List of awards and nominations received by Thomas Newman

This is a list of awards and nominations received by the American film composer Thomas Newman.

Thomas Newman

As of 2017, Newman has received a total of fifteen Academy Award nominations, however, he has yet to win the award, making him the most nominated living composer to have never won an Oscar, equal to Alex North, who also received 15 unsuccessful nominations. Thirteen of his nominations are in the Best Original Score category, whilst one is for Best Original Song.

He has also received four Golden Globe nominations including two for Best Original Score for 1999's American Beauty and 2019's 1917 and two for Best Original Song, as well as nine Grammy nominations and six wins.

Major Associations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.[1] Newman has been nominated for fifteen awards.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
1995 Best Original Score The Shawshank Redemption Nominated [2]
Little Women Nominated
1996 Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Unstrung Heroes Nominated
2000 Best Original Score American Beauty Nominated
2003 Road to Perdition Nominated
2004 Finding Nemo Nominated
2005 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated
2007 The Good German Nominated
2009 WALL-E Nominated
Best Original Song 'Down to Earth' from WALL-E Nominated
2013 Best Original Score Skyfall Nominated
2014 Saving Mr Banks Nominated
2016 Bridge of Spies Nominated
2017 Passengers Nominated
2020 1917 Nominated

BAFTA Film Awards

The BAFTA Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others.[3] Newman has received two awards from six nominations.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2000 American Beauty Best Original Music Won [4]
2009 WALL-E Nominated
2013 Skyfall Won
2014 Saving Mr Banks Nominated
2016 Bridge of Spies Nominated
2020 1917 Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.[5] Newman has received four nominations.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2000 American Beauty Best Original Score – Motion Picture Nominated [6]
2009 "Down to Earth" from WALL-E Best Original Song – Motion Picture Nominated
2011 "The Living Proof" from The Help Nominated
2020 1917 Best Original Score – Motion Picture Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
1991 Against the Law Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Nominated [7]
2002 Six Feet Under Won
2019 Castle Rock Nominated


Other awards
Award Year Category Project Outcome
Annie Award 2004 Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production Finding Nemo Won
Classical Brit Award 2010 Soundtrack of the Year Revolutionary Road Won
Grammy Award 1995 Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television The Shawshank Redemption Nominated
1997 Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Unstrung Heroes Nominated
2001 Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media American Beauty Won
2003 Best Instrumental Composition for Title Theme Six Feet Under Won
Best Instrumental Arrangement for Title Theme Won
2005 Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Angels in America Nominated
2009 Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media WALL-E Nominated
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (with Peter Gabriel) for "Down to Earth" Won
Best Instrumental Arrangement (with Peter Gabriel) for Score Track, "Define Dancing" Won
2014 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Skyfall Won
2015 Saving Mr. Banks Nominated
2017 Bridge of Spies Nominated
Best Instrumental Composition for End Title Nominated
2021 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1917 Pending
Saturn Awards 1999 Best Film Music Meet Joe Black Nominated
2000 Best Film Music The Green Mile Nominated
2004 Best Film Music Finding Nemo Nominated
2017 Best Film Music Passengers Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards 2003 Best Original Soundtrack of the Year Road to Perdition Nominated
2005 Soundtrack Composer of the Year Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated
2008 Best Original Song Written Directly for Film (with Peter Gabriel) for "Down to Earth" WALL-E Won
Best Original Score of the Year Nominated

References
  1. "About the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  2. http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/results
  3. Newcomb, Horace (February 19, 2019). Encyclopedia of Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6.
  4. http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=thomas+newman
  5. "History of the Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/thomas-newman
  7. https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/thomas-newman
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