David Shire - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	03-July-1937
Place of Birth	Buffalo (United States of America, New York, Erie County, Area code 716)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	David Lee Shire
Profession	Composer, Songwriter, Film Score Composer, Pianist, Artist, Conductor
David Lee Shire is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtrack to the 1974 movie The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, the soundtrack for Francis Coppola's The Conversation, and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as "Manhattan Skyline", are some of his best-known works. His other work includes the score of the 1985 film Return to Oz, the "sequel-in-part" of The Wizard of Oz, and the stage musical scores of Baby, Big, Closer Than Ever, and Starting Here, Starting Now. Shire is married to actress Didi Conn.

Awards by David Shire

Check all the awards nominated and won by David Shire.

1999

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	Rear Window

1996

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Original Score	Big: the musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music	Big: the musical

1990

Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Music

Honored for : Closer Than Ever

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Music	Closer Than Ever
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music	Closer Than Ever
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	The Kennedys of Massachusetts Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

1985

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	Do You Remember Love Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

1984

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Original Score	Baby
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music	Baby

1981

Razzie Award for Worst Original Song

Honored for : Paternity

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Original Song	Paternity
Razzie Award for Worst Original Song	Only When I Laugh

1979

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Honored for : It Goes Like It Goes

(Norma Rae)

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Song	It Goes Like It Goes Norma Rae
Academy Award for Best Original Song	I'll Never Say 'Goodbye The Promise

1978

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Honored for : Saturday Night Fever

(Producers, Artists)

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Album of the Year	Saturday Night Fever
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	The Defection of Simas Kudirka Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

1977

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)	The Big Event Rain on Entebbe","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

1976

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

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