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. 1995 Best Original Score The Shawshank Redemption Little Women 1996 Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Unstrung Heroes 2000 Best Original Score American Beauty 2003 Road to Perdition 2004 Finding Nemo 2005 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2007 The Good German 2009 WALL-E Best Original Song "Down to Earth" from WALL-E 2013 Best Original Score Skyfall 2014 Saving Mr. Banks 2016 Bridge of Spies 2017 Passengers 2020 1917
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards 2000 Best Original Music American Beauty 2009 WALL-E 2013 Skyfall 2014 Saving Mr. Banks 2016 Bridge of Spies 2020 1917
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards 1991 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Against the Law 2002 Six Feet Under 2019 Castle Rock 2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 2025 Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (shared with Julia Newman) 2026 In the Blink of an Eye
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Best Original Score – Motion Picture American Beauty 2009Best Original Song – Motion Picture "Down to Earth" from WALL-E 2012 "The Living Proof" from The Help 2020 Best Original Score – Motion Picture 1917
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1995 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media The Shawshank Redemption 1997 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Unstrung Heroes 2001 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media American Beauty 2003 Best Instrumental Composition for Title ThemeSix Feet Under Best Instrumental Arrangement for Title Theme 2005 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Angels in America 2009 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media WALL-E Best Song Written for Visual Media "Down to Earth" (from WALL-E) Best Instrumental Arrangement "Define Dancing" (from WALL-E) 2014 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Skyfall 2015 Saving Mr. Banks 2017 Bridge of Spies Best Instrumental Composition for End Title 2021 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1917
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
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