Awards & Winners

John Powell

Date of Birth 18-September-1963
Place of Birth London
(England, United Kingdom, Great Britain)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as John Powell
Profession Film Score Composer, Conductor
John Powell is an English composer and conductor, best known for his scores to motion pictures. After studying at London's Trinity College of Music, Powell rose to fame in the late 1990s and 2000s, scoring numerous animated films, in addition to his live-action collaborations with directors Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over fifty feature films. His 2010 score for the film How to Train Your Dragon earned him his first Academy Award nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards. He was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and collaborated frequently with other composers from the studio, including Harry Gregson-Williams and Zimmer himself.

Awards by John Powell

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Powell.

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Soundtrack Award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year Kung Fu Panda 2
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music How to Train Your Dragon

2010


Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Honored for : How to Train Your Dragon

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Saturn Award for Best Music How to Train Your Dragon
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production How to Train Your Dragon
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score How to Train Your Dragon

2009


Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Honored for : Kung Fu Panda

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production Kung Fu Panda

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Satellite Award for Best Original Score Horton Hears a Who!

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Happy Feet

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Satellite Award for Best Original Score Alfie
9th Satellite Awards

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Shrek

2001


Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Saturn Award for Best Music The Road to El Dorado