John Williams - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	08-February-1932
Place of Birth	Floral Park (Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States of America)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	ã‚¸ãƒ§ãƒ³ ã‚¦ã‚£ãƒªã‚¢ãƒ ã‚º, John Towner Williams, John T. Williams Jr., Johnny Williams, John Williams Jr., John T. Williams, Pops, John Towner Williams, Jr., Little Johnny Love
Profession	Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Film Score Composer
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all time. In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including Jaws, Family Plot, the Star Wars series, Superman, the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter films, Catch Me If You Can, Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, and Lincoln. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all but one of Spielberg's major feature-length films. Other notable works by Williams include theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, the NBC Nightly News, the Statue of Liberty's rededication, the television series Lost in Space and Land of the Giants, and the original, not as well known calypso-based theme song to Gilligan's Island. Williams has also composed numerous classical concerti, and he served as the Boston Pops Orchestra's principal conductor from 1980 to 1993; he is now the orchestra's conductor laureate.

Awards by John Williams

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Williams.

2014

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	The Book Thief

2013

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	The Book Thief
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Lincoln
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Book Thief
Satellite Award for Best Original Score	The Book Thief
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Lincoln

2012

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer

Honored for : Lincoln

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	War Horse
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	War Horse
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Lincoln
Satellite Award for Best Original Score	Lincoln
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer	Lincoln
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn composer

2011

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	War Horse
Satellite Award for Best Original Score	War Horse DreamWorks Pictures
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer	War Horse

2009

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

Honored for : Great Performances

(Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music)

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music	Great Performances Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

2008

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : The Adventures Of Mutt

(Composer)

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	The Adventures Of Mutt From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

2006

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : A Prayer for Peace

(Composer)

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : Memoirs of a Geisha

Saturn Award for Best Music

Honored for : Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

Honored for : Memoirs of a Geisha

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Honored for : Star Wars: A New Hope

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Memoirs of a Geisha

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Memoirs of a Geisha
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Memoirs of a Geisha
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	A Prayer for Peace
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

BMI Film Music Award

Honored for : The Terminal

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer

Honored for : Memoirs of a Geisha

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer	Memoirs of a Geisha
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Memoirs of a Geisha
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Munich
Satellite Award for Best Original Score	Memoirs of a Geisha 10th Satellite Awards

2004

Kennedy Center Honors

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2003

BMI Film Music Award

Honored for : Catch Me If You Can

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
World Soundtrack Academy for Best Original Soundtrack of the Year	Catch Me If You Can
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score	Catch Me If You Can
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Catch Me If You Can
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Catch Me If You Can
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Catch Me if You Can
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer

Honored for : Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Saturn Award for Best Music

Honored for : A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score	Catch Me If You Can
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer	Catch Me If You Can","Minority Report","Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Catch Me If You Can
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction	The Academy Awards Outstanding Music Direction","The 74th Annual Academy Awards

2001

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer	A.I. Artificial Intelligence","Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2000

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Theme From Angela's Ashes

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Patriot
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Angela's Ashes
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Theme From Angela's Ashes

1999

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Amistad
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Saving Private Ryan
Satellite Award for Best Original Score	Saving Private Ryan
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Angela's Ashes
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Saving Private Ryan

1998

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer

Honored for : Saving Private Ryan

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Saving Private Ryan

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer	Saving Private Ryan
Satellite Award for Best Original Score	Amistad
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Saving Private Ryan
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Seven Years in Tibet
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Saving Private Ryan

1997

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Amistad

1996

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Sleepers
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song	Moonlight Sabrina
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media	Moonlight

1995

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Nixon
Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score	Sabrina
Academy Award for Best Original Song	Moonlight Sabrina

1994

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Schindler's List

(Composer)

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : Schindler's List

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Schindler's List
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Schindler's List
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Schindler's List

1993

Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Honored for : Schindler's List

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Brit Award for Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording	Hook
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Schindler's List

1992

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Hook

1991

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	The Star Wars Trilogy
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	JFK
Academy Award for Best Original Song	When You're Alone Hook

1990

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Home Alone
Academy Award for Best Original Song	Somewhere in My Memory Home Alone
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Born on the Fourth of July

1989

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : Empire of the Sun

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Empire of the Sun
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Born on the Fourth of July
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	The Accidental Tourist

1988

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Accidental Tourist
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Empire of the Sun

1987

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Empire of the Sun
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Witches of Eastwick

1985

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	The River

1984

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Olympic Fanfare and Theme

(Composer)

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The River
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Olympic Fanfare and Theme

1983

Saturn Award for Best Music

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song	Yes, Giorgio: If We Were in Love Yes, Giorgio

1982

Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Edition

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Honored for : Flying

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Theme
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Academy Award for Best Original Song	Yes, Giorgio: If We Were in Love Yes, Giorgio
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Edition
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement	Flying

1981

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Raiders of the Lost Ark

(Composer)

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Raiders of the Lost Ark

1980

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : The Empire Strikes Back

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	The Empire Strikes Back: Yoda's Theme
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	The Empire Strikes Back
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology

1979

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Superman: The Movie

(Composer)

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Main Theme (from Superman)

(Composer)

Saturn Award for Best Music

Honored for : Superman

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Superman: The Movie
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Superman
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Superman Main Title Theme
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Superman: The Movie

1978

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Great Space Music (feat. Systems Music)

(Composer)

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

(Composer)

Saturn Award for Best Music

Honored for : Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

Honored for : Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Theme from \"Close Encounters of the Third Kind\"
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Great Space Music (feat. Systems Music)
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Theme from \"Close Encounters of the Third Kind\"
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Superman

1977

Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Honored for : Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Honored for : Star Wars: A New Hope

(Best Pop Instrumental Recording)

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Star Wars: A New Hope

(Composer)

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : Star Wars: Main Theme

(Composer)

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Album of the Year	Star Wars: A New Hope
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance	Star Wars: A New Hope
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	Star Wars: Main Theme
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Star Wars: A New Hope
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1976

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Honored for : Jaws, The Towering Inferno

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

Honored for : Jaws

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	The Towering Inferno
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music	Jaws
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Jaws

1975

Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Honored for : Jaws

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Honored for : Jaws: Anniversary Collector's Edition

(Composer)

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Jaws: Anniversary Collector's Edition
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Jaws
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Earthquake

1974

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Towering Inferno
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	Cinderella Liberty

1973

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Cinderella Liberty
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score	Tom Sawyer
Academy Award for Best Original Song	Nice to Be Around Cinderella Liberty
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score	The Poseidon Adventure

1972

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special

Honored for : Bell System Family Theatre

(Jane Eyre)

Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Images
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Poseidon Adventure
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special	Bell System Family Theatre Jane Eyre

1971

Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score	Fiddler on the Roof

1969

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Musical Composition

Honored for : Heidi

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Musical Composition	Heidi
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	The Reivers
Academy Award for Best Original Musical	Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1967

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score	Valley of the Dolls

1963

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television	Alcoa Premiere Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire

1962

Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television	Alcoa Premiere Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for 1962