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Elmer Bernstein

Awards

Elmer Bernstein

31 wins & 43 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Score
    • Far from Heaven
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Age of Innocence (1993)
    1994 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Score
    • The Age of Innocence
  • Trading Places (1983)
    1984 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
    • Trading Places
  • Gold (1974)
    1975 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Song
    • Gold
    For the song "Wherever Love Takes Me"
    Shared with: Don Black
  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
    1970 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Music, Original Song
    • True Grit
    For the song "True Grit"
    Shared with: Don Black

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Elmer Bernstein
    2001 Winner ASCAP Founders Award
  • Kevin Kline and Will Smith in Wild Wild West (1999)
    2000 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top Box Office Films
    • Wild Wild West
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1990 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

CableACE Awards

  • Malcolm McDowell and David Keith in Gulag (1985)
    1985 Nominee ACE
    • Musical Score
    • Gulag

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Far from Heaven

Cinequest San Jose Film Festival

  • Elmer Bernstein
    1998 Winner Maverick Tribute Award

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Henry Fonda, Patty Duke, Charles Durning, Richard Jordan, Vic Morrow, and Barbara Parkins in Captains and the Kings (1976)
    1977 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
    • Captains and the Kings
    For chapter 8.
  • The Making of the President 1960 (1963)
    1964 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television
    • The Making of the President 1960

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Elmer Bernstein
    1998 Winner Joseph Plateau Honorary Award

Golden Globes, USA

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Score - Motion Picture
    • Far from Heaven
  • From Noon Till Three (1976)
    1977 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • From Noon Till Three
    Song: "Hello and Goodbye"
    Shared with: Alan Bergman · Marilyn Bergman
  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
    1970 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Song
    • True Grit
    Song: "True Grit"
    Shared with: Don Black
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
    1968 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Original Score
    • Thoroughly Modern Millie
  • Hawaii (1966)
    1967 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Original Score
    • Hawaii

Grammy Awards

  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Age of Innocence (1993)
    1994 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
    • The Age of Innocence
  • Ghostbusters (1984)
    1985 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
    • Ghostbusters
    Shared with: Ray Parker Jr. · Kevin O'Neal · Bobby Alessi · Tom Bailey · Graham Russell · David Foster · Jay Graydon · Diane Warren · Mick Smiley
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1985 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Instrumental Composition
    For "Ghostbusters (Main Title Theme)"
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1963 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Instrumental Theme
    For "Walk On The Wild Side"
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1963 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra- Primarily Not Jazz Or For Dancing
    For "Walk On The Wild Side"

Laurel Awards

  • Hawaii (1966)
    1967 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Song
    • Hawaii
    For "My Wishing Doll".
    Shared with: Mack David
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1966 Winner Golden Laurel
    • Music Man
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1964 Winner Golden Laurel
    • Top Music
  • Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page in Summer and Smoke (1961)
    1962 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Musical Score
    • Summer and Smoke
    5th place.
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1962 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Music
    5th place.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2002 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Music
    • Far from Heaven
  • Elmer Bernstein
    1991 Winner Career Achievement Award

National Board of Review, USA

  • Elmer Bernstein
    2002 Winner Career Achievement Award
    For excellence in film music composition.

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Far from Heaven

Razzie Awards

  • Bo Derek in Bolero (1984)
    1985 Winner Razzie Award
    • Worst Musical Score
    • Bolero
    Shared with: Peter Bernstein

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

  • Elmer Bernstein
    2002 Winner King Vidor Memorial Award

Walk of Fame

  • Elmer Bernstein
    1996 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 28 March 1996. At 7083 Hollywood Blvd.

World Soundtrack Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Nominee World Soundtrack Award
    • Soundtrack Composer of the Year
    • Far from Heaven
  • Elmer Bernstein
    2001 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Screen Music Awards, Australia

  • Elmer Bernstein
    2003 Winner International Prize for Excellence

Seattle Film Critics Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2002 Winner Seattle Film Critics Award
    • Best Music
    • Far from Heaven

Joseph Plateau Awards

  • Elmer Bernstein
    1998 Winner Joseph Plateau Life Achievement Award

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Original Score
    • Far from Heaven

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Score
    • Far from Heaven

Telluride Film Festival

  • Elmer Bernstein
    1992 Winner Silver Medallion Award

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)

  • Elmer Bernstein
    2023 Nominee IFMCA Award
    • Best Archival Release
    THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN COLLECTION
    Shared with: Chris Malone · Frank K. DeWald · Nacho B. Govantes · Jim Titus
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    2017 Winner IFMCA Award
    • Best Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
    • The Ten Commandments
    Shared with: Douglass Fake · Roger Feigelson · Frank K. DeWald · Joe Sikoryak
  • Elmer Bernstein
    2015 Winner IFMCA Award
    • Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Compilation
    The Ava Collection
    Shared with: Douglass Fake · Joe Sikoryak
  • Elmer Bernstein
    2015 Nominee IFMCA Award
    • Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Compilation
    Elmer Bernstein: The Wild Side
    Shared with: Robert Townson · Kike Perdomo · Bill Pitzonka
  • Heavy Metal (1981)
    2008 Nominee IFMCA Award
    • Best New Release or Re-Release of an Existing Score
    • Heavy Metal
    Shared with: Lukas Kendall

Online Film & Television Association

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Music, Original Score
    • Far from Heaven
  • Elmer Bernstein
    2002 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Behind the Scenes
    Music
  • Halle Berry in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
    2000 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
  • Halle Berry in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
    2000 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best New Theme Song in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Original Score
    • Far from Heaven

GoldSpirit Awards

  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)
    2004 Nominee GoldSpirit Awards
    • Best Edition of a Classic Soundtrack
    • The Great Escape
    for 'The Great Escape' (Varèse)'. Tied with John Williams for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) in third place

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • Danny DeVito and Tony Danza in Going Ape! (1981)
    1981 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Most Intrusive Musical Score
    • Going Ape!

Gold Derby Awards

  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)
    2003 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Original Score
    • Far from Heaven

20/20 Awards

  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Age of Innocence (1993)
    2014 Nominee Felix
    • Best Original Score
    • The Age of Innocence

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