This is a list of awards and nominations for composer Alan Menken. Menken has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for his work in film, theatre, television, and music.
For his work in film he earned 19 Academy Award nominations winning 8 Oscars for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995). He also earned 16 Golden Globe Award nominations winning 7 awards. He has earned two British Academy Film Award nominations, and five Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations. For his work in theatre he received five Tony Award nominations winning once, and 2 Laurence Olivier Awards winning once. He also received 26 Grammy Awards nominations, winning 11 awards. For his work in television he has earned two Emmy Awards.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Original Song | "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" (from Little Shop of Horrors ) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | [1] |
1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won | [2] |
Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |||
1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won | [3] |
Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | ||
"Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | |||
"Belle" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | |||
1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won | [4] |
Best Original Song | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won | |||
1995 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won | [5] |
Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won | ||
1996 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [6] |
1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules ) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | [7] |
2007 | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted ) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [8] | |
"So Close" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | [9] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
1992 | Best Original Film Score | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman ) | Nominated | [10] |
1993 | Aladdin | Nominated | [11] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2013 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway" (from The Neighbors: Sing Like a Larry BirdShared with Glenn Slater ) | Nominated | [12] |
2016 | "A New Season" from Galavant: A New Season (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated | ||
Daytime Emmy Awards | ||||
2020 | Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program | "Waiting in the Wings" from Tangled: The Series: Rapunzel and the Great Tree (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Won | [13] |
Special Emmy Awards | ||||
1990 | Outstanding contribution to the success of the Academy's anti-drug special for children | "Wonderful Ways to Say No" (from Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue ) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won | [14] |
Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |||
1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | ||
"Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | |||
1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won | |
Best Original Song | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"Prince Ali" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | |||
"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won | |||
1995 | Best Original Score | Pocahontas | Nominated | |
Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won | ||
1996 | Best Original Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Nominated | |
1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules ) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | |
2007 | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted ) Shared with Stephen Schwartz) | Nominated | ||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Best Cast Show Album | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman and Phil Ramone | Nominated | [15] |
1991 | Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | Nominated | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid ) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |||
1993 | Album of the Year | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Various Artists | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
Best Album for Children | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | ||
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | ||
1994 | Song of the Year | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Tim Rice | Won | |
Best Musical Album for Children | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Tim Rice | Won | ||
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won | |||
1995 | Best Musical Show Album | Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical | Nominated | |
1996 | Best Musical Album for Children | Pocahontas Sing-Along Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas ) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won | ||
2009 | Best Musical Show Album | The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording Shared with Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin and Chris Montan | Nominated | |
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted ) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |||
2012 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Tangled | Nominated | |
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won | ||
2013 | Best Musical Theater Album | Newsies: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Nominated | |
2015 | Aladdin: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Nominated | ||
2021 | Little Shop of Horrors: The New Off-Broadway Cast | Nominated | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Musical of the Year | Little Shop of Horrors (Shared with Howard Ashman ) | Nominated | [16] |
1998 | Best New Musical | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman & Tim Rice ) | Won | [17] |
2010 | Sister Act (Shared with Glenn Slater ) | Nominated | [18] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman and Tim Rice ) | Nominated | [19] |
2008 | The Little Mermaid (Shared with Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater ) | Nominated | [20] | |
2011 | Sister Act (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated | [21] | |
2012 | Newsies (Shared with Jack Feldman ) | Won | [22] | |
2014 | Aladdin (Shared with Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin ) | Nominated | [23] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won | [24] |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [25] | |
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet Shared with Henry Jackman, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall and Dan Reynolds | Nominated | [26] | |
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Tangled: The Series Shared with Glenn Slater and Kevin Kleisch | Nominated | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | BMI Film Music Award | The Little Mermaid | Won | |
1992 | Beauty and the Beast | Won | ||
1993 | Aladdin | Won | ||
1994 | Most Performed Song from a Film | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won | |
1996 | BMI Film Music Award | Pocahontas | Won | |
1997 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Won | ||
1998 | Hercules | Won | ||
Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award | — | Won | ||
2008 | BMI Film Music Award | Enchanted | Won | |
2013 | Mirror Mirror | Won | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] | ||||
2007 | Best Composer | Enchanted | Nominated | [27] |
Best Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | [28] | |
2017 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [29] | |
2019 | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | [30] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Outstanding Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Nominated | [31] |
1994 | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | [32] | |
2011 | Sister Act | Nominated | [33] | |
2012 | Leap of Faith | Nominated | [34] | |
Newsies | Won | |||
2014 | Aladdin | Nominated | [35] | |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre | Won | [36] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Music | Enchanted | Nominated | |
Best Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |||
2010 | Best Music | Tangled | Won | |
Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won | ||
2017 | Best Music | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | ||
"How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | |||
2019 | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger ) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | [37] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Original Score | Enchanted | Nominated | [38] |
Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won | [39] | |
2018 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [40] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Worst Original Song | "The Measure of a Man" (from Rocky V ) | Nominated | |
1992 | "High Times, Hard Times" (from Newsies ) Shared with Jack Feldman | Won [lower-alpha 1] | [41] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [44] |
2019 | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | [45] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Hollywood Song Award | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | [46] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Best Original Song in a Animated Film | "The Great Beyond" (from Sausage Party ) Shared with Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg | Nominated | [47] |
2017 | "How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [48] | |
Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror Film | Won | |||
"Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | |||
2019 | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | [49] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted ) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [50] |
2011 | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger ) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | [51] | |
2017 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [52] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | The Shaggy Dog | Nominated | [53] |
2007 | Enchanted | Won | [54] | |
2010 | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature | Tangled | Nominated | [55] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won | [56] |
2016 | "The Great Beyond" (from Sausage Party ) Shared with Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | [57] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | [58] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Best Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [59] |
Best Original Song | "Someday" (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | ||
1997 | Best Comedy/Musical Score | Hercules Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | [60] |
Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | ||
2003 | Film Hall of Fame: Support (Music) | — | Inducted | [61] |
2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted ) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [62] |
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | [63] | |
2011 | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger ) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | [64] | |
2017 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [65] | |
Best Adapted Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated | ||
"Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Runner-up | |||
2019 | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | [66] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | [67] |
Best Score | Won | |||
1994 | Best Broadway Musical | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | [68] |
1995 | A Christmas Carol | Nominated | [69] | |
2011 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Sister Act | Nominated | [70] |
Outstanding New Score | Nominated | |||
2012 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Newsies | Nominated | [71] |
Outstanding New Score | Won | |||
2014 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Aladdin | Nominated | [72] |
Outstanding New Score (The Marjorie Gunner Award) | Nominated | |||
2017 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | A Bronx Tale Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | [73] |
Outstanding New Score | Nominated | |||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Original Song | "I've Got a Dream" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | [74] |
2011 | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger ) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | [75] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Won | [76] |
1992 | Aladdin | Nominated | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | |||
2007 | Enchanted | Won | ||
2019 | Aladdin | Nominated | ||
2024 | The Little Mermaid | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media | "Speechless" (from Aladdin ) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | [77] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Score | Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [78] |
Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Websites and Mobile Sites Professional Services & Self-Promotion | Won | [79] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Best Original Song Written for a Film | "I See the Light" (from Tangled ) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | [80] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Disney Legends Awards | Inducted | [81] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Inducted | [82] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Songwriters Hall of Fame | Inducted | [83] |
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