Awards & Winners

Adam Clayton

Date of Birth 13-March-1960
Place of Birth Chinnor
(United Kingdom, Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as Adam Charles Clayton, Sparky, Madam Clayton, Mrs. Burns
Profession Musician, Songwriter, Bassist, Film Score Composer
Adam Charles Clayton is an English musician best known as the bassist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "New Year's Day", "Seconds", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". His work on No Line on the Horizon has been cited as his best bass playing. He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the theme of 1996's Mission: Impossible. Clayton, as a part of U2, has won 22 Grammy awards.

Awards by Adam Clayton

Check all the awards nominated and won by Adam Clayton.

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Song Ordinary Love
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2011


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics
Honored for : FIFA World Cup on ESPN
(2010 FIFA World Cup - U2 & Soweto Gospel Choir)

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics FIFA World Cup on ESPN
2010 FIFA World Cup - U2 & Soweto Gospel Choir

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Song The Hands That Built America
Gangs of New York

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film Mission Impossible
from Mission: Impossible
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Batman Forever

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
Faraway, So Close