Awards & Winners

Mike Oldfield

Date of Birth 15-May-1953
Place of Birth Reading
(Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories, United Kingdom)
Nationality England
Also know as M. Oldfield, Oldfield, Michael Gordon Oldfield, Michael Oldfield, Oldfield, Mike
Profession Musician, Record producer, Songwriter, Game designer, Guitarist, Bassist, Film Score Composer, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist
Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield is an English musician and composer whose work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, New Age. It is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist – and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo". Oldfield has released more than 20 albums with the most recent being a rock themed album titled Man on the Rocks, released in 2014.

Awards by Mike Oldfield

Check all the awards nominated and won by Mike Oldfield.

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music The Killing Fields
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score The Killing Fields

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Album of the Year Tubular Bells

1974


Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Honored for : Tubular Bells
(Theme From The Exorcist)

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Tubular Bells