Awards for
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Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1996	Won	ASCAP Award	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for: Pocahontas (1995) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz For the song "Colors of the Wind".

1995	Won	ASCAP Award	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Tim Rice For the song "A Whole New World".

1993	Won	ASCAP Award	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman For the song "Beauty and the Beast".
1993	Won	ASCAP Award	Top Box Office Films for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Howard Ashman Tim Rice

Academy Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	Oscar	Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Enchanted (2007) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) For the song "Happy Working Song".
			Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Enchanted (2007) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) For the song "So Close".
			Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Enchanted (2007) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) For the song "That's How You Know".

1998	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Hercules (1997) Shared with: David Zippel (lyrics) For the song "Go The Distance".

1997	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz

1996	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for: Pocahontas (1995) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz
1996	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Pocahontas (1995) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) For the song "Colors of the Wind".

1993	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Score for: Aladdin (1992)
	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Tim Rice (lyrics) For the song "A Whole New World"
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Friend Like Me"

1992	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Score for: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Beauty and the Beast". Howard Ashman's nomination and award were posthumous. His partner Bill Lauch accepted the award on his behalf.
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Be Our Guest". Howard Ashman's nomination was posthumous.
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Belle". Howard Ashman's nomination was posthumous.

1990	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Score for: The Little Mermaid (1989)
	Won	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: The Little Mermaid (1989) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Under the Sea"
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: The Little Mermaid (1989) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Kiss the Girl"

1987	Nominated	Oscar	Best Music, Original Song for: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space".

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Won	Saturn Award	Best Music for: Enchanted (2007)

1993	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best Music for: Aladdin (1992)
1993	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best Music for: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

1987	Won	Saturn Award	Best Music for: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Annie Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1995	Won	Annie	Best Individual Achievement for Music in the Field of Animation for: Pocahontas (1995) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyricist)

BAFTA Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1994	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Score for: Aladdin (1992)

1993	Nominated	BAFTA Film Award	Best Original Film Score for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman

BMI Film & TV Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1998	-	Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award

1997	Won	BMI Film Music Award	for: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

1996	Won	BMI Film Music Award	for: Pocahontas (1995)

1994	Won	Most Performed Song from a Film	for: Aladdin (1992) For the song "A Whole New World".

1993	Won	BMI Film Music Award	for: Aladdin (1992)

1992	Won	BMI Film Music Award	for: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

1990	Won	BMI Film Music Award	for: The Little Mermaid (1989)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	Critics Choice Award	Best Composer for: Enchanted (2007)

Golden Globes, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Enchanted (2007) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) For the song "That's How You Know".

1998	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Hercules (1997) Shared with: David Zippel (lyrics) For the song "Go The Distance".

1997	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

1996	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Pocahontas (1995) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz (lyrics) For the song "Colors of the Wind".
1996	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Pocahontas (1995)

1993	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Aladdin (1992)
	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Tim Rice (lyrics) For the song "A Whole New World"
	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Friend Like Me"
	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Prince Ali"

1992	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Beauty and the Beast"
	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Be Our Guest"

1990	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: The Little Mermaid (1989)
	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: The Little Mermaid (1989) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Under the Sea".
	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: The Little Mermaid (1989) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyrics) For the song "Kiss the Girl".

Grammy Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2009	Nominated	Grammy	Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Enchanted (2007) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz For the song "Ever Ever After".
2009	Nominated	Grammy	Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Enchanted (2007) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz For the song "That's How You Know".

1996	Won	Grammy	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Pocahontas (1995) Shared with: Stephen Schwartz For the song "Colors of the Wind".

1994	Won	Grammy	Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Aladdin (1992)
	Won	Grammy	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Tim Rice For the song "A Whole New World".
	Nominated	Grammy	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Aladdin (1992) Shared with: Howard Ashman For the song "Friend Like Me".

1993	Won	Grammy	Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) For the instrumental score portion of the soundtrack.
1993	Won	Grammy	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Shared with: Howard Ashman For the song "Beauty and the Beast".

1991	Won	Grammy	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: The Little Mermaid (1989) Shared with: Howard Ashman (lyricist) For the song "Under the Sea".
	Nominated	Grammy	Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for: The Little Mermaid (1989) For the original motion picture soundtrack.
	Nominated	Grammy	Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: The Little Mermaid (1989) Shared with: Howard Ashman For the song "Kiss the Girl".

Razzie Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1993	Won	Razzie Award	Worst Original Song for: Newsies (1992) Shared with: Jack Feldman (lyrics) For the song "High Times, Hard Times".

1991	Nominated	Razzie Award	Worst Original Song for: Rocky V (1990) For the song "The Measure of a Man".

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