List of awards and nominations received by Danny Elfman

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Danny Elfman awards and nominations
AwardWinsNominations
Academy Awards
04
Annie Awards
01
BMI Film & Television Awards
2525
British Academy Film Awards
02
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
02
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
04
Emmy Awards
35
Golden Globe Awards
03
Grammy Awards
111
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
01
Satellite Awards
16
Saturn Awards
716
Sierra Awards
12
World Soundtrack Awards
013
20/20 Awards
48
Totals
Awards won79
Nominations105

Danny Elfman is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. He led the rock band Oingo Boingo from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, but is most known for composing "The Simpsons Theme" and numerous film scores for director and producer Tim Burton, including Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), and 9 (2009). Elfman has composed scores for dozens of additional films, [1] a few of which have charted on the Billboard 200 (Batman peaked at #30, Dick Tracy peaked at #194, and Batman Returns peaked at #61). [2]

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Elfman's first major recognitions occurred in 1989, when he was nominated by the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for "The Simpsons Theme" and by the Grammy Awards for his film score to Batman (Best Instrumental Composition for the "Title Theme" and Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture for the score). From these nominations, he won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition. [3] Elfman has been nominated a total of four times by the Academy Awards (including twice for two different scores in 1997), twice by the Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards, ten times by the Grammy Awards, five times by the Saturn Awards (from which he won seven awards), and once each by the Annie Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and BMI Film & Television Awards. Overall, Elfman has won 33 awards from 74 nominations.

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry. Elfman has received four nominations.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
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 Annie Awards is an animation award show created and produced by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, since 1972. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation in the fields of producing, directing, animation, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, etc., in 1992 it began to honor animation as a whole, and created the category of Best Animated Feature. [7] New categories were subsequently added for different animation media. Elfman has received one nomination.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
2007 Danny Elfman, Rufus Wainwright,
Rob Thomas: Meet the Robinsons
Music in an Animated Feature ProductionNominated [8]

BMI Film & Television Awards

Established in 1986, the BMI Film & Television Awards "recognize the composers of the top grossing films and the highest-rated prime time television shows of the past year". [9] Elfman has received 25 awards.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
1987 Back to School BMI Film Music AwardWon
1989 Beetlejuice BMI Film Music AwardWon
Scrooged BMI Film Music AwardWon
1990 Batman BMI Film Music AwardWon
1991Dick TracyBMI Film Music AwardWon
1993 Batman Returns BMI Film Music AwardWon
1996 The Simpsons BMI TV Music AwardNominated
1997 Mission: Impossible BMI Film Music AwardWon
1998Good Will HuntingBMI Film Music AwardWon [10]
Flubber BMI Film Music AwardWon
Men in BlackBMI Film Music AwardWon
The SimpsonsBMI TV Music AwardWon
2000 Sleepy Hollow BMI Film Music AwardWon [11]
2001 The Family Man BMI Film Music AwardWon [12]
2002Danny ElfmanOutstanding Career Achievement AwardWon [9]
Planet of the Apes BMI Film Music AwardWon [13]
2003 Chicago BMI Film Music AwardWon [14]
Men in Black II BMI Film Music AwardWon
Spider-Man BMI Film Music AwardWon
The SimpsonsBMI TV Music AwardWon
2004 Hulk BMI Film Music AwardWon [15]
2005 Spider-Man 2 BMI Film Music AwardWon [16]
Desperate Housewives BMI TV Music AwardWon
2006Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryBMI Film Music AwardWon [17]
Desperate HousewivesBMI TV Music AwardWon
BMI TV Music AwardWon
2007 Charlotte's Web BMI Film Music AwardWon [18]
Meet the RobinsonsBMI Film Music AwardWon
Nacho Libre BMI Film Music AwardWon
Desperate HousewivesBMI TV Music AwardWon
2008Desperate HousewivesBMI TV Music AwardWon [19]
2009Desperate HousewivesBMI TV Music AwardWon
2010 Terminator Salvation BMI TV Music AwardWon
The WolfmanBMI TV Music AwardWon
Alice in WonderlandBMI TV Music AwardWon

British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). First awarded in 1947, the awards are often cited as the British equivalent to the Academy Awards. [20] Elfman has been nominated twice.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
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 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, commonly called the Critics' Choice Awards, are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Nominees are selected by written ballots in a week-long voting period, and are announced in December. Elfman has been nominated twice.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
2003 Big FishBest ComposerNominated [23]
2008 MilkBest ComposerNominated [24]

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Elfman has been nominated four times.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
1999 A Simple Plan Best Original Score Nominated
2003 Big FishBest Original ScoreNominated
2006 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Best Original ScoreNominated
2008 MilkBest Original ScoreNominated [25]

Emmy Awards

Administered by three sister organizations who focus on various sectors of television and broadband programming (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), the Emmy Awards "recognize excellence within various areas of television and emerging media". [26] Elfman has received three awards from five nominations.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
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 Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in film and television. The formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards. [30] Elfman has been nominated three times.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
1994 The Nightmare Before Christmas Best Original Score Nominated [31]
2004 Big Fish Best Original ScoreNominated [32]
2011 Alice in Wonderland Best Original ScoreNominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958. [33] Elfman has received one award from twelve nominations.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
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 TVNominated [34]
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Best Musical Album for Children Nominated [3]
1997 Men in BlackBest Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for TVNominated
2001 Planet of the Apes Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or TV Nominated [35]
2002 Spider-ManBest Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or TVNominated [36]
2003 Big FishBest Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or TVNominated [37]
2006 "Wonka's Welcome Song" from
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or TV Nominated [38]
2010 MilkBest Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual MediaNominated [39]
2011 Alice in WonderlandBest Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual MediaNominated [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.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
2003Big FishBest Original ScoreNominated
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryBest Original ScoreWon
2012HitchcockBest Original ScoreNominated

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.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
1996 Mars Attacks! Best Original Score Nominated
1999 Sleepy HollowBest Original ScoreWon [42]
2000 Proof of Life Best Original ScoreNominated [43]
2004 Spider-Man 2Best Original ScoreNominated [44]
2005 Corpse Bride Best Original ScoreNominated [45]
2008 MilkBest Original ScoreNominated [46]

Saturn Awards

The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. First presented in 1972, the Saturn Awards are voted on by members of the presenting Academy. [47] Elfman has received 7 awards from 16 nominations.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
1989Beetlejuice Best Music Nominated
1991Edward ScissorhandsBest MusicNominated
1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasBest MusicWon [48]
1995 Dolores Claiborne Best MusicNominated
1996Mars Attacks!Best MusicWon [48]
The Frighteners Best MusicNominated
1997Men in BlackBest MusicWon [48]
1999Sleepy HollowBest MusicWon
2002Spider-ManBest MusicWon
2003HulkBest MusicNominated
2004Spider-Man 2Best MusicNominated
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryBest MusicNominated
2012FrankenweenieBest MusicWon
2013Oz the Great and PowerfulBest MusicNominated
2019 Dumbo Best MusicNominated
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Best MusicWon

Sierra Awards

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) is a non-profit organization composed of selected print, television and film critics in the Las Vegas area. The LVFCS presents its Sierra Awards each year for the best in film. Elfman has received one award from two nominations.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
1998A Simple PlanBest ScoreWon
2000Sleepy HollowBest ScoreNominated

World Soundtrack Awards

The World Soundtrack Academy, launched in 2001 by the Flanders International Film Festival to organize and oversee the educational, cultural, and professional aspects of the art of film music, including the preservation of the history of the soundtrack and its worldwide promotion. The World Soundtrack Awards are "distributed annually to mark and celebrate outstanding achievements in scoring music for motion pictures, and to honor other achievements". [49] Elfman has been nominated twice.

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
2002Spider-ManBest Original Soundtrack of the YearNominated [50]
2006Charlie and the Chocolate FactorySoundtrack Composer of the YearNominated [51]
2009Milk, Taking Woodstock, NotoriousSoundtrack Composer of the YearNominated
2010Alice in Wonderland, The WolfmanSoundtrack Composer of the YearNominated
2013Epic, Frankenweenie, Hitchcock, Oz the Great and Powerful, Promised Land, Silver Linings PlaybookSoundtrack Composer of the YearNominated

20/20 Awards

YearNominated workAwardResultRef.
2011Edward ScissorhandsBest Original ScoreWon [52]

Other recognitions

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