List of awards and nominations received by Danny Elfman
Award | Wins | Nominations |
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0 | 4 |
0 | 1 | |
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25 | 25 |
0 | 2 | |
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0 | 2 |
0 | 4 | |
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3 | 5 |
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0 | 3 |
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1 | 11 |
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0 | 1 |
1 | 6 | |
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7 | 16 |
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1 | 2 |
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0 | 13 |
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4 | 8 |
Totals | ||
Awards won | 79 | |
Nominations | 105 |
Elfman's first major recognitions occurred in 1989, when he was nominated by the
Academy Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Good Will Hunting | Best Original Dramatic Score | Nominated | [4] |
Men in Black | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Nominated | ||
2004 | Big Fish | Best Original Score | Nominated | [5] |
2009 | Milk | Best Original Score | Nominated | [6] |
Annie Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Danny Elfman, Rufus Wainwright, Rob Thomas: Meet the Robinsons |
Music in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated | [8] |
BMI Film & Television Awards
Established in 1986, the
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Back to School | BMI Film Music Award | Won | |
1989 | Beetlejuice | BMI Film Music Award | Won | |
Scrooged | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
1990 | Batman | BMI Film Music Award | Won | |
1991 | Dick Tracy | BMI Film Music Award | Won | |
1993 | Batman Returns | BMI Film Music Award | Won | |
1996 | The Simpsons | BMI TV Music Award | Nominated | |
1997 | Mission: Impossible | BMI Film Music Award | Won | |
1998 | Good Will Hunting | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [10] |
Flubber | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
Men in Black | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
The Simpsons | BMI TV Music Award | Won | ||
2000 | Sleepy Hollow
|
BMI Film Music Award | Won | [11] |
2001 | The Family Man | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [12] |
2002 | Danny Elfman | Outstanding Career Achievement Award | Won | [9] |
Planet of the Apes | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [13] | |
2003 | Chicago | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [14] |
Men in Black II | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
Spider-Man | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
The Simpsons | BMI TV Music Award | Won | ||
2004 | Hulk | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [15] |
2005 | Spider-Man 2 | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [16] |
Desperate Housewives | BMI TV Music Award | Won | ||
2006 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [17] |
Desperate Housewives | BMI TV Music Award | Won | ||
BMI TV Music Award | Won | |||
2007 | Charlotte's Web | BMI Film Music Award | Won | [18] |
Meet the Robinsons | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
Nacho Libre | BMI Film Music Award | Won | ||
Desperate Housewives | BMI TV Music Award | Won | ||
2008 | Desperate Housewives | BMI TV Music Award | Won | [19] |
2009 | Desperate Housewives | BMI TV Music Award | Won | |
2010 | Terminator Salvation | BMI TV Music Award | Won | |
The Wolfman | BMI TV Music Award | Won | ||
Alice in Wonderland | BMI TV Music Award | Won |
British Academy Film Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Chicago | Best Film Music (Anthony Asquith Award)
|
Nominated | [21] |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Best Film Music (Anthony Asquith Award)
|
Nominated | [22] |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Big Fish | Best Composer | Nominated | [23] |
2008 | Milk | Best Composer | Nominated | [24] |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Elfman has been nominated four times.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | A Simple Plan | Best Original Score
|
Nominated | |
2003 | Big Fish | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
2006 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
2008 | Milk | Best Original Score | Nominated | [25] |
Emmy Awards
Administered by three sister organizations who focus on various sectors of television and broadband programming (
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | "Main Title Theme" from The Simpsons | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
|
Nominated | [27] |
2005 | "Title Theme" from Desperate Housewives | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
|
Won | [28] |
2016 | Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton (Live from Lincoln Center) (PBS) | Outstanding Music Direction | Won | [29] |
2023 | "Title Theme" from Wednesday | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
|
Won | |
Wednesday: Woe is the Loneliest Number (shared with Chris Bacon) | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nominated |
Golden Globes
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Best Original Score | Nominated | [31] |
2004 | Big Fish | Best Original Score | Nominated | [32] |
2011 | Alice in Wonderland | Best Original Score | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990
|
"The Batman Theme" from Batman | Best Instrumental Composition | Won | [3] |
Batman | Best Album or Original Instrumental Background Score
|
Nominated | ||
1991
|
Dick Tracy | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for TV
|
Nominated | |
1992
|
Edward Scissorhands | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for TV | Nominated | [34] |
1993
|
The Nightmare Before Christmas | Best Musical Album for Children | Nominated | [3] |
1997
|
Men in Black | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for TV | Nominated | |
2001
|
Planet of the Apes | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or TV
|
Nominated | [35] |
2002
|
Spider-Man | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or TV | Nominated | [36] |
2003
|
Big Fish | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or TV | Nominated | [37] |
2006
|
"Wonka's Welcome Song" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or TV
|
Nominated | [38] |
2010
|
Milk | Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media | Nominated | [39] |
2011
|
Alice in Wonderland | Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media | Nominated | [40] |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) is an organization of film reviewers from Phoenix-based publications. In December of each year, the PFCS meets to vote on their Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (first given in 2000) for films released in the same calendar year.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Big Fish | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Best Original Score | Won | |
2012 | Hitchcock | Best Original Score | Nominated |
Satellite Awards
Originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards, the Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy to acknowledge the year's "outstanding artists, films, television shows, DVDs, and interactive media".[41] Elfman has received one award from six nominations.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Best Original Score | Won | [42] |
2000 | Proof of Life | Best Original Score | Nominated | [43] |
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Best Original Score | Nominated | [44] |
2005 | Corpse Bride
|
Best Original Score | Nominated | [45] |
2008 | Milk | Best Original Score | Nominated | [46] |
Saturn Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Beetlejuice | Best Music | Nominated | |
1991 | Edward Scissorhands | Best Music | Nominated | |
1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Best Music | Won | [48] |
1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Best Music | Nominated | |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Best Music | Won | [48] |
The Frighteners | Best Music | Nominated | ||
1997 | Men in Black | Best Music | Won | [48] |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Best Music | Won | |
2002 | Spider-Man | Best Music | Won | |
2003 | Hulk | Best Music | Nominated | |
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Best Music | Nominated | |
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Best Music | Nominated | |
2012 | Frankenweenie | Best Music | Won | |
2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Best Music | Nominated | |
2019 | Dumbo | Best Music | Nominated | |
2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Best Music | Won |
Sierra Awards
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) is a non-profit organization composed of selected
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | A Simple Plan | Best Score | Won | |
2000 | Sleepy Hollow | Best Score | Nominated |
World Soundtrack Awards
The
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Spider-Man | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Nominated | [50] |
2006 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Nominated | [51] |
2009 | Milk, Taking Woodstock, Notorious | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland, The Wolfman | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
2013 | Epic, Frankenweenie, Hitchcock, Oz the Great and Powerful, Promised Land, Silver Linings Playbook | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Nominated |
20/20 Awards
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Edward Scissorhands | Best Original Score | Won | [52] |
Other recognitions
- 1976 - Elfman, as leader of the band The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo won a trophy and $516.32 on "The Gong Show".
- 2000 – Elfman won Fantasporto's Special Career Award
- 2004 – Elfman was awarded the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing at the Palm Springs International Film Festival[53]
- 2007 – Elfman received an North Carolina School of the Arts; his commencement speech for the graduating class can be read here[54]
- 2008 – Elfman won the Composer of the Year award at the Hollywood Film Festival
- 2015 – Elfman was inducted as a Disney Legend.[55]
- 2017 – Elfman received the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award presented by Hollywood in Vienna.[56]
- 2022 – Elfman received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Composers & Lyricists.[57]
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External links
- Danny Elfman at AllMusic
- Danny Elfman discography at Discogs
- Danny Elfman at IMDb