Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer Giorgio Moroder is one of the originators of Italo disco and electronic dance music, and his work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as house, techno and trance music. He has also been dubbed the "Father of Disco".
In the course of his career, Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978), and two Best Original Song awards for "Flashdance...What a Feeling", from the film Flashdance (1983), and for "Take My Breath Away", from Top Gun (1986). Moroder also won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance: Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". His other two awards were for Donna Summer's single "Carry On" and for Daft Punk's album Random Access Memories, which won Album of the Year. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards that resulted in four wins: Best Original Score for Midnight Express and Flashdance, and Best Original Song for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away".
On 20 September 2004 Moroder was honored at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as a producer. In 2005, Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, and in 2010, the Italian city of Bolzano awarded him the Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano. In 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Soundtrack Academy.
Awards and nominations + Awards and nominations received by Giorgio Moroder Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Academy Awards 1979 Best Original Score Midnight Express 1984 Best Original Song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance) 1987 "Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun) ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1987 Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures 1988 "Meet Me Half Way" (from Over the Top) Bambi Awards 1984 Composer of the Year Giorgio Moroder British Academy Film Awards 1984 Best Score for a Film Flashdance Best Original Song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance) 1985 "Together in Electric Dreams" (from Electric Dreams) David di Donatello Awards 1989 Best Original Song Fair Game 2024 Honorary David di Donatello Giorgio Moroder Golden Globe Awards 1979 Best Original Score Midnight Express 1981 American Gigolo Best Original Song "Call Me" (from American Gigolo) 1983 Best Original Score Cat People Best Original Song "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (from Cat People) 1984 Best Original Score Scarface Flashdance Best Original Song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance) 1987 "Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun) Golden Raspberry Awards 1984 Worst Musical Score Superman III 1985 Metropolis (1984 version), Thief of Hearts Worst Original Song "Love Kills" (from Metropolis) Grammy Awards 1979 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Midnight Express 1980 Album of the Year Bad Girls Best Disco Recording "Dim All the Lights" 1984 Album of the Year Flashdance Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Record of the Year "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Best Instrumental Composition "Love Theme from Flashdance" 1998 Best Dance Recording "Carry On" 2014 Album of the Year Random Access Memories (as a featured artist) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1978 Best Music Score Midnight Express Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films 1996 Best Experimental — Audience Award Giorgio Moroder Best Experimental — Jury Award Saturn Awards 1985 Best Music The NeverEnding Story 2012 Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis Venice Film Festival 2020 Soundtrack Stars Award – Lifetime Achievement Giorgio Moroder World Soundtrack Awards 2011 Lifetime Achievement
Honors State and local honors + State and local honors received by Giorgio Moroder Country or city Year Honor Italy 2005 Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Bolzano 2010 Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano
Other accolades + Other accolades received by Giorgio Moroder Organization Year Honor Dance Music Hall of Fame 2004 Inductee (Producer)
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