Awards & Winners

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Date of Birth 17-January-1952
Place of Birth Nakano, Tokyo
(Kantō region, Tokyo)
Nationality Japan
Also know as Ryuchi Sakamoto, Sakamoto, Sakamoto Ryuuichi, Sakamoto Ryūichi, Kyoju, Ryûichi Sakamoto, Ryuichi Sakamamoto, Professor, The Professor, Professor Sakamoto, 教授, Ryûichi Sakamoto, Kyoju, Professor, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Ryūichi, Ryûichi Sakamoto, 교수, Sakamoto Ryūichi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ryûichi Sakamoto, Ryuchi Sakamoto
Profession Musician, Record producer, Composer, Actor, Pianist, Film Score Composer, Writer
Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, activist, composer, record producer, writer, singer, pianist, and actor, based in Tokyo and New York. He began his career in 1978 as a member of the pioneering electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra, where he played keyboards and was an occasional vocalist. The band was an international success, with worldwide hits such as "Computer Game / Firecracker" and "Behind the Mask", the latter written and sung by Sakamoto. He concurrently began pursuing a solo career, debuting with the experimental electronic fusion album The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto, and later released the pioneering album B-2 Unit, which included the electro classic "Riot in Lagos". After YMO disbanded in 1983, he produced more solo records, including collaborations with various international artists, through to the 1990s. He began acting and composing for film with Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, which he starred in and composed the score for; the song "Forbidden Colours" which he composed for it became a worldwide hit, and he won a BAFTA Award for the film's score. He later won an Academy Award and Grammy Award for scoring The Last Emperor, and has also won two Golden Globe Awards for his work as a film composer. In addition, he also composed music for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony.

Awards by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Asian Film Award for Best Composer Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Japan

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score Silk

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music The Last Emperor

1988


Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Honored for : The Last Emperor
(Composers)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media The Last Emperor

1987


Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Honored for : The Last Emperor

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score The Last Emperor

1984


BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Honored for : Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence