Elmer Bernstein is an American composer, conductor, and songwriter.
In a career that spanned more than five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions.[1] For his work he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Award, five Grammy Award, and two Tony Award nominations.
He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores including such films as Sudden Fear (1952), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963), Hud (1963), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), True Grit (1969), My Left Foot, The Grifters (1990), Cape Fear (1991) and Far from Heaven (2002).
Miscellaneous awards
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Chicago Film Critics Association
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2002 |
Best Original Score |
Far from Heaven |
Won |
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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1991 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Received |
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2002 |
Best Original Score |
Far from Heaven |
Won |
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National Board of Review
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2002 |
Career Achievement Award |
Received |
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Phoenix Film Critics Society
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2002 |
Best Original Score |
Far from Heaven |
Won |
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Seattle Film Critics Awards
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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2002 |
Best Music |
Far from Heaven |
Won |
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Telluride Film Festival
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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1992 |
Silver Medallion |
Received |
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Year
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Category
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Nominated work
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Result
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Ref.
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1996 |
Star on the Walk of Fame |
Received |
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- ^ ":BIOGRAPHY", Official Site of Elmer Bernstein, The Bernstein Family Trust. Retrieved August 2, 2018.