Awards

Kris Bowers

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23 wins & 67 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2025 Nominee Oscar
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- The Wild Robot
2024 Winner Oscar
- Best Documentary Short Film
- The Last Repair Shop
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot
2021 Nominee Oscar
- Best Documentary Short Subject
- A Concerto Is a Conversation
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot

Annie Awards

2025 Winner Annie
- Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature
- The Wild Robot

Daytime Emmy Awards

2017 Winner Daytime Emmy
- Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
- The Snowy Day
Shared with: Rossanna Wright

Primetime Emmy Awards

2021 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Bridgerton
For Diamond of the First Water (2020)
2021 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Bridgerton
Shared with: Michael Dean Parsons
2020 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- Mrs. America
For Reagan (2020)
2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
- When They See Us
For episode "Part Two"

Golden Globes, USA

2025 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- The Wild Robot

Satellite Awards

2025 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Grammy Awards

2026 Nominee Grammy
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- The Wild Robot
2025 Nominee Grammy
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- The Color Purple
2022 Nominee Grammy
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Bridgerton
2020 Nominee Grammy
- Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
For "Blue Skies" artist: Kris Bowers

Image Awards (NAACP)

2024 Winner Image Award
- Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
- The Color Purple
The Color Purple-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2024 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film
- The Color Purple
2023 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
"Bridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)"

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2025 Nominee KCFCC Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2024 Nominee Sierra Award
- Best Score
- The Wild Robot

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2025 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

San Francisco International Film Festival

2021 Nominee Golden Gate Award
- Best Family Film
- A Concerto Is a Conversation
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot
2021 Winner Special Jury Award
- Best Family Film
- A Concerto Is a Conversation
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot

World Soundtrack Awards

2019 Nominee World Soundtrack Award
- Discovery of the Year
- Green Book
2019 Nominee World Soundtrack Award
- Television Composer of the Year

Black Reel Awards

2025 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Score
- Bob Marley: One Love
2025 Winner Black Reel
- Outstanding Score
- The Wild Robot
2024 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Short Film
- The Last Repair Shop
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot
2024 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Score
- Chevalier
2024 Winner Black Reel
- Outstanding Score
- The Color Purple

Austin Film Critics Association

2025 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Score
- The Wild Robot

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2024 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot
2023 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- The Color Purple

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2024 Nominee SLFCA Award
- Best Music Score
- The Wild Robot

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

2024 Nominee IFJA Award
- Best Musical Score
- The Wild Robot

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

2025 Winner AAFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot
2024 Winner AAFCA Award
- Best Music
- The Color Purple

Denver Film Critics Society

2025 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

2025 Nominee GAFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)

2025 Nominee IFMCA Award
- Score of the Year
- The Wild Robot
2025 Nominee IFMCA Award
- Composer of the Year
2025 Nominee IFMCA Award
- Composition of the Year
- The Wild Robot
for the composition track "I Could Use a Boost"
2025 Winner IFMCA Award
- Best Original Score for an Animated Film
- The Wild Robot
2024 Nominee IFMCA Award
- Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
- Haunted Mansion

Dorian Film Awards

2024 Nominee Dorian Award
- Film Music of the Year
- The Color Purple
Shared with: Stephen Bray · Allee Willis · Brenda Russell

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

2025 Nominee UFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

2025 Nominee HFCS Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

2024 Winner HMMA Award
- Best Original Score - Animated Film
- The Wild Robot
2023 Nominee HMMA Award
- Best Original Score - Feature Film
- Chevalier
2023 Nominee HMMA Award
- Best Main Title - TV Show/Limited Series
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023 Nominee HMMA Award
- Best Original Score - Short Film (Documentary)
- The Last Repair Shop
Shared with: Katya Richardson
2021 Nominee HMMA Award
- Best Original Score - Feature Film
- King Richard

Online Film & Television Association

2025 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Music + Sound Awards, International

2024 Winner Music+Sound Award
- Best Original Composition in a Short Film
- The Last Repair Shop
Shared with: Katya Richardson

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2025 Nominee NCFCA Award
- Best Score
- The Wild Robot

Gold Derby Awards

2025 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
- Original Score
- The Wild Robot

Black Reel Awards for Television

2025 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Score
- Bridgerton
2024 Winner Black Reel
- Outstanding Musical Score
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2024 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Original Song
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Song: "A Feeling I've Never Been"
2022 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Musical Score
- Bridgerton
2019 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series)
- When They See Us
Shared with: Aaron Byrd

Indy Shorts International Film Festival

2021 Winner Jenni Berebitsky Legacy Award
- A Concerto Is a Conversation
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot

Cordillera International Film Festival

2021 Winner Special Jury Award
- John Singleton Impact Award
- A Concerto Is a Conversation
Shared with: Ben Proudfoot

Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards

2025 Winner SCL Award
- Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
- The Wild Robot
2022 Nominee SCL Award
- Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
- Dear White People
Song: "Together All the Way"
Shared with: Siedah Garrett
2020 Nominee SCL Award
- Outstanding Original Score for a Television or Streaming Production
- When They See Us