List of awards and nominations received by Alan Menken
Award | Wins | Nominations |
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8 | 19 | |
0 | 2 | |
2 | 4 | |
7 | 16 | |
11 | 24 | |
1 | 5 |
This is a list of awards and nominations for composer Alan Menken. Menken has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for his work in film, theatre, television, and music.
For his work in film he earned 19 Academy Award nominations winning 8 Oscars for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), Pocahontas (1995). He also earned 16 Golden Globe Award nominations winning 7 awards. He has earned two British Academy Film Award nominations, and five Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations. For his work in theatre he received five Tony Award nominations winning once, and 2 Laurence Olivier Awards winning once. He also received 24 Grammy Awards winning 11 awards. For his work in television he has earned two Emmy Awards.
Major associations[]
Academy Awards[]
- 8 wins out of 19 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Best Original Song | "Mean Grean Mother From Outer Space" from Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won | |
Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | |||
1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | ||
"Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won | |
Best Original Song | "A Whole New World" from Aladdin Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Won | ||
"Friend Like Me" from Aladdin Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
1995 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Won | |
Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Won | ||
1996 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" from Hercules Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
2007 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
"So Close" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
"That's How You Know" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
2010 | Best Original Song | "I See the Light" from Tangled Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Emmy Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Special Emmy Award | ||||
1990 | Outstanding contribution to the success of the Academy's anti-drug special for children | "Wonderful Ways to Say No", Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2013 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway" from The Neighbors Lyrics by Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [1] |
2016 | "A New Season" from Galavant Lyrics by Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [2] | |
Daytime Emmy Awards | ||||
2020 | Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program | "Waiting in the Wings" from Tangled: The Series: Rapunzel and the Great Tree Lyrics by Glenn Slater |
Won | [3] |
Grammy Awards[]
- 11 wins out of 24 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Best Musical Cast Show Album | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman and Phil Ramone |
Nominated | [4] |
1991 | Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | Nominated | ||
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | |||
1993 | Album of the Year | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Various Artists |
Nominated | |
Song of the Year | "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
Best Musical Album for Children | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | ||
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won | ||
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | ||
1994 | Song of the Year | "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" from Aladdin Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Won | |
Best Musical Album for Children | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Won | ||
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won | ||
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "A Whole New World" from Aladdin Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Won | ||
"Friend Like Me" from Aladdin Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
1996 | "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Won | ||
2009 | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "Ever Ever After" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
"That's How You Know" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |||
Best Musical Theatre Album | Disney's The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording Shared with Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin and Chris Montan (producers) |
Nominated | ||
2012 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "I See the Light" from Tangled Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Won | |
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Tangled | Nominated | ||
2013 | Best Musical Theatre Album | Newsies (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Shared with Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay (principal soloists), Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin and Chris Montan (producers) |
Nominated | |
2015 | Aladdin (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Shared with James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed (principal soloists), Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin and Chris Montan (producers) |
Nominated | ||
2021 | Little Shop of Horrors (The New Off-Broadway Cast) Shared with Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins (principal soloists), Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer and Frank Wolf (producers) Howard Ashman (lyricist) |
Nominated |
Tony Awards[]
- 1 win out of 5 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) and Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Nominated | [5] |
2008 | The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) and Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
2011 | Sister Act Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
2012 | Newsies Shared with Jack Feldman (Lyric) |
Won | ||
2014 | Aladdin Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric), Tim Rice (Lyric) and Chad Beguelin (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Film awards[]
British Academy Film Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Best Film Music | Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated |
1993 | Best Score | Aladdin | Nominated |
Critics' Choice Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best Composer | Enchanted[6] | Nominated |
Best Song | "That's How You Know" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric), Amy Adams (performer) |
Nominated | |
2010 | "I See the Light" from Tangled[7] Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric), Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi (performers) |
Nominated | |
2017 | "Evermore" from Beauty and the Beast[8] Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric), Dan Stevens (performer) |
Nominated | |
2019 | "Speechless" from Aladdin[9] Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Lyric), Naomi Scott (performer) |
Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards[]
- 7 wins out of 16 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won |
Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | ||
1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won |
Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | |
"Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won |
Best Original Song | "A Whole New World" from Aladdin Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Won | |
"Friend Like Me" from Aladdin Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
"Prince Ali" from Aladdin Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Nominated | ||
1995 | Best Original Score | Pocahontas | Nominated |
Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Won | |
1996 | Best Original Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Nominated |
1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" from Hercules Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated |
2007 | "That's How You Know" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
2010 | "I See the Light" from Tangled Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Theater work[]
Drama Desk Awards[]
- 1 win out of 6 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Outstanding Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Nominated |
1994 | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | |
2011 | Sister Act | Nominated | |
2012 | Newsies | Won | |
2012 | Leap of Faith | Nominated | |
2014 | Aladdin | Nominated |
Drama League Awards[10][]
Year | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
2012 | Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre | Won |
Evening Standard Award[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won |
Laurence Olivier Awards[]
- 1 win out of 2 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Musical of the Year | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated |
1998 | The American Express Award for Best New Musical | Beauty and the Beast Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric), Tim Rice (Lyric) and Linda Woolverton (Book) |
Won |
New York Drama Critic Circle Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won |
Outer Critics Circle Awards[]
- 3 wins out of 4 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won |
Best Score | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman (Lyric) |
Won | |
2012 | Outstanding New Score | Newsies | Won |
2014 | Outstanding New Score (The Marjorie Gunner Award) | Aladdin | Nominated |
Miscellaenous awards[]
Annie Awards[]
- 1 win out of 4 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | Best Individual Achievement for Music in the Field of Animation | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Won |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
2018 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Ralph Breaks the Internet Shared with Henry Jackman, Tom MacDougall (Music) Dan Reynolds, Phil Johnston (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Tangled: The Series
Shared with (Music) Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Nominated |
BMI Film/TV Awards[]
- 8 wins out of 8 nominations + Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | BMI Film Music Award | The Little Mermaid | Won |
1992 | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
1993 | Aladdin | Won | |
1996 | Pocahontas | Won | |
1997 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Won | |
1998 | Hercules | Won | |
1998 | Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award | Won | |
2008 | BMI Film Music Award | Enchanted | Won |
2013 | Mirror Mirror | Won |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" from Captain America: The First Avenger[11] Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Golden Raspberry Award[]
Menken officially accepted this Razzie and has spoken proudly of it in interviews since.[12][13]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | "High Times, Hard Times" from Newsies Shared with Jack Feldman (Lyric). Became the first person to win a Razzie and Oscar (for Aladdin (1992)) in the same year. |
Won |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated |
2011 | "Star-Spangled Man" from Captain America: The First Avenger[14] Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated | |
2017 | "Evermore" from Beauty and the Beast[15] Shared with Tim Rice (Lyric) |
Nominated |
International Film Music Critics Awards[]
- 1 win out of 3 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | The Shaggy Dog | Nominated | [16] |
2007 | Enchanted | Won | ||
2010 | Best Original Score for an Animated Film | Tangled | Nominated |
Online Film and Television Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Best Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Best Original Song | "Someday" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) and All-4-One (performers) |
Nominated | |
1997 | Best Comedy/Musical Score | Hercules Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" from Hercules Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) and Michael Bolton (performer) |
Nominated | |
2003 | Hall of Fame (Music) | Won | |
2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" from Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz (Lyric) and Amy Adams (performer) |
Nominated |
2010 | "I See the Light" from Tangled Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric), Mandy Moore and Levi Zachary (performers) |
Nominated | |
2012 | "Star Spangled Man" from Captain America: The First Avenger Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards[]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Best Original Song | "I've Got a Dream" from Tangled Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Nominated |
2011 | "Star-Spangled Man" from Captain America: The First Avenger Shared with David Zippel (Lyric) |
Nominated |
Saturn Awards[]
- 2 wins out of 5 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | Best Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Won |
1993 | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | |
Aladdin | Nominated | ||
2008 | Enchanted | Won | |
2019 | Aladdin | Nominated |
Sierra Awards[17][]
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Best Song | "I See the Light" from Tangled Shared with Glenn Slater (Lyric) |
Won |
French Mickey d'Or[]
3 wins out of 9 nominations
Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best Song | "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted
shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated |
"That's How You Know" from Enchanted
shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Won | ||
Best Music | Enchanted | Nominated | |
2010 | Tangled | Won | |
Best Song | "I See the Light" from Tangled | Won | |
2017 | "Evermore" from Beauty and the Beast
shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | |
"How Does a Moment Last Forever" from Beauty and the Beast
shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | ||
Best Music | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" from Aladdin
shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated |
Special honors[]
- 1993 – Distinguished Alumni Award[18] (given by New York University Association)
- 1998 – Kol Zimrah Award[19] (given by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion)
- 1998 – Colleen Dewhurst Awards:[20] "in recognition for outstanding contribution to the arts" (given by Northern Westchester Center for the Arts)
- 2000 – Presidential Medal (given by New York University)
- 2001 – Disney Legend Award[21]
- 2008 – Inductee: NYU Musical Theatre Hall of Fame[22]
- 2008 – Inductee: Songwriter's Hall of Fame[23]
- 2009 – Lifetime Achievement Award (given during the Musical Awards)
- 2010 – Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
- 2011 – Maestro Award (given by Billboard/The Hollywood Reporter Film and TV Conference)
- 2012 – Honors: "for extraordinary life achievement" (given by Encompass New Opera Theatre)
- 2013 – The Oscar Hammerstein Award[24] (given by York Theatre Company)
- 2013 – Broadway Junior Honors: "in recognition for his contribution towards the advancement of musical theatre for young people"
- 2013 – Freddie G. Award for Musical Achievement (given during Junior Theatre Festival)
References[]
- ^ Austin Siegemund-Broka (July 18, 2013). "With Emmy Nomination, Alan Menken Nears E.G.O.T." The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Caryn Robbins (July 14, 2016). "Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston, GREASE LIVE Among Theater Stars Nominated for 68th Annual EMMY AWARDS". Broadway World.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (July 26, 2020). "Alan Menken Achieves EGOT Status With Daytime Emmy Win". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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- ^ "The Razzies!". The Razzies!. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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- ^ "'The Shape of Water' inundates Houston critics' film awards nominations". Houston Chronicle. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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