Hildur Guðnadóttir

Icelandic musician and composer (born 1982)

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hildur.

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Guðnadóttir in 2007

Background information
Birth name| Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir
Born|  (1982-09-04) 4 September 1982 (age 42)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Genres|

* Film score
* soundtrack
* experimental
* drone
* ambient

Occupations|

* Composer
* musician

Instruments|

* Vocals
* cello
* halldorophone
* keyboards
* percussion

Years active| 2001-present
Labels| Touch Music/Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics
Website| hildurness.com

Musical artist

Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir[a] (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))). She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Grammy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Hildur has gained international recognition for her film and television scores, including for Journey's End (2017), Mary Magdalene (2018), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Todd Field's Tár and Sarah Polley's Women Talking (both 2022). For her score for Todd Phillips' psychological thriller film Joker (2019), she won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, making her the first solo female composer to win in all three.[1][2] She is also known for her work on the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019), which won her a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Grammy Award.

## Early life

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Hildur was born in 1982 in Reykjavík, Iceland,[3] and was raised in Hafnarfjörður.[4] She comes from a family of musicians — her father, Guðni Franzson, is a composer, clarinet player and teacher. Her mother, Ingveldur Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, is an opera singer, and her brother is Þórarinn Guðnason from the band Agent Fresco.[4] Hildur began playing cello at the age of five and performed her first professional gig at 10 alongside her mother at a restaurant.[5] She attended the Reykjavik Music Academy and went on to study composition and new media at the Iceland Academy of the Arts and the Berlin University of the Arts.[3]

## Career

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Hildur in 2009

In 2006, Hildur released a solo album, Mount A, under the name Lost In Hildurness, on which she attempted to "involve other people as little as [she] could."[6] It was recorded in New York City and Hólar in the north of Iceland. 2009 saw the release of her second solo album, Without Sinking, on the U.K.-based audio-visual label, Touch.

As well as playing cello and halldorophone,[7] Hildur also sings and arranges choral music, once arranging a choir for performances by Throbbing Gristle in Austria and London. As a composer she has written a score for the play Sumardagur ("Summer Day") performed at Iceland's National Theatre.[8] She has also written the score for the Danish film Kapringen  (2012),[9][10] Garth Davis' 2018 film Mary Magdalene (in collaboration with Jóhann Jóhannsson),[11] Stefano Sollima's Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018). Her work on the 2019 Chernobyl miniseries was met with critical acclaim, and won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score) and the first Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.[12]

She composed the score to the 2019 film Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro, and directed by Todd Phillips, for which she won the Premio Soundtrack Stars Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score,[13] becoming the first solo woman composer to win in this category.[14] At the 92nd Academy Awards, Hildur won the award for Best Original Score, becoming the first woman to win since the Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score categories were combined in 2000.[15][16] She is the first Icelander to win an Oscar.[17] She returned as composer for the 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux.[18]

In 2021, Hildur collaborated with her husband, Sam Slater, on the video-game score for Battlefield 2042 by DICE (company) and EA Games. The soundtrack was released 10 September 2021.[19]

## Personal life

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Hildur lives in Berlin with her son (born 2012).[5][20] She is married to Sam Slater, an English composer, music producer and sound artist, with whom she collaborated on multiple projects including Chernobyl  and Joker.[4][21][22][23] She also used to share a studio with fellow composers Dustin O'Halloran and the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, the latter being a frequent collaborator, while residing in Berlin.[4]

## Discography

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### Solo

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* Mount A (as Lost in Hildurness) (12 Tónar 2006)
* re-released by Touch Music in 2010, as Hildur Guðnadóttir
* Without Sinking (Touch, 2009), with a vinyl version with extra tracks in 2011
* Leyfðu Ljósinu (Touch, 2012), with a multi-channel version on USB
* Saman (Touch, 2014), with a vinyl version

### Collaboration

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* Rúnk – Ghengi Dahls (Flottur kúltúr og gott músik, 2001)
* Mr. Schmucks Farm – Good Sound (Oral, 2005)
* Stórsveit Nix Noltes – Orkídeur Hawai (12 Tónar/Bubblecore, 2005)
* Angel and Hildur Guðnadóttir – In Transmediale (Oral, 2006)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir with Jóhann Jóhannsson – Tu Non Mi Perderai Mai (Touch, 2006)
* Nico Muhly – Speaks volumes (Bedroom Community 2006)
* Valgeir Sigurðsson – Equilibrium Is Restored (Bedroom Community, 2007)
* Ben Frost – Theory of Machines (Bedroom Community, 2006)
* Skúli Sverrisson – Sería (12 Tónar, 2006)
* Pan Sonic – Katodivaihe/Cathodephase (Blast First Petite, 2007)
* Múm – Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy (Fat Cat, 2007)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir, BJ Nilsen and Stilluppsteypa – Second Childhood (Quecksilber, 2007)
* Múm - Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know (Morr Music, 2009)
* The Knife – Tomorrow, In a Year (2010)
* Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Rivers (The Leaf Label, 2010)
* Sōtaisei Riron \+ Keiichirō Shibuya – Blue (Strings Edit) feat. Hildur Guðnadóttir (Commmons, 2010)[24]
* Skúli Sverrisson – Sería II (Sería Music, 2010)
* Hauschka – Pan Tone (Sonic Pieces, 2011)
* Múm - Smilewound (Morr Music, 2013)
* Craig Sutherland – Strong Island, (2017)[25]
* Sunn O))) – Life Metal, (2019)
* Sunn O))) – Pyroclasts, (2019)
* Sam Slater - Battlefield 2042, (2021)

### Film work

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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2011  | The Bleeding House | Philip Gelatt  | Composer
2012  | A Hijacking | Tobias Lindholm
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro | Paula Trabulsi
2013  | Jîn | Reha Erdem
Prisoners | Denis Villeneuve | Solo cello
2015  | Sicario
The Revenant | Alejandro G. Iñárritu
2016  | The Oath | Baltasar Kormákur | Composer
Arrival | Denis Villeneuve  | Solo cello and halldorophone
2017  | Tom of Finland | Dome Karukoski | Composer, with Lasse Enersen
Journey's End | Saul Dibb | Composer, with Natalie Holt
2018  | Mary Magdalene | Garth Davis | Composer, with Jóhann Jóhannsson
Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Stefano Sollima | Composer
2019  | Joker | Todd Phillips
2021  | Candyman | Nia DaCosta | Cello and vocals
2022  | Tár | Todd Field | Composer
Women Talking | Sarah Polley
2023  | A Haunting in Venice[26] | Kenneth Branagh | Composer, replaced Patrick Doyle
2024  | Joker: Folie à Deux | Todd Phillips  | Composer
TBA  | Hedda | Nia DaCosta

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Studio  | Notes

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|
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2013  | Graduates – Freedom Is Not For Free | Documentary film  | Composer
2014  | Så meget godt i vente | Danish Documentary Production
Ming Of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys In The Air |

* Big Other Films
* The Wellcome Trust
* Picture Palace Pictures
* Michigan Films

2015–2018  | Trapped | RÚV | Composer, with Jóhannsson & Hoedemaekers
2017  | Strong Island | [[Netflix]  | Composer
The Departure | Pandora | Composer, additional music
2018  | Street Spirits | V71  | Composer, with Eric Papky
2019  | Chernobyl | HBO | Composer

## Awards and nominations

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Associations  | Year  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

|
|
|
|
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Academy Awards | 2020 | Best Original Score | Joker | Won  | [27]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2018 | Best Original Score | Mary Magdalene | Won  | [28]
AACTA Awards | 2018 | Best Original Music Score | Nominated  | [29]
Beijing International Film Festival | 2018 | Best Music  | Journey's End | Won  | [30]
British Academy Film Awards | 2020 | Best Original Music | Joker | Won  | [31]
British Academy Television Awards | 2020 | Best Original Music | Chernobyl | Won  | [32]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2020 | Best Score | Joker | Won  | [33]
2023 | Tár | Won  | [34]
Women Talking | Nominated
Golden Globe Awards | 2020 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Joker | Won  | [35]
2023 | Women Talking | Nominated
Grammy Awards | 2020 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Chernobyl | Won  | [36]
2021 | Joker | Won
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | "Bathroom Dance"  | Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards | 2020  | Best Score  | Joker | Won  | [37]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2019  | Best Original Score in a Feature Film | Won[b] | [38]
2022 | Women Talking | Nominated  | [39]
2023 | Best Original Score in a Horror Film | A Haunting in Venice | Won  | [40]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2020 | Best Original Score | Joker | Nominated  | [41]
Nordic Music Prize | 2020  | Best Nordic Album Of The Year  | Chernobyl | Won  | [42]
Primetime Emmy Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Chernobyl (for episode "Please Remain Calm") | Won  | [43]
Robert Awards | 2013 | Best Score | A Hijacking | Nominated  | [44]
Satellite Awards | 2020 | Best Original Score | Joker | Won  | [45]
2023 | Women Talking | Nominated  | [46]
Venice International Film Festival | 2019 | Soundtrack Stars Award  | Joker | Won  | [47]
2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | Won  | [48]
World Soundtrack Awards | 2019  | Television Composer of the Year  | Chernobyl; Trapped | Won  | [49]
2020  | Film Composer of the Year  | Joker | Won

## Notes

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1. ^ Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɪltʏr ˈkvʏðnaˌtouʰtɪr̥] ⓘ
2. ^ tied with Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders for Ford v Ferrari

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## External links

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* Official website
* Hildur Guðnadóttir at IMDb

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Hildur Guðnadóttir

Solo albums|

* Mount A (2006)
* Without Sinking (2009)

Film soundtracks|

* Joker (2019)
* Tár (2022)
* Women Talking (2022)
* A Haunting in Venice (2023)
* Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

Television soundtracks|

* Chernobyl (2019)

See also|

* Múm
* Sunn O)))

Awards for Hildur Guðnadóttir

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* t
* e

Academy Award for Best Original Score

1930s|

* Louis Silvers (1934)
* Max Steiner (1935)
* Leo F. Forbstein (1936)
* Charles Previn (1937)
* Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Alfred Newman (1938)
* Herbert Stothart / Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken (1939)

1940s|

* Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and Ned Washington / Alfred Newman (1940)
* Bernard Herrmann / Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace (1941)
* Max Steiner / Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld (1942)
* Alfred Newman / Ray Heindorf (1943)
* Max Steiner / Morris Stoloff and Carmen Dragon (1944)
* Miklos Rozsa / Georgie Stoll (1945)
* Hugo Friedhofer / Morris Stoloff (1946)
* Miklos Rozsa / Alfred Newman (1947)
* Brian Easdale / Johnny Green and Roger Edens (1948)
* Aaron Copland / Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton (1949)

1950s|

* Franz Waxman / Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens (1950)
* Franz Waxman / Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin (1951)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Alfred Newman (1952)
* Bronislau Kaper / Alfred Newman (1953)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin (1954)
* Alfred Newman / Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch (1955)
* Victor Young / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1956)
* Malcolm Arnold (1957)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Andre Previn (1958)
* Miklos Rozsa / Andre Previn and Ken Darby (1959)

1960s|

* Ernest Gold / Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman (1960)
* Henry Mancini / Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (1961)
* Maurice Jarre / Ray Heindorf (1962)
* John Addison / Andre Previn (1963)
* Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / Andre Previn (1964)
* Maurice Jarre / Irwin Kostal (1965)
* John Barry / Ken Thorne (1966)
* Elmer Bernstein / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1967)
* John Barry / Johnny Green (1968)
* Burt Bacharach / Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (1969)

1970s|

* Francis Lai / The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Michel Legrand / John Williams (1971)
* Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell / Ralph Burns (1972)
* Marvin Hamlisch / Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
* Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola / Nelson Riddle (1974)
* John Williams / Leonard Rosenman (1975)
* Jerry Goldsmith / Leonard Rosenman (1976)
* John Williams / Jonathan Tunick (1977)
* Giorgio Moroder / Joe Renzetti (1978)
* Georges Delerue / Ralph Burns (1979)

1980s|

* Michael Gore (1980)
* Vangelis (1981)
* John Williams / Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (1982)
* Bill Conti / Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1983)
* Maurice Jarre / Prince (1984)
* John Barry (1985)
* Herbie Hancock (1986)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su (1987)
* Dave Grusin (1988)
* Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* John Barry (1990)
* Alan Menken (1991)
* Alan Menken (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Hans Zimmer (1994)
* Luis Bacalov / Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* Gabriel Yared / Rachel Portman (1996)
* James Horner / Anne Dudley (1997)
* Nicola Piovani / Stephen Warbeck (1998)
* John Corigliano (1999)

2000s|

* Tan Dun (2000)
* Howard Shore (2001)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (2004)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Mychael Danna (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)

* v
* t
* e

BAFTA Award for Best Original Music

1968–2000|

* John Barry (1968)
* Mikis Theodorakis (1969)
* Burt Bacharach (1970)
* Michel Legrand (1971)
* Nino Rota (1972)
* Alan Price (1973)
* Richard Rodney Bennett (1974)
* John Williams (1975)
* Bernard Herrmann (1976)
* John Addison (1977)
* John Williams (1978)
* Ennio Morricone (1979)
* John Williams (1980)
* Carl Davis (1981)
* John Williams (1982)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (1983)
* Ennio Morricone (1984)
* Maurice Jarre (1985)
* Ennio Morricone (1986)
* Ennio Morricone (1987)
* John Williams (1988)
* Maurice Jarre (1989)
* Andrea and Ennio Morricone (1990)
* Jean-Claude Petit (1991)
* David Hirschfelder (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Don Was (1994)
* Luis Bacalov (1995)
* Gabriel Yared (1996)
* Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries (1997)
* David Hirschfelder (1998)
* Thomas Newman (1999)
* Tan Dun (2000)

2001–present|

* Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries (2001)
* Philip Glass (2002)
* T Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared (2003)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2004)
* John Williams (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Christopher Gunning (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Alexandre Desplat (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Thomas Newman (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, and Lukas Nelson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)

* v
* t
* e

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score

* John Williams (1998)
* Gabriel Yared (1999)
* Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer (2000)
* Howard Shore (2001)
* John Williams (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Howard Shore (2004)
* John Williams (2005)
* Philip Glass (2006)
* Jonny Greenwood (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* John Williams (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Antonio Sánchez (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Justin Hurwitz (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2022)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)

* v
* t
* e

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

1950s|

* Walter Schumann (1955)
* No Award (1956–1959)

1960s|

* No Award (1960–1961)
* Richard Rodgers (1962)
* Robert Russell Bennett (1963)
* Elmer Bernstein (1964)
* No Award (1965–1969)

1970s|

* Pete Rugolo (1970)
* Walter Scharf (1971)
* John Williams (1972)
* Jerry Goldsmith (1973)
* Fred Karlin (1974)
* Jerry Goldsmith (1975)
* Jerry Goldsmith (1976)
* Leonard Rosenman, Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1977)
* Jimmie Haskell (1978)
* Leonard Rosenman (1979)

1980s|

* Jerry Fielding (1980)
* Jerry Goldsmith (1981)
* Patrick Williams (1982)
* Billy Goldenberg (1983)
* Bruce Broughton (1984)
* Allyn Ferguson (1985)
* Laurence Rosenthal (1986)
* Laurence Rosenthal (1987)
* Laurence Rosenthal (1988)
* Basil Poledouris (1989)

1990s|

* James Di Pasquale (1990)
* Richard Bellis (1991)
* Bruce Broughton (1992)
* Patrick Williams (1993)
* Lennie Niehaus (1994)
* Laurence Rosenthal (1995)
* Ernest Troost (1996)
* Laurence Rosenthal (1997)
* Bruce Broughton (1998)
* Richard Hartley (1999)

2000s|

* John Altman (2000)
* Arturo Sandoval (2001)
* Adrian Johnston (2002)
* Bruce Broughton (2003)
* Bruce Broughton (2004)
* Bruce Broughton (2005)
* Geoff Zanelli (2006)
* Jeff Beal (2007)
* Jeff Beal (2008)
* Howard Goodall (2009)

2010s|

* Alex Wurman (2010)
* Carter Burwell (2011)
* Javier Navarrete (2012)
* Mychael Danna (2013)
* David Arnold and Michael Price (2014)
* Rachel Portman (2015)
* Victor Reyes (2016)
* Jeff Russo (2017)
* Cyril Aufort (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2020)
* Carlos Rafael Rivera (2021)
* Cristobal Tapia de Veer (2022)
* Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson (2023)
* Carlos Rafael Rivera (2024)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

1940s|

* Life with Father – Max Steiner (1947)
* The Red Shoes – Brian Easdale (1948)
* The Inspector General – Johnny Green (1949)

1950s|

* Sunset Boulevard – Franz Waxman (1950)
* September Affair – Victor Young (1951)
* High Noon – Dimitri Tiomkin (1952)
* On the Beach – Ernest Gold (1959)

1960s|

* The Alamo – Dimitri Tiomkin (1960)
* The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin (1961)
* To Kill a Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein (1962)
* (1963)
* The Fall of the Roman Empire – Dimitri Tiomkin (1964)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1965)
* Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein (1966)
* Camelot – Frederick Loewe (1967)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North (1968)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)

1970s|

* Love Story – Francis Lai (1970)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
* The Little Prince – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (1974)
* Jaws – John Williams (1975)
* A Star is Born – Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams (1976)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
* Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (1978)
* Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola (1979)

1980s|

* The Stunt Man – Dominic Frontiere (1980)
* No Award (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
* Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder (1983)
* A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (1984)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1985)
* The Mission – Ennio Morricone (1986)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su (1987)
* Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre (1988)
* The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* The Sheltering Sky – Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1990)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1991)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1992)
* Heaven & Earth – Kitarō (1993)
* The Lion King – Hans Zimmer (1994)
* A Walk in the Clouds – Maurice Jarre (1995)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1996)
* Titanic – James Horner (1997)
* The Truman Show – Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass (1998)
* The Legend of 1900 – Ennio Morricone (1999)

2000s|

* Gladiator – Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer (2000)
* Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong (2001)
* Frida – Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (2003)
* The Aviator – Howard Shore (2004)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2005)
* The Painted Veil – Alexandre Desplat (2006)
* Atonement – Dario Marianelli (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* The Artist – Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Life of Pi – Mychael Danna (2012)
* All Is Lost – Alex Ebert (2013)
* The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson (2014)
* The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone (2015)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* First Man – Justin Hurwitz (2018)
* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Dune – Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Babylon – Justin Hurwitz (2022)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)

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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

1950s|

* No Award (1958)
* Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)

1960s|

* Exodus – Ernest Gold (1960)
* Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* Tom Jones – John Addison (1963)
* Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1964)
* The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1965)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1966)
* Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967)
* The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1968)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)

1970s|

* Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
* The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1974)
* Jaws – John Williams (1975)
* Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1976)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1978)
* Superman – John Williams (1979)

1980s|

* The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1980)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
* Flashdance – Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon (1983)
* Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984)
* Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen & Allee Willis (1985)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1986)
* The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1987)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1988)
* The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1989)

1990s|

* Glory – James Horner (1990)
* Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1991)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1992)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1993)
* Schindler's List – John Williams (1994)
* Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1995)
* Independence Day – David Arnold (1996)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1997)
* Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1998)
* A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (1999)

2000s|

* American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2000)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2001)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2003)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004)
* Ray – Craig Armstrong (2005)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2006)
* Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2007)
* The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008)
* Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2010)
* The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2011)
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2012)
* Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2013)
* The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2015)
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2016)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2017)
* Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
* The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2021)
* Encanto – Germaine Franco (2022)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)

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Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film

* Antonio Sánchez (2014)
* Dan Romer (2015)
* Nicholas Britell (2016)
* Oneohtrix Point Never (2017)
* Max Richter (2018)
* Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders / Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* James Newton Howard (2020)
* Nicholas Britell (2021)
* Terence Blanchard (2022)
* Robbie Robertson (2023)
* Clément Ducol and Camille (2024)

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Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Horror Film

* Michael Abels (2019)
* Benjamin Wallfisch (2020)
* Marco Beltrami (2021)
* Michael Abels (2022)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2023)
* Robin Carolan (2024)

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International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for Television

* Steve Bartek / Danny Elfman (2004)
* Michael Giacchino (2005)
* George Fenton (2006)
* Joe Hisaishi (2007)
* Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli (2008)
* Bear McCreary (2009)
* Bear McCreary (2010)
* Arnau Bataller (2011)
* Murray Gold (2012)
* Federico Jusid (2013)
* Federico Jusid (2014)
* Federico Jusid (2015)
* Ramin Djawadi (2016)
* Bruce Broughton, John Debney, Joel McNeely and Andrew Cottee (2017)
* Christopher Lennertz (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* Carlos Rafael Rivera (2020)
* Bear McCreary (2021)
* Bear McCreary and Howard Shore (2022)
* James Newton Howard (2023)

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Satellite Award for Best Original Score

* Gabriel Yared (1996)
* James Horner (1997)
* Hans Zimmer (1998)
* Danny Elfman (1999)
* Hans Zimmer (2000)
* Craig Armstrong (2001)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* Hans Zimmer (2003)
* John Swihart (2004)
* Harry Gregson-Williams (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Alberto Iglesias (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Rolfe Kent (2009)
* Hans Zimmer (2010)
* Marco Beltrami (2011)
* Alexandre Desplat (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Antonio Sánchez (2014)
* Carter Burwell (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Rupert Gregson-Williams (2017)
* Justin Hurwitz (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* Alexandre Desplat (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Justin Hurwitz (2022)
* Laura Karpman (2023)

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World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year

2000s|

* John Williams – A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
* Patrick Doyle – Gosford Park (2002)
* Elliot Goldenthal – Frida (2003)
* Gabriel Yared – Cold Mountain (2004)
* Angelo Badalamenti – Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2005)
* Alberto Iglesias – The Constant Gardener (2006)
* Alexandre Desplat – The Queen /  The Painted Veil (2007)
* James Newton Howard – Charlie Wilson's War / Michael Clayton / I Am Legend (2008)
* Alexandre Desplat – Cheri / Coco avant Chanel / The Curious Case of Benjamin Button / Largo Winch (2009)

2010s|

* Alexandre Desplat – Fantastic Mr. Fox / The Ghost Writer / Julie & Julia / The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2010)
* Alexandre Desplat – A Better Life / The Burma Conspiracy / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 / The King's Speech / The Tree of Life / The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)
* Alberto Iglesias – The Monk / The Skin I Live In / Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012)
* Mychael Danna – Life of Pi (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat – Godzilla / The Grand Budapest Hotel / Marius / The Monuments Men / Philomena / Venus in Fur / Zulu (2014)
* Michael Giacchino – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes / Inside Out / Jupiter Ascending / Jurassic World / Tomorrowland (2015)
* Carter Burwell – Anomalisa / Carol / The Family Fang / The Finest Hours / Hail, Caesar! / Legend (2016)
* Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival (2017)
* Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Butcher, The Whore and the One-Eyed Man / Last and First Man / Mandy / Mary Magdalene / The Mercy (2018)
* Nicholas Britell – If Beale Street Could Talk / Vice (2019)

2020s|

* Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker (2020)
* Daniel Pemberton – Enola Holmes / Rising Phoenix / The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2021)
* Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog / Spencer (2022)
* Hauschka – All Quiet on the Western Front / Memory of Water / War Sailor (2023)
* Jerskin Fendrix – Kinds of Kindness / Poor Things (2024)

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Múm

* Gunnar Örn Tynes
* Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason
* Gyða Valtýsdóttir
* Samuli Kosminen
* Róbert Sturla Reynisson
* Sigurlaug Gísladóttir

* Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
* Ólöf Arnalds
* Eiríkur Orri Olafsson
* Hildur Guðnadóttir

Studio albums|

* Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK
* Finally We Are No One
* Summer Make Good
* Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
* Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know
* Smilewound

Soundtracks|

* Blái hnötturinn

Compilations|

* Please Smile My Noise Bleed
* Late Night Tales

Extended plays|

* Dusk Log
* The Peel Session

Singles|

* "Green Grass of Tunnel"
* "Whistle"

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Sunn O)))

* Stephen O'Malley
* Greg Anderson

* Attila Csihar
* Tos Nieuwenhuizen
* Steve Moore
* Hildur Guðnadóttir
* Anthony Pateras

Studio albums|

* ØØ Void
* Flight of the Behemoth
* White1
* White2
* Black One
* Monoliths & Dimensions
* Kannon
* Life Metal
* Pyroclasts

Collaborative albums|

* Altar (with Boris)
* Terrestrials (with Ulver)
* Soused (with Scott Walker)

Other releases|

* The Grimmrobe Demos
* Oracle
* Dømkirke

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