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| 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: Hans Zimmer Ramin Djawadi (additional music) |
Top Box Office Films for: King Kong (2005) |
Top Box Office Films for: The Interpreter (2005) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2005 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Collateral (2004) Shared with: Antonio Pinto (additional music) |
Top Box Office Films for: The Village (2004) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2004 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2003 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Signs (2002) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2002 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: America's Sweethearts (2001) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2001 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Dinosaur (2000) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 2000 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Runaway Bride (1999) |
Top Box Office Films for: The Sixth Sense (1999) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| - | Henry Mancini Award | ||
| 1999 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: A Perfect Murder (1998) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 1998 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Dante's Peak (1997) Shared with: John Frizzell |
Top Box Office Films for: My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 1997 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Primal Fear (1996) |
Top Box Office Films for: Space Jam (1996) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 1996 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Outbreak (1995) |
Top Box Office Films for: Waterworld (1995) |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 1995 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top TV Series for: "ER" (1994) |
| 1994 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top Box Office Films for: Dave (1993) |
Top Box Office Films for: The Fugitive (1993) |
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Defiance (2008) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Michael Clayton (2007) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: The Village (2004) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score for: My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Song for: One Fine Day (1996) Shared with: Jud Friedman Allan Dennis Rich For the song "For the First Time". |
| 1995 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Song for: Junior (1994) Shared with: Carole Bayer Sager James Ingram Patty Smyth For the song "Look What Love Has Done". |
| 1994 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: The Fugitive (1993) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score for: The Prince of Tides (1991) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| 2006 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Batman Begins (2005) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| 2001 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Music for: Dinosaur (2000) |
| Annie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Annie |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score an Animated Feature Production for: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Annie |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production for: Dinosaur (2000) |
| 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: Hans Zimmer |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Music for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
for: Pretty Woman (1990) |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Composer for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| 2006 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Original Score for: Batman Begins (2005) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
Best Original Score for: King Kong (2005) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for: "Gideon's Crossing" (2000) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music for: "ER" (1994) |
| 1989 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music for: "Men" (1989) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Defiance (2008) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: King Kong (2005) |
| 1997 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: One Fine Day (1996) Shared with: Jud Friedman Allan Dennis Rich For the song "For the First Time". |
| 1995 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: Junior (1994) Shared with: Carole Bayer Sager James Ingram Patty Smyth For the song "Look What Love Has Done". |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| 2008 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Blood Diamond (2006) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television for: One Fine Day (1996) Shared with: Jud Friedman Allan Dennis Rich For the song "For The First Time". |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Score for: Defiance (2008) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Sierra Award |
Best Score for: Unbreakable (2000) |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: Batman Begins (2005) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
Best Original Score for: King Kong (2005) |
| 2003 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Original Score for: Signs (2002) |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | - | Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing | |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: The Lookout (2007) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Original Score for: Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) |
| World Soundtrack Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | World Soundtrack Award |
Film Composer of the Year for: Charlie Wilson's War (2007) Also for Michael Clayton (2007) and I Am Legend (2007). |
| 2006 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for: King Kong (2005) |
Soundtrack Composer of the Year for: King Kong (2005) |
| 2005 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for: Batman Begins (2005) Shared with: Hans Zimmer |
| 2001 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
WSA Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film for: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Shared with: Diane Warren For the song "Where the Dream Takes You". |
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