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Ry Cooder

Awards

Ry Cooder

11 wins & 14 nominations

BAFTA Awards

  • Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    2000 Nominee Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
    • Buena Vista Social Club
    Shared with: Nick Gold
  • Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Hunter Carson in Paris, Texas (1984)
    1985 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Score
    • Paris, Texas

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca in Crossroads (1986)
    1986 Winner Georges Delerue Prize
    • Best Original Music
    • Crossroads

Grammy Awards

  • Ry Cooder
    2023 Winner Grammy
    • Best Traditional Blues Album
    For "Get On Board"
    Shared with: Taj Mahal
  • Ry Cooder
    2013 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Folk Album
    For "Election Special"
  • Ry Cooder
    2012 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Americana Album
    For "Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down"
  • Ry Cooder
    2009 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
    For "I, Flathead"
  • Ry Cooder
    2008 Nominee Grammy
    • Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
    For the album "My Name Is Buddy"

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Ibrahim Ferrer in Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
    1999 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
    • Buena Vista Social Club
    Shared with: Wim Wenders
  • The Long Riders (1980)
    1980 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Music
    • The Long Riders

Joseph Plateau Awards

  • Ry Cooder
    1985 Winner Joseph Plateau Award
    • Best Score

Online Film & Television Association

  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    1999 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Music, Original Comedy/Musical Score
    • Primary Colors
    Shared with: Carly Simon

Latin Grammy Award

  • Ry Cooder
    2003 Nominee Latin Grammy Award
    • Best Contemporary Tropical Album
    For "Mambo Sinuendo"
    Shared with: Manuel Galbán
  • Ry Cooder
    2000 Nominee Latin Grammy Award
    • Producer of the Year

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