Awards & Winners

Francis Lai

Date of Birth 26-April-1932
Place of Birth Nice
(Alpes-Maritimes, French Riviera, France, Arrondissement of Nice, Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur)
Nationality France
Also know as F. Lai, Lai, Francis Lai, Frances Lai, Francis Albert Lai, Francis Lay, Francis Albert Lai, Francis Lay, Francis Laï
Profession Accordionist, Film Score Composer, Actor, Musician, Composer
Francis Lai is a French accordionist, and composer noted for his film scores. While in his twenties, Francis Lai left home and went to Paris where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. In 1965 he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was a major international success, earning a number of Academy Awards, and for the young Francis Lai, a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score". This initial success brought more opportunities to work for the film industry both in his native France as well as in Great Britain and the United States. He is known for his support of Mireille Mathieu in many compositions and recordings. In 1969, he wrote the score for director René Clément's film, Rider On The Rain. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in September 1971. In 1970 Francis Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. In the United States, the soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin" was a hit single with lyrics by Carl Sigman for traditional pop singer Andy Williams. The song would also be recorded successfully by Lai himself with a full orchestra and by Henry Mancini and Shirley Bassey. Francis Lai also wrote the music for the 1978 Love Story sequel titled Oliver's Story.

Awards by Francis Lai

Check all the awards nominated and won by Francis Lai.

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Cesar Award for Best Original Score Chance or Coincidence

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Cesar Award for Best Original Score Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Cesar Award for Best Original Score Les Uns et les Autres

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Cesar Award for Best Original Score Bilitis

1975


Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music La bonne année

1971


Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : Love Story

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Love Story

1970


Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Honored for : Love Story

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score Love Story

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Live for Life

1968


Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Live for Life
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Circles In the Water
Live For Life

1967


Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score A Man and a Woman
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song A Man and A Woman
A Man and a Woman