List of awards and nominations received by A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer, singer and songwriter. Described by Time as one of the most popular composers,[1] he has provided musical scores predominantly for Tamil and Hindi films apart from a few films in other regional film industries of India and international productions. Rahman started his career by composing musical scores for documentaries, advertisements and Television channels. He made his debut as a film composer through Roja after being approached by its director Mani Ratnam. The soundtrack became popular upon release, which led to him winning the National Film Award for Best Music Direction at the 41st National Film Awards, the first time for a debutant.[lower-alpha 1] As of 2018, Rahman has garnered six National Film Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards and 17 Filmfare Awards South, a record for an Indian composer.
![]() President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Music Direction Award for the year 2002 to A. R. Rahman for the Tamil Film Kannathil Muthamittal | ||
Awards & Nominations | ||
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Award | Won | Nominated |
2 | 5 | |
1 | 2 | |
2 | 3 | |
15 | 23 | |
17 | 27 | |
11 | 13 | |
1 | 4 | |
1 | 2 | |
2 | 2 | |
2 | 3 | |
1 | 3 | |
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4 | 4 |
6 | 6 | |
5 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | |
2 | 7 | |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
3 | 4 | |
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3 | 4 |
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Totals | 136 | 159 |
Footnotes |
Honorary
Government
Year | Award | Honouring body | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | Kalaimamani | Government of Tamil Nadu | Awarded for contributions to music |
2000 | Padma Shri[3] | Government of India | Fourth highest civilian award |
2001 | Awadh Samman | Government of Uttar Pradesh | Awarded for exceptional and meritorious contribution in music |
2004 | National Lata Mangeshkar Award[4] | Government of Madhya Pradesh | Awarded for Contributions to music |
2010 | Padma Bhushan[5] | Government of India | Third-Highest civilian award |
New award
Honorary Doctorate
Year | Honouring body |
---|---|
2009 | Anna University[6] |
2009 | Aligarh University[7] |
2009 | Middlesex University[8] |
2014 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland[9][10] |
2014 | Berklee College of Music[11] |
Other Honorary Awards
- 1994 – Sanskriti Award[12]
- Contributions to music awarded by the Sanskriti Foundation
- 1995 – Bommai Nagi Reddy Award[13]
- 1995 – Mauritius National Award[14]
- Contributions to music awarded by Mauritius
- 1995 – Malaysian Award[14]
- Contributions to music awarded by Malaysia
- 1995 – Rajiv Gandhi Award[13]
- 1996 – 'Gana Kaladhar'[15]
- 2001 – Al-Ameen Education Society Community Award
- 2002 – Amir Khusro Sangeet Nawaz Award
- 2005 – Mahavir-Mahatma Award[16]
- 2006 – Honorary Award from Stanford University[17]
- 2006 – Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar[13]
- Contributions to music awarded by the Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti
- 2006 – Swaralaya Yesudas Award[18]
- Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the music field
- 2007 – Limca Book of Records Indian of the Year for Contribution to Popular Music[19]
- 2008 – CNN-IBN Global Indian of the Year[20]
- 2008 – NDTV Indian of the Year[21]
- 2008 – Rotary Club of Madras[22]
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2009 – CNN-IBN Entertainer of the Year[23]
- 2009 – CNN-IBN Indian of the Year[24]
- 2009 – NDTV Global Indian Entertainer Award[25]
- 2009 – UK Asian Music Award for Outstanding Achievement[26]
- 2009 – Placed by Time magazine in List of World's Most Influential People.[27]
- 2010 – 10th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival[28]
- Special Achievement Award for Significant Contribution to the Globalization of Indian Music
- 2010 – British Asian Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music[26]
- 2010 – Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration[29]
- 2010 – FICCI Global Icon[30]
- 2010 – "Crystal Award"[31]
- Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by World Economic Forum
- 2010 – Outstanding Achievement in Music at The Asian Awards[32]
- 2011 – GQ Legend of the Year Award[33]
- 2011 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival[34]
- 2012 – Vuclip Icons of the Year 2012 – Most Admired Bollywood Music Composer[35]
- 2016 – Fukuoka Prize (Japan)[36]
- 2018 - Lifetime Achievement Award From KISS Foundation[37]
- 2019 - "Global Icon Of Inspiration" (Behindwoods Gold Mic Music Awards) [38]
Film awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | Best Original Score | Won |
Best Original Song (Shared with Gulzar for "Jai Ho") |
Won | ||
Best Original Song (Shared with M.I.A. for "O... Saya") |
Nominated | ||
2011 | 127 Hours | Best Original Score | Nominated |
Best Original Song (Shared with Dido and Rollo Armstrong for "If I Rise" |
Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | Best Original Score | Won |
2011 | 127 Hours | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | Best Original Score | Won |
2011 | 127 Hours | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media[39] | Won |
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (For "Jai Ho") |
World Soundtrack Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Won |
2011 | 127 Hours | The Public Choice Award | Won |
2017 | Viceroy's House | The Public Choice Award | Won |
National Film Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Roja
(Tamil) |
Best Music Direction | Won[40][41][42][43] |
1996 | Minsara Kanavu
(Tamil) | ||
2001 | Lagaan
(Hindi) | ||
2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal
(Tamil) | ||
2017 | Kaatru Veliyidai
(Tamil) | ||
2017 | Mom
(Hindi) |
Best Background Score |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Roja | Best Music Direction | Won[44][45][46] |
1993 | Gentleman | ||
1994 | Kadhalan | ||
1996 | Minsaara Kanavu | ||
1999 | Sangamam | ||
2014 | Kaaviya Thalaivan |
Soundtrack
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Rangeela | Best Music Director | Won |
1999 | Dil Se.. | ||
2000 | Taal | ||
2002 | Lagaan | ||
2003 | Saathiya | ||
2005 | Swades | Nominated | |
2007 | Rang de Basanti | Won | |
2008 | Guru | ||
2009 | Jodhaa Akbar | Nominated | |
2009 | Ghajini | ||
2009 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | Won | |
2010 | Delhi 6 | ||
2012 | Rockstar | ||
2014 | Raanjhanaa | Nominated | |
2016 | Tamasha | ||
Background Score
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Best Background Score | Won |
2005 | Swades | ||
2008 | Guru | ||
2009 | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
2018 | Mom | Nominated |
Special Awards
Year | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
1995 | Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent | Won |
Tamil
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Roja | Best Music Director | Won |
1994 | Gentleman | ||
1995 | Kadhalan | ||
1996 | Bombay | ||
1997 | Kadhal Desam | ||
1998 | Minsaara Kanavu | ||
1999 | Jeans | ||
2000 | Mudhalvan | ||
2001 | Alaipayuthey | ||
2006 | Sillunu Oru Kadhal | ||
2007 | Sivaji: The Boss | ||
2011 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | ||
2014 | Kadal | ||
2016 | I | ||
2017 | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | ||
2018 | Mersal |
Telugu
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Best Music Director | Won |
Soundtrack
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Taal | Best Music Director | Won |
2002 | Lagaan | ||
2003 | Saathiya | ||
2007 | Rang De Basanti | ||
2008 | Guru | ||
2009 | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
2012 | Rockstar |
Background Score
Year | Film | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Guru | Best Background Score | Won |
2009 | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
2012 | Rockstar |
Special Awards
Year | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
2008 | Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema | Won |
2009 | IIFA Music Director of the Decade |
Other Awards
- BIG Star Entertainment Awards
- 2011 – BIG Star Most Entertaining Song – "Saadda Haq" (Rockstar)
- Bollywood Music Awards
- Cinema Express Awards
- IIFA Utsavam
- 2017 – Best Music Director (Tamil) – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
- CineGoers' Award
- Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
- Film Fans' Award
- Kalasaagar Award
- Sangeet Awards
- 2004 – Best Music Direction (Critics Award) – Yuva
- 2004 – Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) – "Yeh Rishta" – Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
- 2005 – Best Music Direction (Critics Award) – Swades
- Screen Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards
- 1998 – Best Non-film Album – Vande Mataram (Non-film category)[49][50]
- 2000 – Best Music Direction – Taal
- 2007 – Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
- 2008 – Best Music Direction – Guru
- 2008 – Best Background Music – Guru
- 2009 – Best Music Direction – Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
- 2009 – Best Background Music – Jodhaa Akbar
- 2010 – Best Music Direction – Delhi-6
- 2012 – Best Music Direction – Rockstar[51]
- Screen-Videocon Awards South
- 1997 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Kadhal Desam
- 1998 – Best Music Direction (Tamil) – Minsara Kanavu
- South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA)
- 2017 - Best Music Director (Tamil) - Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
- Zee Cine Awards
- 2000 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Taal
- 2002 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Lagaan
- 2003 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Saathiya
- 2007 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Rang De Basanti
- 2008 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Guru
- 2008 – Zee Cine Award Best Background Music – Guru
- 2012 – Zee Cine Award Best Music Director – Rockstar
- Vijay Awards
- 2006 – Most Favourite Music Director
- 2007 – Vijay Award for Best Music Director – Sivaji
- 2008 – Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema
- 2010 – Vijay Award for Best Music Director – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
- 2013 – Vijay Award for Best Music Director – Kadal
- 2014 – Vijay Award for Best Background Score – Kochadaiiyaan
- 2018 – Vijay Award for Best Music Director – Mersal
- 2019—Vijay Award for Best Music Director—Sarvam Thaala Mayam
- Vikatan Awards
- 2011 – Best Music Director – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa[52]
- 2016 - Best Music Director - O Kadhal Kanmani
- 2017 - Best Music Director - Mersal and Kaatru Veliyidai
- V. Shantaram Award
- 2001 – Best Music – Taal
- 2007 – Best Music – Guru
- 2008 – Best Music – Jodhaa Akbar
- CineMAA Awards
- 2011 – Best Music Director – Ye Maaya Chesave[53]
- CNN-IBN Song of the Year Award
- 2006 – "Roobaroo" (Rang De Basanti)
- 2007 – "Tere Bina" (Guru)
- 2008 – "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
- Mirchi Music Awards
- 2008 (Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards)[54]
- Music Director of the Year – A. R. Rahman for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
- Technical Award For Film Background Score – Jodhaa Akbar
- Album of the Year – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
- Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Song of the Year – "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
- Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Album of the Year – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
- 2009[55][56]
- 2010[57]
- Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year - "Ranjha Ranjha" (Raavan) - Nominated
- Best Background Score of the Year - Raavan - Nominated
- 2011[58][59][60]
- Album of The Year - Rockstar
- Listeners' Choice Album of the Year - Rockstar
- Listeners' Choice Song of the Year - "Naadan Parindey" (Rockstar)
- Music Composer of The Year - "Naadan Parindey" (Rockstar)
- Music Composer of The Year - "Sadda Haq" (Rockstar) - Nominated
- Song of The Year - "Naadan Parindey" (Rockstar) - Nominated
- Song of The Year - "Sadda Haq" (Rockstar) - Nominated
- 2012[61]
- Background Score of the Year - Jab Tak Hai Jaan - Nominated
- 2014[62]
- Best Background Score - Highway - Nominated
- 2008 (Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards)[54]
- Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Awards
- 2006: People's Choice Best Music Award – Rang De Basanti
- 2006: People's Choice Best Background Music Award – Rang De Basanti
- SuMu Music Awards
- 1993: R. D. Burman Award for Best New Composer[13]
- Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards
- 2008: Best Music Composer of the Year – Sivaji: The Boss[63]
- Black Reel Awards
- BMI London Awards
- 2010 – Best Score – Couples Retreat[65][66]
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
- Denver Film Critics Society Awards
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
- 2008 – Best Music Score – Slumdog Millionaire[70]
- New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
- 2008 – NYFCO Best Score Award – Slumdog Millionaire[71]
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 – Best Original Score – Slumdog Millionaire[72]
- San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
- 2008 – Best Score – Slumdog Millionaire[73]
- Satellite Awards (United States)
- Just Plain Folks Music Awards
- MTV Awards
- UK Asian Music Awards (United Kingdom)
- 2009 – Outstanding Achievement by an Asian in Music Field[76]
- World Soundtrack Awards
- Zee Cine Awards Tamil
Nominations
National
- BIG Star Entertainment Awards
- 2011 – BIG Star Most Entertaining Music – Rockstar
- International Indian Film Academy Awards
- 2001 – Best Music Direction – Fiza
- 2009 – Best Music Direction – Ghajini
- Filmfare Awards
- 2005 – Best Music Direction – Swades
- 2008 – Best Male Playback – "Tere Bina" from Guru
- 2009 – Best Music Direction – Ghajini
- 2009 – Best Music Direction – Jodhaa Akbar
- 2011 – Best Background Score – Raavan
- 2014 – Best Music Direction – Raanjhanaa
- 2014 – Best Background Score – Raanjhanaa
- 2015 - Best Background Score - Highway
- 2016 - Best Music Direction - Tamasha
- Filmfare Awards South
- 2004 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) – Boys
- 2008 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) – Azhagiya Tamil Magan[81]
- 2009 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) – Sakkarakatti
- 2011 – Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) – Enthiran[82]
- 2014 ― Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) ― Maryan
- 2015 ― Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) ― Kaaviya Thalaivan
- 2016 ― Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) ― O Kadhal Kanmani
- 2017 ― Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) ― 24
- 2017 ― Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Telugu) ― Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo
- South Indian International Movie Awards
- 2013 – Best Music Director (Kannada) – Godfather
- 2018 -Best Playback Singer Male for "Neethanae"
- 2018 - Best Music Director (Tamil) - Kaatru Veliyidai
- 2019 – Best Music Director (Tamil) – Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
- 2019 – Best Playback Singer Male for Mazha Kuruvi
- Screen Weekly Awards
- 2002 – Best Music Direction – Lagaan
- 2002 – Best Background Score – Lagaan
- CineMAA Awards
- 2004 – Best Music Director – Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu
- Zee Cine Awards
- 2005 – Best Music Direction – Swades
- 2005 – Best Background Score – Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
- 2011 – Best Background Score – Raavan
International
- Academy Awards (United States)
- 2009 – Best Original Song – "Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire with Gulzar[83]
- 2009 - Best Original Score – Slumdog Millionaire
- 2010 – Best Original Score – 127 Hours [84] (Nominated)
- 2010 – Best Original Song – "If I Rise" – 127 Hours with Dido and Rollo Armstrong[84] (Nominated)
- Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
- 2009 – Best Composer – Jodhaa Akbar[85]
- 2019 - Best Original Music - Sanju
- British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
- 2006 – General Theatre Division – Outstanding Musical Direction – The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä)[87]
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- 2010 – Best Original Score – 127 Hours[89]
- Houston Film Critics Society Awards
- 2008 – Best Original Score – Slumdog Millionaire[90]
- 2008 – Best Original Song – "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar[90]
- 2010 – Best Original Score – 127 Hours[91]
- 2010 – Best Original Song – "If I Rise" performed by Dido and A. R. Rahman, written by A. R. Rahman and Rollo[91]
- Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
- MTV Awards
- Satellite Awards (United States)
- 2008 – Satellite Award for Best Original Song – "Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire[74]
- 2010 – Satellite Award for Best Original Score – 127 Hours[93]
- 2010 – Satellite Award for Best Original Song – "If I Rise" – 127 Hours[93]
- WAFCA Awards
- 2010 – Best Score – 127 Hours[94]
- World Soundtrack Awards
- 2009 – Best Original Score of the Year – Slumdog Millionaire[77]
- 2009 – Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film – "Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire with M.I.A.[77]
- 2011 – Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film – "If I Rise" – 127 Hours[95]
Longlisted
This section refers to awards where Rahman has been considered for a nomination but has not been nominated.
- Academy Awards
- 2007 – Best Original Song – "Lukka Chuppi" – Rang De Basanti[96]
- 2007 – Best Original Song – "Khalbali" – Rang De Basanti[97][96]
- 2007 – Best Original Song – "Aayo Re Sakhi" – Water[98]
- 2010 – Best Original Song – "Nana" – Couples Retreat[99]
- 2015 – Best Original Song – “Million Dollar Dream” - Million Dollar Arm[100]
- 2015 – Best Original Song – “Spreading The Word/Makhna” - Million Dollar Arm
- 2015 – Best Original Song – “We Could Be Kings” - Million Dollar Arm
- 2015 – Best Original Song – “Afreen” - The Hundred-Foot Journey
- 2016 – Best Original Song – “Ginga” - Pelé: Birth of a Legend[101]
Top lists
Rahman's songs and soundtracks have been included in the following top lists:
- 2003 – In a BBC World Service Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se.. was voted 9th in "The World's Top Ten" songs of all time.[102]
- 2005 – Rahman's debut soundtrack for Roja was listed in TIME's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time by film critic Richard Corliss.[103][104]
- 2007 – Rahman's soundtrack for Bombay was included in The Guardian's "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" list.[105]
- 2009 – The song "Kehna Hi Kya" from Rahman's soundtrack for Bombay was included in The Guardian's "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear" list.[105]
- 2009 – Rahman's soundtrack for Lagaan was ranked at No. 45 on Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time" list.[106][107]
Other achievements
- Rahman has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide,[108] making him one of the top selling recording artists.
- Rahman is consistently ranked among the highest-paid celebrities in India; he has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list eight consecutive times since 2012.[109][110]
- In 2009, Time magazine placed him in its list of World's Most Influential People.[27]
- His name has also been included in the list of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World, issued by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in Amman, Jordan.[111]
- The album rights for Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain were bought by Sa Re Ga Ma for a then record sum of ₹22 million.[112] The record was reset by Sivaji: The Boss in 2007, and later by Enthiran in 2010.[113]
- Enthiran reached No. 1 in the iTunes Top 10 World Albums chart, making it the first Indian album to reach the spot.[114]
- Rahman was honoured in 2013 with a street named after him in Markham, Ontario, Canada, called "Allah-Rakha Rahman Street".[115]
Milestones
- At the [Academy Awards], Rahman is the first Asian to win two Oscars in the same year and be nominated twice in the same year and also the first Asian to receive multiple nominations in the category Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Footnotes
- Rahman was tied with Ilaiyaraaja before Balu Mahendra, the chairman of the jury decided to vote in favour of Rahman.[2]
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