English composer George Fenton has received various awards and nominations. He was the recipient of three BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards. He also won five BMI Awards and was honored with the World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement in 2015. Fenton also received five nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Academy Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1983GandhiBest Original Score1988Cry FreedomBest Original Song1989Dangerous LiaisonsBest Original Score1992The Fisher KingBest Original Score
BAFTA Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1981ShoestringBest Original Television Music Bloody KidsFox1982Bergerac
|The History Man|
|Going Gently|
|BBC News theme
|1983 |Gandhi|Best Original Score
|1985 |The Jewel in the Crown|rowspan=2|Best Original Television Music
|1987 |The Monocled Mutineer|
|1988 |Cry Freedom|Best Original Score
|1989 |Talking Heads|Best Original Television Music
|1990 |Dangerous Liaisons|rowspan=2|Best Original Score
|rowspan=2|1991 |Memphis Belle|
|The Trials of Life|rowspan=2|Best Original Television Music
|1994 |Life in the Freezer|
|1996 |The Madness of King George|Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
|2002 |The Blue Planet|Best Original Television Music
|2006 |Mrs Henderson Presents|Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
|2007 |Planet Earth|rowspan=2|Best Original Television Music
|2012 |Frozen Planet''
Emmy Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult2002The Blue Planet – Seas of Life: Ocean WorldOutstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)2005PrideOutstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)2007Planet Earth – From Pole to PoleOutstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Golden Globe Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1988Cry FreedomBest Original Score - Motion Picture2000Anna and the KingBest Original Score - Motion Picture Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Grammy Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1984GandhiBest Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special1989Cry FreedomBest Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
Saturn Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1998Ever AfterBest Music
Ivor Novello Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1980 Shoestring Best Best Theme from A TV or Radio production 1981FoxBest Best Theme from A TV or Radio production1983OmnibusBest Best Theme from A TV or Radio productionGandhiBest Film Theme or Song 1985The Jewel in the Crown Best Theme from A TV or Radio Production The Company of WolvesBest Theme or Song1987The Monocled MutineerBest Best Theme from A TV or Radio Production1988Cry FreedomBest Film Score1993Final AnalysisBest Film Theme or SongShadowlandsBest Film Score1995Beyond the CloudsBest Theme from A TV or Radio Production 1999Ever AfterBest Film Score2000Anna and the KingBest Film Score2002The Blue PlanetBest Original TV Music 2005Deep BlueBest Original Film Score2010LifeBest TV Soundtrack
Classic Brit Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult 2007 Planet Earth Best Soundtrack
European Film Award YearNominee / workAwardResult 2012 The Angels' Share Best Composer
IFMCA Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult1998Dangerous Beauty Film Score of the Year Best Original Score for a Drama Film George Fenton Film Composer of the Year Ever After: A Cinderella Story Best Original Score for a Drama Film 1999 George Fenton Film Composer of The Year 2007 Planet Earth Best Original Score for Television 2008 Earth Best Original Score for a Documentary 2009 Fool's Gold Best Original Score for a Comedy Film 2010 Life Best Original Score for a Television Series 2012 Frozen Planet Best Original Score for a Documentary 2015 Bears Best Original Score for a Documentary 2016 The Lady in the Van Best Original Score for a Comedy Film 2023 Wild Isles Best Original Score for a Documentary
World Soundtrack Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult 2015 George Fenton World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement
BMI Awards YearNominee / workAwardResult 1994 Groundhog Day BMI Film Music Award 1999 You've Got Mail BMI Film Music Award 2003 Sweet Home Alabama BMI Film Music Award 2005 Hitch BMI Film Music Award 2010 The Bounty Hunter BMI Film Music Award
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