List of awards and nominations received by Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman

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

As of 2020, 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. Fourteen 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 eight Grammy nominations and six wins.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Best Original Score The Shawshank Redemption Nominated
Little Women Nominated
1995 Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Unstrung Heroes Nominated
1999 Best Original Score American Beauty Nominated
2002 Road to Perdition Nominated
2003 Finding Nemo Nominated
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated
2006 The Good German Nominated
2008 WALL-E Nominated
Best Original Song "Down to Earth" from WALL-E Nominated
2012 Best Original Score Skyfall Nominated
2013 Saving Mr. Banks Nominated
2015 Bridge of Spies Nominated
2016 Passengers Nominated
2019 1917 Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1999 Best Original Music American Beauty Won
2008 WALL-E Nominated
2012 Skyfall Won
2013 Saving Mr. Banks Nominated
2015 Bridge of Spies Nominated
2019 1917 Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
1991 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Against the Law Nominated
2002 Six Feet Under Won
2019 Castle Rock Nominated
2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Original Score – Motion Picture American Beauty Nominated
2008 Best Original Song – Motion Picture "Down to Earth" from WALL-E Nominated
2011 "The Living Proof" from The Help Nominated
2019 Best Original Score – Motion Picture 1917 Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1995 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media The Shawshank Redemption Nominated
1997 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Unstrung Heroes Nominated
2001 Best Score Soundtrack for 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 for Visual Media Angels in America Nominated
2009 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media WALL-E Nominated
Best Song Written for Visual Media "Down to Earth" (from WALL-E) Won
Best Instrumental Arrangement "Define Dancing" (from WALL-E) 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 Nominated

Miscellaneous 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
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

Notes

  1. ^ (with Peter Gabriel
  2. ^ with Peter Gabriel

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  17. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2019 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
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