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Carter Burwell
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Academy Awards, USA (3)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1)
Annie Awards (1)
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (10)
BMI Film & TV Awards (1)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (2)
British Independent Film Awards (1)
Critics Choice Awards (3)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (6)
Cinema Audio Society, USA (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (3)
Golden Globes, USA (4)
Satellite Awards (4)
Gotham Awards (1)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (3)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (1)
Venice Film Festival (1)
World Soundtrack Awards (13)
Seattle Film Critics Awards (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Ottawa International Animation Festival (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2)
Austin Film Critics Association (2)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (3)
International Cinephile Society Awards (3)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (4)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (2)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (2)
Iowa Film Critics Awards (2)
Denver Film Critics Society (1)
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (6)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) (5)
Online Film & Television Association (4)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (4)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (4)
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (1)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (1)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (2)
Gold Derby Awards (4)
20/20 Awards (2)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (4)
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards (2)
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Blogos de Oro (1)
Columbus Film Critics Association (2)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (2)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards (1)
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards (1)
32 wins & 111 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2023 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
The Banshees of Inisherin
2018 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2016 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Carol
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2018 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Music
Wonderstruck
Annie Awards
2016 Nominee
Annie
Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production
Anomalisa
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2016 Nominee
ASCAP Award
Best Film Score
Carol
2013 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
True Grit
2010 Winner
ASCAP Award
Top Box Office Films
The Blind Side
Where the Wild Things Are
5 more
All
BMI Film & TV Awards
2010 Winner
BMI Film Music Award
Film Music
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2010 Nominee
BSFC Award
Best Use of Music in a Film
True Grit
BAFTA Awards
2023 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2001 Nominee
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Shared with:
T Bone Burnett
British Independent Film Awards
2017 Winner
British Independent Film Award
Best Music
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Critics Choice Awards
2016 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Score
Carol
2011 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Score
True Grit
2010 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2015 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
Carol
2010 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
True Grit
2009 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
2001 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Original Score
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Shared with:
T Bone Burnett
1 more
All
Cinema Audio Society, USA
2022 Nominee
C.A.S. Award
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series - One Hour
The Morning Show
S2E1
My Least Favorite Year (2021)
Shared with:
William B. Kaplan
·
Elmo Ponsdomenech
·
Jason Gaya
·
Brian Smith
·
James B. Howe
Primetime Emmy Awards
2011 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Mildred Pierce
2011 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Mildred Pierce
For episode "Part Five".
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2017 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2015 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Score
Carol
2001 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Soundtrack and Score
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Shared with:
T Bone Burnett
Golden Globes, USA
2023 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Banshees of Inisherin
2018 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2016 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Carol
2010 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
Satellite Awards
2023 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2018 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
Wonderstruck
2016 Winner
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
Carol
2009 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
Gotham Awards
1999 Winner
Below-The-Line Award
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2021 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Score
The Tragedy of Macbeth
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2016 Nominee
ALFS Award
Technical Achievement of the Year
Carol
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2015 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Music
Anomalisa
Carol
1998 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Music
Gods and Monsters
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2010 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
2001 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Original Score
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Shared with:
T Bone Burnett
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016 Winner
Artisan Award
Carol
Original score
Venice Film Festival
2000 Winner
Rota Soundtrack Award
Before Night Falls
World Soundtrack Awards
2023 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Film Composer of the Year
The Banshees of Inisherin
Catherine Called Birdy
To Catch a Killer
2018 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Film Composer of the Year
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2016 Winner
World Soundtrack Award
Film Composer of the Year
Anomalisa
Carol
Hail, Caesar!
Legend
The Family Fang
The Finest Hours
2016 Winner
World Soundtrack Award
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
Anomalisa
For the song "None Of Them Are You".
Shared with:
Charlie Kaufman
·
Tom Noonan
2016 Winner
Public Choice Award
Carol
8 more
All
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2016 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award
Best Music, Original Score
Carol
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2010 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Original Score
True Grit
2001 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Original Score
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Shared with:
T Bone Burnett
Ottawa International Animation Festival
1978 Nominee
OIAF Award
First Films
Help, I'm Being Crushed to Death by a Black Rectangle
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2016 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Score
Carol
2010 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
Austin Film Critics Association
2023 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2015 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Score
Carol
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2017 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Original Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2015 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Original Score
Carol
2010 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Score
True Grit
International Cinephile Society Awards
2018 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Original Score
Wonderstruck
2016 Winner
ICS Award
Best Original Score
Carol
2009 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Original Score
In Bruges
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2022 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
Tied with
Michael Giacchino
for
The Batman (2022)
and
John Williams
for
The Fabelmans (2022)
in 2nd place
2021 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Score
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2018 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Score
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2015 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Score
Carol
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2016 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Film Music or Score
Carol
2011 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Film Music or Score
True Grit
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2022 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Musical Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2021 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Musical Score
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2023 Nominee
IFC Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2018 Winner
IFC Award
Best Original Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Denver Film Critics Society
2011 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Original Score
True Grit
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2019 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Film Music Compilation Album
Carter Burwell: Music for Film
Shared with:
Dirk Brossé
·
Marijke Vandebuerie
·
Valerie Dobbelaere
·
Patrick Duynslaegher
·
Raf Butstraen
·
Stuart Ford
2017 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Hail, Caesar!
2016 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
Carol
2011 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
True Grit
2008 Winner
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Burn After Reading
1 more
All
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Winner
UFCA Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2010 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
True Grit
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2022 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Feature Film
The Banshees of Inisherin
2021 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Feature Film
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - TV Show/Limited Series
The Morning Show
For season 2.
2018 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Feature Film
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2015 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Original Score - Feature Film
Carol
Online Film & Television Association
2023 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2016 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Music, Original Score
Carol
2010 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Music, Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
1997 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Score
Fargo
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2017 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2015 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Score
Carol
2009 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
1996 Winner
ACCA
Best Original Score
Fargo
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2018 Nominee
INOCA
Best Original Score
Wonderstruck
2016 Winner
INOCA
Best Original Score
Carol
2010 Nominee
INOCA
Best Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
2009 Nominee
INOCA
Best Original Score
In Bruges
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2000 Nominee
Stinker Award
Most Intrusive Musical Score
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 Winner
ICP Award
Best Original Score or Soundtrack
Carol
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2023 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2023 Nominee
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gold Derby Awards
2023 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2016 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Score
Carol
2010 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Score
Where the Wild Things Are
Shared with:
Karen O
2010 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Song
Where the Wild Things Are
for "All Is Love"
Shared with:
Karen O
20/20 Awards
2017 Nominee
Felix
Best Score Drama
Fargo
2011 Nominee
Felix
Best Original Score
Miller's Crossing
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2023 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2019 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Original Score
Wonderstruck
Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
2023 Nominee
SCL Award
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 Winner
Spirit of Collaboration Award
Shared with:
Joel Coen
·
Ethan Coen
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2022 Nominee
GWNYFCA Award
Best Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2021 Nominee
GWNYFCA Award
Best Score
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Blogos de Oro
2016 Nominee
Palmarés blogos de oro
Best Original Score
Carol
Columbus Film Critics Association
2023 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2018 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Score
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2023 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
Seattle Film Critics Society
2023 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Original Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
2017 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Original Score
Wonderstruck
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards
2023 Nominee
MNFCA Award
Best Music
The Banshees of Inisherin
2nd place
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards
2023 Nominee
HCA Award
Best Score
The Banshees of Inisherin
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