
| 1950 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Song for: Come to the Stable (1949) Shared with: Mack Gordon (lyrics) For the song "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" |
| 1949 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: The Snake Pit (1948) |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) |
| 1948 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Mother Wore Tights (1947) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: Captain from Castile (1947) |
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| 1947 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Centennial Summer (1946) |
| 1946 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: State Fair (1945) Shared with: Charles Henderson |
| 1945 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: Wilson (1944) |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) |
| 1944 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: The Song of Bernadette (1943) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: Coney Island (1943) |
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| 1943 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for: The Black Swan (1942) |
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for: My Gal Sal (1942) |
| 1942 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture for: Ball of Fire (1941) |
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture for: How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
| 1941 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Score for: Tin Pan Alley (1940) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: The Mark of Zorro (1940) |
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| 1940 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: The Rains Came (1939) |
Best Music, Original Score for: Wuthering Heights (1939) |
Best Music, Scoring for: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) |
Best Music, Scoring for: They Shall Have Music (1939) |
| 1939 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Scoring for: Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) |
Best Music, Scoring for: The Goldwyn Follies (1938) |
| 1938 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Score for: The Hurricane (1937) Score by Alfred Newman. |
Best Music, Score for: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Score by Alfred Newman. |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score for: Airport (1970) |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for: Airport (1970) |
| 1962 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television for: Flower Drum Song (1961) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast for: South Pacific (1958) |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Best Composer for: Airport (1970) |
| 1961 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Musical Score |
| 1960 | 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Top Score for: The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) |