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| ARIA Music Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | ARIA Music Award |
Best Original Soundtrack Album for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard For "More Music From Gladiator". |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Batman Begins (2005). Shared with: James Newton Howard Ramin Djawadi (additional music) |
Top Box Office Films for: Madagascar (2005). |
Top Box Office Films for: The Ring Two (2005). |
| 2005 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Shark Tale (2004). |
| 2004 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: The Last Samurai (2003). |
| 2003 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Black Hawk Down (2001) and The Ring (2002). |
Top Box Office Films for: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). Shared with: Bryan Adams |
| Henry Mancini Award |
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| 2002 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Hannibal (2001). |
Top Box Office Films for: Pearl Harbor (2001). |
| 2001 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Mission: Impossible II (2000). |
Top Box Office Films for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Inception (2010). |
| 2010 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Sherlock Holmes (2009). |
| 2001 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: Gladiator (2000). |
| 1999 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: The Thin Red Line (1998). |
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for: The Prince of Egypt (1998). Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (music/lyrics) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for: As Good as It Gets (1997). |
| 1997 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for: The Preacher's Wife (1996). |
| 1995 | Won | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: The Lion King (1994). |
| 1989 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: Rain Man (1988). |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Inception (2010). |
| 2010 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Sherlock Holmes (2009). |
| 2009 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2006 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Batman Begins (2005). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2001 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
Best Music for: The Road to El Dorado (2000). Shared with: John Powell |
| 1999 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: The Prince of Egypt (1998). |
| 1997 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: The Rock (1996). Shared with: Nick Glennie-Smith Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 1996 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Crimson Tide (1995). |
| 1993 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Toys (1992). Shared with: Trevor Horn |
| Annie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Annie |
Music in a Television Production for: Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (2010) (TV). Shared with: Henry Jackman John Powell (DreamWorks Animation). |
Music in a Television Production for: Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (2010) (TV). Shared with: John Powell Henry Jackman (DreamWorks Animation). |
| 2009 | Won | Annie |
Best Music in an Animated Feature Production for: Kung Fu Panda (2008). Shared with: John Powell |
Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form for: Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) (V). Shared with: Henry Jackman John Powell |
| 2006 | Nominated | Annie |
Best Music in an Animated Feature Production for: Madagascar (2005). |
| 2000 | Nominated | Annie |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production for: The Road to El Dorado (2000). Shared with: John Powell (music) Elton John (music) Tim Rice (music) |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best Original Score for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Music for: Inception (2010). |
| 2009 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Music for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2001 | Nominated | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
for:
Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| 1995 | Nominated | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
for:
The Lion King (1994). |
| 1992 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Original Film Score for: Thelma & Louise (1991). |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
As Good as It Gets (1997). |
| 1997 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
The Rock (1996). |
| 1996 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
Crimson Tide (1995). |
for:
Broken Arrow (1996). |
| Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award |
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| 1995 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
The Lion King (1994). |
| 1994 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
Cool Runnings (1993). |
| 1993 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
A League of Their Own (1992). |
| 1992 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
Backdraft (1991). |
| 1991 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
Days of Thunder (1990). |
| 1990 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
Driving Miss Daisy (1989). |
| 1989 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for:
Rain Man (1988). |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Score for: Inception (2010). |
| 2010 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Score for: Sherlock Holmes (2009). |
| 2009 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Composer for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2007 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Composer for: The Da Vinci Code (2006). |
| 2004 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Composer for: The Last Samurai (2003). |
| 2001 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Score for: The Road to El Dorado (2000), Gladiator (2000) and Mission: Impossible II (2000). |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Score for: Inception (2010). |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: Inception (2010). |
| 2008 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2006 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: Batman Begins (2005). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2001 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| 1995 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: The Lion King (1994). |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for: "The Pacific" (2010). Shared with: Blake Neely (music by) Geoff Zanelli (music by) (HBO). For part ten. |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Chainsaw Award |
Best Score for: The Ring (2002). |
| German Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | German Film Critics Award |
Best Film Score (Beste Musik) for: The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005). Shared with: Nick Glennie-Smith |
| German Phono Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | Won | Echo |
Film Music of the Year - National (Nationale Filmmusik des Jahres) for: The House of the Spirits (1993). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Inception (2010). |
| 2009 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Frost/Nixon (2008). |
| 2007 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: The Da Vinci Code (2006). |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Spanglish (2004). |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: The Last Samurai (2003). |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). Shared with: Bryan Adams (lyrics) Gretchen Peters (lyrics) For the song "Here I Am". |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Pearl Harbor (2001). |
| 2001 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: The Prince of Egypt (1998). Shared with: Stephen Schwartz |
| 1995 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: The Lion King (1994). |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Inception (2010). |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Sherlock Holmes (2009). |
| 2009 | Won | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2007 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: The Da Vinci Code (2006). |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). |
| 2001 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| 1996 | Won | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Crimson Tide (1995). For "Crimson Tide". |
| 1995 | Won | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocals for: The Lion King (1994). Shared with: Lebo M. For "Circle of Life". |
Best Musical Album For Children for: The Lion King (1994). Shared with: Chris Thomas Mark Mancina Jay Rifkin |
| Nominated | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: The Lion King (1994). |
|
| 1991 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Driving Miss Daisy (1989). For the end titles (original soundtrack). |
| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Composer of the Year |
| 2001 | Won | Hollywood Film Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Music in Film |
| Joseph Plateau Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Joseph Plateau Award of Honour |
|
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Sierra Award |
Best Score for: Inception (2010). |
| 2000 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Score for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Career Achievement Award |
For excellence in film music composition. |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: The Dark Knight (2008). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2006 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: Batman Begins (2005). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2004 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: The Last Samurai (2003). |
| 2001 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard Klaus Badelt |
| 1999 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: The Prince of Egypt (1998). |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing |
|
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: Inception (2010). |
| 2004 | Nominated | PFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: The Last Samurai (2003). |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: Inception (2010). |
| 2006 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: The Da Vinci Code (2006). |
| 2004 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: The Last Samurai (2003). |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: Hannibal (2001). |
| 2001 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: Gladiator (2000). Shared with: Lisa Gerrard |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture Score for: The Thin Red Line (1998). |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture On 8 December 2010. 6908 Hollywood Blvd. |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Score for: Inception (2010). |
| World Soundtrack Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Score of the Year for: Inception (2010). |
| Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Film Composer of the Year for: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Rango (2011), Inception (2010), How Do You Know (2010), The Dilemma (2011), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and Megamind (2010). |
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| 2010 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Score of the Year for: Sherlock Holmes (2009). |
Film Composer of the Year for: It's Complicated (2009) and Sherlock Holmes (2009). |
| 2009 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Score of the Year for: Frost/Nixon (2008). |
Film Composer of the Year for: Frost/Nixon (2008), Angels & Demons (2009) and The Dark Knight (2008). |
| 2005 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for: Batman Begins (2005). Shared with: James Newton Howard |
| 2002 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Song Written for a Film for: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). Shared with: Bryan Adams (lyricist/performer) Lange, R.J. (performer) For the song "This Is Where I Belong". |
Best Original Song Written for a Film for: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). Shared with: Bryan Adams (lyricist/performer) Gretchen Peters (performer) For the song "Here I Am". |
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year - Orchestral for: Black Hawk Down (2001). |
Soundtrack Composer of the Year for: Black Hawk Down (2001). |
| 2001 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
WSA Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for: Hannibal (2001). |
WSA Soundtrack Composer of the Year for: Hannibal (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Pledge (2001) and An Everlasting Piece (2000). |
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