Awards & Winners

Maurice Jarre

Date of Birth 13-September-1924
Place of Birth Lyon
(Rhône, France)
Nationality France
Also know as Maurice-Alexis Jarre, Maurice-Alexis Jarre, Maurice-Alexis Jarre, Maurice-Alexis Jarre, Maurice-Alexis Jarre, Jarre, Maurice Alexis Jarre
Profession Composer, Conductor, Film Score Composer
Maurice-Alexis Jarre was a French composer and conductor. His son is the electronic composer Jean Michel Jarre. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia on. Notable scores for other directors include The Train, Mohammad, Messenger of God, Witness and Ghost. Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was "Somewhere My Love" by the Michael Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart. Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Passage to India, all of which were directed by David Lean.

Awards by Maurice Jarre

Check all the awards nominated and won by Maurice Jarre.

2005


European Achievement in World Cinema

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European Achievement in World Cinema

2001


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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Sunshine

2000


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Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score Sunshine

1996


Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : A Walk in the Clouds

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score A Walk in the Clouds

1990


BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Honored for : Dead Poets Society

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BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Dead Poets Society
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Ghost

1989


Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : Gorillas in the Mist

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Gorillas in the Mist

1988


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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Gorillas in the Mist

1987


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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score The Mosquito Coast

1986


Honorary César
Honored for : Shoah
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Honored for : Witness

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BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Witness
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music A Passage to India
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Witness

1985


Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : A Passage to India

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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Witness
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score A Passage to India

1984


Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Honored for : A Passage to India

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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score A Passage to India

1983


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AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score The Year of Living Dangerously

1977


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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Mohammad, Messenger of God

1976


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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score The Man Who Would Be King

1973


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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Marmalade, Molasses and Honey
The Life and Times Of Judge Roy Bean

1972


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Academy Award for Best Original Song Marmalade, Molasses and Honey
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1967


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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Is Paris Burning?

1966


Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Honored for : Lara's Theme
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : Doctor Zhivago

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year Lara's Theme
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Lara's Theme
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Doctor Zhivago

1965


Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Honored for : Doctor Zhivago

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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Doctor Zhivago

1963


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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Lawrence of Arabia
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Sundays and Cybelle

1962


Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Honored for : Lawrence of Arabia

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Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Lawrence of Arabia