List of awards and nominations received by Elmer Bernstein
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| Award | Wins | Nominations |
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| 2 | 7 | |
| 0 | 5 | |
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Elmer Bernstein is an American composer, conductor, and songwriter.
In a career that spanned more than five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions.[1] For his work he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Award, five Grammy Award, and two Tony Award nominations.
He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores including such films as Sudden Fear (1952), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963), Hud (1963), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), True Grit (1969), My Left Foot, The Grifters (1990), Cape Fear (1991) and Far from Heaven (2002).
Major associations[edit]
Academy Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | The Man with the Golden Arm | Nominated | |
| 1961 | The Magnificent Seven | Nominated | ||
| 1962 | Summer and Smoke | Nominated | ||
| 1963 | Music Score — Substantially Original | To Kill a Mockingbird | Nominated | |
| Best Original Song | "Walk on the Wild Side", Walk on the Wild Side | Nominated | ||
| 1967 | Best Original Score | Hawaii | Nominated | |
| Best Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment | Return of the Seven | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Song | My Wishing Doll, Hawaii | Nominated | ||
| 1968 | Best Original Score | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Won | |
| 1970 | Best Original Song | "True Grit", True Grit | Nominated | |
| 1975 | "Wherever Love Takes Me", Gold | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Best Original Score | Trading Places | Nominated | |
| 1994 | The Age of Innocence | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Far from Heaven | Nominated |
Emmy Award[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Outstanding Original Composition for Television | The Making of the President 1960 | Won | |
| 1977 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Captains and the Kings | Nominated |
Golden Globe Award[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Best Original Score | Summer and Smoke | Nominated | |
| 1963 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Won | ||
| 1967 | Hawaii | Won | ||
| 1968 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Nominated | ||
| 1970 | Best Original Song | "True Grit", True Grit | Nominated | |
| 1977 | "Hello and Goodbye", From Noon Till Three | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Best Original Score | Far from Heaven | Nominated |
Grammy Award[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Best Instrumentalist with an Orchestra | Walk on the Wild Side | Nominated | |
| Best Instrumental Theme | Nominated | |||
| 1985 | "Ghostbusters Theme", Ghostbusters | Nominated | ||
| Best Score Written for a Motion Picture | Ghostbusters | Nominated | ||
| 1994 | The Age of Innocence | Nominated |
Tony Award[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Best Original Score | How Now, Dow Jones | Nominated | |
| 1983 | Merlin | Nominated |
Miscellaneous awards[edit]
Chicago Film Critics Association[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Original Score | Far from Heaven | Won |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Received | ||
| 2002 | Best Original Score | Far from Heaven | Won | |
National Board of Review[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Career Achievement Award | Received | ||
Phoenix Film Critics Society[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Original Score | Far from Heaven | Won |
Seattle Film Critics Awards[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Music | Far from Heaven | Won |
Telluride Film Festival[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Silver Medallion | Received | ||
Walk of Fame[edit]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Received | ||
References[edit]
- ^ ":BIOGRAPHY", Official Site of Elmer Bernstein, The Bernstein Family Trust. Retrieved August 2, 2018.