Awards & Winners

David Shire

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