American composer and conductor (1944–2012)
Marvin Hamlisch
Hamlisch in the early 1970s
Birth name Marvin Frederick Hamlisch Born (1944-06-02 ) June 2, 1944New York , New York , U.S.Died August 6, 2012(2012-08-06) (aged 68)Los Angeles , California , U.S. Genres Musical theatre · Film music · Pops Occupation(s) Instruments Piano Years active 1965–2012 Website marvinhamlisch.com
Musical artist
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor . Hamlisch was one of only sixteen people to win Emmy , Grammy , Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT ". He is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers ) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize ("PEGOT").[1]
Early life [ ]
Hamlisch was born in Manhattan , to Viennese -born Jewish parents Lilly (née Schachter) and Max Hamlisch.[2] His father was an accordionist and bandleader. Hamlisch was a child prodigy and, by age five, he began mimicking the piano music he heard on the radio. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division .[3]
Career [ ]
Hamlisch's first job was as a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand . Shortly afterward, he was hired by producer Sam Spiegel to play piano at Spiegel's parties. This connection led to his first film score, The Swimmer .[3] His favorite musicals growing up were My Fair Lady , Gypsy , West Side Story , and Bye Bye Birdie .[4] Hamlisch attended Queens College , earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967.[3]
Music for films [ ]
Although Liza Minnelli 's debut album included "The Travelin' Life", a song he wrote in his teens (originally titled "Travelin' Man"),[5] his first hit did not come until he was 21 years old. This song, "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows ", co-written with Howard Liebling, was recorded by Lesley Gore and reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1965.[6] His first film score was for The Swimmer , after the film's producer Sam Spiegel hired Hamlisch based on a piano performance Hamlisch did at a party.[6] Later he wrote music for several early Woody Allen films such as Take the Money and Run and Bananas . In addition, Hamlisch co-wrote the song "California Nights " (also with Liebling), which was recorded by Lesley Gore for her 1967 hit album of the same name. The Bob Crewe -produced single peaked at No. 16 on the Hot 100 in March 1967, two months after Gore had performed the song on the Batman television series , in which she guest-starred as an accomplice to Julie Newmar 's Catwoman .
Hamlisch, at age 29, holding two of the three Oscars he won in 1974. With him are
Donald O'Connor ,
Debbie Reynolds , and
Cher .
Among his better-known works during the 1970s were adaptations of Scott Joplin 's ragtime music for the motion picture The Sting , including its theme song, "The Entertainer ". It hit No. 1 on Billboard ' s Adult Contemporary chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100, selling nearly 2 million copies in the U.S. alone. He had great success in 1973, winning two Academy Awards for the title song and the score for the motion picture The Way We Were and an Academy Award for the adaptation score for The Sting .[7] He won four Grammy Awards in 1974, two for "The Way We Were". In 1975, he wrote what, for its first 12 years, would be the original theme music for Good Morning America —it was built around four notes. He co-wrote "Nobody Does It Better " for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) with his then-girlfriend Carole Bayer Sager , which would be nominated for an Oscar.[6] In the 1980s, he had success with the scores for Ordinary People (1980) and Sophie's Choice (1982). He also received an Academy Award nomination in 1986 for the film version of A Chorus Line . In 1985 he worked on a project film called D.A.R.Y.L. about boy who is in fact a robot designed by the US military. He also worked on the score for The Informant! (2009), starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh .[6] Prior to his death, he completed his first children's book Marvin Makes Music, which included the original music "The Music in My Mind" with words by Rupert Holmes, and the score for the HBO film Behind the Candelabra (2013), also directed by Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas as Liberace .
Stage [ ]
Hamlisch's first major stage work was in 1972 playing piano for Groucho Marx at Carnegie Hall for An Evening with Groucho . Hamlisch acted as both straight man and accompanist while Marx, at age 81, reminisced about his career in show business.[8] The performances were released as a two-record set, and remained very popular.[9]
He then composed the scores for the 1975 Broadway musical A Chorus Line , for which he won both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize ; and for the 1978 musical They're Playing Our Song , loosely based on his relationship with Carole Bayer Sager .[10]
At the beginning of the 1980s, his romantic relationship with Bayer Sager ended, but their songwriting relationship continued. The 1983 musical Jean Seberg , based on the life of the real-life actress, failed in its London production at the UK's National Theatre and never played in the U.S.[11] In 1986, Smile was a mixed success and had a short run on Broadway.[6] The musical version of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1993) closed after only 188 performances, although he received a Drama Desk nomination, for Outstanding Music.[12]
Shortly before his death, Hamlisch finished scoring a musical theatre version of The Nutty Professor , based on the 1963 film.[13] The show played in July and August 2012, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville , aiming for a Broadway run.[13] [14] [15] The book is by Rupert Holmes , and the production was directed by Jerry Lewis .[16] [17]
Conductor [ ]
Hamlisch was musical director and arranger of Barbra Streisand's 1994 concert tour of the U.S. and England as well as of the television special, Barbra Streisand: The Concert , for which he received two of his Emmys. He also conducted several tours of Linda Ronstadt during this period, most notably on her successful 1996 Dedicated to the One I Love tour of arenas and stadiums.[18]
Hamlisch held the position of Principal Pops Conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ,[19] the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra ,[20] the San Diego Symphony ,[21] the Seattle Symphony ,[22] the Dallas Symphony Orchestra ,[23] Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ,[24] The National Symphony Orchestra Pops,[25] The Pasadena Symphony and Pops ,[26] and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra .[27]
On July 23, 2011, Hamlisch conducted his debut concert for Pasadena Symphony and Pops at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Hamlisch replaced Rachael Worby .[28]
At the time of his death, he was preparing to assume responsibilities as Principal Pops Conductor for The Philly POPS .
Honors and awards [ ]
Hamlisch is one of only 16 people to win Emmy , Grammy , Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT ". He is one of only two people to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize (Richard Rodgers is the other).[29] He is one of ten people to win three or more Oscars in one night and the only one other than a director or screenwriter to do so. Hamlisch also won two Golden Globes . He earned ten Golden Globe Award nominations, winning twice for Best Original Song , with "Life Is What You Make It" in 1972 and "The Way We Were " in 1974.[30]
He shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976 with Michael Bennett , James Kirkwood , Nicholas Dante , and Edward Kleban for his musical contribution to the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line .[6] Hamlisch received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent , Belgium. He was also inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2008.[31] In 2008, he appeared as a judge in the Canadian reality series Triple Sensation which aired on CBC . The show was aimed to provide a training bursary to a talented young man or woman with the potential to be a leader in song, dance, and acting.[32] [33] In 2008, Hamlisch was also inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame .[34]
Academy Awards [ ]
In 1974, Hamlisch became the second person to win three Academy Awards in the same evening, following Billy Wilder in 1961.
Grammy Awards [ ]
Primetime Emmy Awards [ ]
Tony Awards [ ]
Personal life [ ]
Hamlisch's relationship with lyricist Carole Bayer Sager inspired the musical They're Playing Our Song .[35]
He was also in a relationship with actress Emma Samms .[36]
In May 1989, Hamlisch married Terre Blair , a native of Columbus, Ohio and graduate of Otterbein College, who was the weather and news anchor for that city's ABC affiliate, WSYX -Channel 6.[37] [38] [39] The marriage lasted until his death.[40]
Death [ ]
After a brief illness, on August 6, 2012, Hamlisch collapsed and died in Los Angeles, at the age of 68.[41]
The Associated Press described him as having written "some of the best-loved and most enduring songs and scores in movie history".[42] Barbra Streisand released a statement praising Hamlisch, stating it was "his brilliantly quick mind, his generosity and delicious sense of humor that made him a delight to be around".[6] Aretha Franklin called him "classic and one of a kind", and one of the "all-time great" arrangers and producers.[43] The head of the Pasadena Symphony and Pops commented that Hamlisch had "left a very specific ... original mark on American music and added to the great American songbook with works he himself composed".[5]
At 8:00 p.m. EDT on August 8, the marquee lights of the 40 Broadway theaters were dimmed for one minute in tribute to Hamlisch,[44] [45] an honor traditionally accorded to those considered to have made significant contributions to the theater arts upon their death.[46] [47] [48]
Barbra Streisand , Aretha Franklin , and Liza Minnelli took turns singing songs by Hamlisch during a memorial service for the composer on September 18, 2012.[49] At the 2013 Academy Awards , Streisand sang "The Way We Were " in Hamlisch's memory. On June 2, 2013, a tribute was held in New York City to remember Hamlisch on the first anniversary of his passing.[50] At the tribute, Staples Players, a high school theatre group from Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut performed a selection of material from A Chorus Line . Other veterans of the screen and stage also performed at the event.[51]
Material loss [ ]
Marvin Hamlisch was among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire .[52]
Work [ ]
Orchestral Work [ ]
Hamlisch at the piano, 2006
Hamlisch was the primary conductor for the Pittsburgh Pops from 1995 until his death.[53]
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra performed a rare Hamlisch classical symphonic suite titled Anatomy of Peace (Symphonic Suite in one Movement For Full Orchestra/Chorus/Child Vocal Soloist ) on November 19, 1991.[54] It was also performed at Carnegie Hall in 1993,[35] and in Paris in 1994 to commemorate D-Day .[55] The work was recorded by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1992.[56] The Anatomy of Peace was a book by Emery Reves which expressed the world-federalist sentiments shared by Albert Einstein and many others in the late 1940s, in the period immediately following World War II .[57]
Theatre [ ]
Film [ ]
See also [ ]
List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
References [ ]
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Further reading [ ]
External links [ ]
show Awards for Marvin Hamlisch
show 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 / André Previn (1958)
Miklos Rozsa / André 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 / André Previn (1963)
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / André 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)
show Academy Award for Best Original Song
1934–1940
"The Continental "
Music: Con Conrad
Lyrics: Herb Magidson (1934)
"Lullaby of Broadway "
Music: Harry Warren
Lyrics: Al Dubin (1935)
"The Way You Look Tonight "
Music: Jerome Kern
Lyrics: Dorothy Fields (1936)
"Sweet Leilani "
Music and lyrics: Harry Owens (1937)
"Thanks for the Memory "
Music: Ralph Rainger
Lyrics: Leo Robin (1938)
"Over the Rainbow "
Music: Harold Arlen
Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg (1939)
"When You Wish Upon a Star "
Music: Leigh Harline
Lyrics: Ned Washington (1940)
1941–1950 1951–1960
"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening "
Music: Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1951)
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin') "
Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics: Ned Washington (1952)
"Secret Love "
Music: Sammy Fain
Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1953)
"Three Coins in the Fountain "
Music: Jule Styne
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1954)
"Love Is a Many Splendored Thing "
Music: Sammy Fain
Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1955)
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) "
Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (1956)
"All the Way "
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1957)
"Gigi "
Music: Frederick Loewe
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner (1958)
"High Hopes "
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1959)
"Never on Sunday "
Music and lyrics: Manos Hatzidakis (1960)
1961–1970
"Moon River "
Music: Henry Mancini
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1961)
"Days of Wine and Roses "
Music: Henry Mancini
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1962)
"Call Me Irresponsible "
Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1963)
"Chim Chim Cher-ee "
Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1964)
"The Shadow of Your Smile "
Music: Johnny Mandel
Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1965)
"Born Free "
Music: John Barry
Lyrics: Don Black (1966)
"Talk to the Animals "
Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse (1967)
"The Windmills of Your Mind "
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head "
Music: Burt Bacharach
Lyrics: Hal David (1969)
"For All We Know "
Music: Fred Karlin
Lyrics: Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin (1970)
1971–1980
"Theme from Shaft "
Music and lyrics: Isaac Hayes (1971)
"The Morning After "
Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1972)
"The Way We Were "
"We May Never Love Like This Again "
Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1974)
"I'm Easy "
Music and lyrics: Keith Carradine (1975)
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) "
Music: Barbra Streisand
Lyrics: Paul Williams (1976)
"You Light Up My Life "
Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks (1977)
"Last Dance "
Music and lyrics: Paul Jabara (1978)
"It Goes Like It Goes "
Music: David Shire
Lyrics: Norman Gimbel (1979)
"Fame "
Music: Michael Gore
Lyrics: Dean Pitchford (1980)
1981–1990
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) "
Music and lyrics: Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager , Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (1981)
"Up Where We Belong "
Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie
Lyrics: Will Jennings (1982)
"Flashdance... What a Feeling "
Music: Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (1983)
"I Just Called to Say I Love You "
Music and lyrics: Stevie Wonder (1984)
"Say You, Say Me "
Music and lyrics: Lionel Richie (1985)
"Take My Breath Away "
Music: Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics: Tom Whitlock (1986)
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life "
"Let the River Run "
Music and lyrics: Carly Simon (1988)
"Under the Sea "
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1989)
"Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) "
Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (1990)
1991–2000
"Beauty and the Beast "
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1991)
"A Whole New World "
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Tim Rice (1992)
"Streets of Philadelphia "
Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen (1993)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight "
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Tim Rice (1994)
"Colors of the Wind "
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1995)
"You Must Love Me "
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Tim Rice (1996)
"My Heart Will Go On "
Music: James Horner
Lyrics: Will Jennings (1997)
"When You Believe "
Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1998)
"You'll Be in My Heart "
Music and lyrics: Phil Collins (1999)
"Things Have Changed "
Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan (2000)
2001–2010
"If I Didn't Have You "
Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2001)
"Lose Yourself "
Music: Eminem , Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
Lyrics: Eminem (2002)
"Into the West "
Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh , Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (2003)
"Al otro lado del río "
Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler (2004)
"It's Hard out Here for a Pimp "
Music and lyrics: Juicy J , Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (2005)
"I Need to Wake Up "
Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge (2006)
"Falling Slowly "
"Jai Ho "
Music: A. R. Rahman
Lyrics: Gulzar (2008)
"The Weary Kind "
Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)
"We Belong Together "
Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2010)
2011–2020
"Man or Muppet "
Music and lyrics: Bret McKenzie (2011)
"Skyfall "
Music and lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
"Let It Go "
Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013)
"Glory "
Music and lyrics: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn (2014)
"Writing's on the Wall "
Music and lyrics: James Napier and Sam Smith (2015)
"City of Stars "
Music: Justin Hurwitz
Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
"Remember Me "
Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017)
"Shallow "
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again "
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Bernie Taupin (2019)
"Fight for You "
Music: D'Mile and H.E.R.
Lyrics: H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (2020)
show
Al Carmines /Burt Bacharach (1969)
Stephen Sondheim /Kurt Weill (1970)
Stephen Sondheim (1971)
Galt MacDermot (1972)
Stephen Sondheim (1973)
Al Carmines (1974)
Charlie Smalls (1975)
Marvin Hamlisch (1976)
Cy Coleman (1977)
Cy Coleman /Carol Hall (1978)
Stephen Sondheim (1979)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (1980)
Maury Yeston (1982)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (1983)
Jerry Herman (1984)
Larry Grossman (1985)
Rupert Holmes (1986)
Noel Gay /Claude-Michel Schönberg (1987)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (1988)
Cy Coleman (1990)
Cy Coleman (1991)
Erik Frandsen, Michael Garin, Paul Lockheart and Robert Hipkins (1992)
Marvin Hamlisch (1993)
Stephen Sondheim (1994)
Jonathan Larson (1996)
Cy Coleman (1997)
Stephen Flaherty (1998)
Jason Robert Brown (1999)
Andrew Lippa (2000)
David Yazbek (2001)
Jason Robert Brown (2002)
Marc Shaiman (2003)
Jeanine Tesori (2004)
Adam Guettel (2005)
Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison (2006)
Duncan Sheik (2007)
Stew and Heidi Rodewald (2008)
Elton John (2009)
David Bryan (2010)
Trey Parker , Robert Lopez and Matt Stone (2011)
Alan Menken (2012)
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim (2013)
Jason Robert Brown (2014)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (2015)
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell (2016)
David Yazbek (2017)
David Friedman (2018)
David Yazbek (2019)
Dave Malloy (2020)
show 1970s
Peter Matz (1970)
Dominic Frontiere (1971)
Elliot Lawrence (1972)
Peter Matz (1973)
Jack Parnell , Mitzie Welch and Ken Welch (1974)
No Award (1975)
Seiji Ozawa (1976)
Ian Fraser (1977)
Ian Fraser (1978)
No Award (1979)
1980s
Ian Fraser (1980)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, Billy Byers and Bob Florence (1981)
Bill Elton, Elliot Lawrence , Lanny Meyers , Tommy Newsom , Jonathan Tunick and Torrie Zito (1982)
Dick Hyman (1983)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, Billy Byers , J. Hill and Lenny Stack (1984)
Ian Fraser , Billy Byers and Angela Morley (1985)
Elliot Lawrence , James Lawrence, Lanny Meyers , Tommy Newsom , Glen Roven , Larry Schwartz and Torrie Zito (1986)
Buster Davis, Don Pippin and Eric Stern (1987)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, Alexander Courage and Angela Morley (1988)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman and J. Hill (1989)
1990s
Ian Fraser , Billy Byers , Chris Boardman, Bob Florence , J. Hill and Angela Morley (1990)
Ian Fraser , Billy Byers , Chris Boardman and J. Hill (1991)
Bill Conti , Jack Eskew , Julie Giroux , Ashley Irwin and Hummie Mann (1992)
Ian Fraser (1993)
Michael Rafter (1994)
Marvin Hamlisch (1995)
Glen Roven (1996)
Mark Watters (1997)
Bill Conti (1998)
Mark Adler (1999)
2000s
Paul Bogaev (2000)
Marvin Hamlisch (2001)
Mark Watters (2002)
Bill Conti (2003)
Harry Connick Jr. (2004)
Michael Kosarin (2005)
Paul Gemignani (2006)
William Ross (2007)
Steve Jordan and Mark Watters (2008)
William Ross (2009)
2010s
Dave Pierce (2010)
Harry Connick Jr. (2011)
Rob Berman and Rob Mathes (2012)
Elliot Lawrence (2013)
Don Was (2014)
Greg Phillinganes (2015)
Danny Elfman (2016)
Rickey Minor (2017)
Gregg Field (2018)
Alex Lacamoire (2019)
2020s
show 1970s
Love, American Style – Charles Fox & Arnold Margolin (music & lyrics) (1970)
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest – Ray Charles (music & lyrics) (1971)
The Funny Side – Ray Charles (music & lyrics) (1972)
Liza with a Z – John Kander (music) ; Fred Ebb (lyrics) (1973)
"Light My Way" – David Paich & Marty Paich (music & lyrics) (1974)
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom – Alan & Marilyn Bergman & Billy Goldenberg (music & lyrics) (1975)
"Cinderella Gets It On" – Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics) (1976)
No Award (1977)
"Hi-Hat" – Stan Freeman & Arthur Malvin (music & lyrics) / "See You Tomorrow in Class" – Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics) (1978)
No Award (1979)
1980s
No Award (1980)
"This Is My Night" – Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics) (1981)
"On the Outside Looking In" – Larry Grossman (music) ; Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1982)
"We'll Win This World" – James Di Pasquale (music) ; Dory Previn (lyrics) (1983)
"Gone Too Soon" – Larry Grossman (music) ; Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1984)
Love Lives On – James Di Pasquale (music) ; Douglas Brayfield (lyrics) (1985)
"My Christmas Wish" – Larry Grossman (music) ; Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1986)
"Welcome to Liberty" – Larry Grossman (music) ; Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1987)
"The Sound of Christmas" – Larry Grossman (music) ; Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1988)
"The First Time I Loved Forever" – Lee Holdridge (music) ; Melanie (lyrics) (1989)
1990s
From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival – Larry Grossman (music) ; Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1990)
"He's Guilty!" – Randy Newman (music & lyrics) (1991)
"Why Do I Lie?" – Curt Sobel (music) ; Dennis Spiegel (lyrics) (1992)
"Sorry I Asked" – John Kander (music) ; Fred Ebb (lyrics) (1993)
"The Song Remembers When " – Hugh Prestwood (music & lyrics) (1994)
"Ordinary Miracles" – Marvin Hamlisch (music) ; Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) (1995)
"Let's Settle Down" – Charles Strouse (music) ; Lee Adams (lyrics) (1996)
"We Put the Spring in Springfield" – Alf Clausen (music) ; Ken Keeler (lyrics) (1997)
"You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)" – Alf Clausen (music) ; Ken Keeler (lyrics) (1998)
"A Ticket to Dream" – Marvin Hamlisch (music) ; Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) (1999)
2000s
"Up to You" – John Kimbrough (music & lyrics) (2000)
"A Dream That Only I Can Know" – Patrick Williams (music & lyrics) (2001)
"You've Got a Lot to See" – Walter Murphy (music) ; Seth MacFarlane (lyrics) (2002)
"Aren't They All Our Children" – David Foster (music) ; Linda Thompson (lyrics) (2003)
"Because You Are Beautiful" – Toni Childs (music & lyrics) ; Eddy Free & David Ricketts (music) (2004)
"Mary Jane/Mary Lane" – Dan Studney (music) ; Kevin Murphy (lyrics) (2005)
"A Wonderfully Normal Day" – Greg O'Connor (music) ; Jim Wise (lyrics) (2006)
"Dick in a Box " – Katreese Barnes & Asa Taccone (music) ; The Lonely Island (lyrics) ; Justin Timberlake (music & lyrics) (2007)
"I'm F**king Matt Damon" – Tony Barbieri , Sal Iacono , Wayne McClammy, Sarah Silverman & Dan Warner (music & lyrics) (2008)
"Hugh Jackman Opening Number" – John Kimbrough, William Ross & Rob Schrab (music) ; Dan Harmon & Ben Schwartz (lyrics) (2009)
2010s
"When I'm Gone" – Randy Newman (music & lyrics) (2010)
"Justin Timberlake Monologue" – Katreese Barnes (music) ; Seth Meyers , John Mulaney & Justin Timberlake (lyrics) (2011)
"It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" – Adam Schlesinger (music) ; David Javerbaum (lyrics) (2012)
"If I Had Time" – Adam Schlesinger (music) ; David Javerbaum (lyrics) (2013)
"Bigger!" – Tom Kitt (music) ; Lin-Manuel Miranda (lyrics) (2014)
"Girl You Don't Need Make Up" – Kyle Dunnigan (music & lyrics) ; Jim Roach (music) (2015)
"Til It Happens to You " – Diane Warren (music & lyrics) (2016)
"Letter to the Free" – Common (music & lyrics) ; Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins (music) (2017)
"Come Back Barack" – Eli Brueggemann (music) ; Chris Redd , Will Stephen & Kenan Thompson (lyrics) (2018)
"Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal" – Rachel Bloom & Adam Schlesinger (music & lyrics) ; Jack Dolgen (lyrics) (2019)
2020s
"All for Us " – Labrinth (music & lyrics) (2020)
show 1960s
"Town Without Pity " Lyrics by Ned Washington , Music by Dimitri Tiomkin (1961)
"Circus World" Lyrics by Ned Washington , Music by Dimitri Tiomkin (1964)
"Forget Domani " Lyrics by Norman Newell , Music by Riz Ortolani (1965)
"Strangers in the Night " Lyrics by Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder , Music by Bert Kaempfert (1966)
"If Ever I Would Leave You " Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner , Music by Frederick Loewe (1967)
"The Windmills of Your Mind " Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman , Music by Michel Legrand (1968)
"Jean " Music & Lyrics by Rod McKuen (1969)
1970s
"Whistling Away the Dark" Lyrics by Johnny Mercer , Music by Henry Mancini (1970)
"Life Is What You Make It " Lyrics by Johnny Mercer , Music by Marvin Hamlisch (1971)
"Ben " Lyrics by Don Black , Music by Walter Scharf (1972)
"The Way We Were " Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman , Music by Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
"I Feel Love" Lyrics by Betty Box, Music by Euel Box (1974)
"I'm Easy " Music & Lyrics by Keith Carradine (1975)
"Evergreen " Lyrics by Paul Williams , Music by Barbra Streisand (1976)
"You Light Up My Life " Music & Lyrics by Joseph Brooks (1977)
"Last Dance " Music & Lyrics by Paul Jabara (1978)
"The Rose " Music & Lyrics by Amanda McBroom (1979)
1980s
"Fame " Lyrics by Dean Pitchford , Music by Michael Gore (1980)
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) " Music & Lyrics by Peter Allen , Burt Bacharach , Christopher Cross , & Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
"Up Where We Belong " Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings , Music by Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie (1982)
"Flashdance... What a Feeling " Lyrics by Irene Cara & Keith Forsey , Music by Giorgio Moroder (1983)
"I Just Called to Say I Love You " Music & Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
"Say You, Say Me " Music & Lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
"Take My Breath Away " Lyrics by Tom Whitlock , Music by Giorgio Moroder (1986)
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life " Lyrics by Franke Previte , Music by John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz (1987)
"Let the River Run " Music & Lyrics by Carly Simon / "Two Hearts " Lyrics by Phil Collins , Music by Lamont Dozier (1988)
"Under the Sea " Lyrics by Howard Ashman , Music by Alan Menken (1989)
1990s
"Blaze of Glory " Music & Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
"Beauty and the Beast " Lyrics by Howard Ashman , Music by Alan Menken (1991)
"A Whole New World " Lyrics by Tim Rice , Music by Alan Menken (1992)
"Streets of Philadelphia " Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (1993)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight " Lyrics by Tim Rice , Music by Elton John (1994)
"Colors of the Wind " Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz , Music by Alan Menken (1995)
"You Must Love Me " Lyrics by Tim Rice , Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber (1996)
"My Heart Will Go On " Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings , Music by James Horner (1997)
"The Prayer " Music & Lyrics by David Foster , Tony Renis , Carole Bayer Sager & Alberto Testa (1998)
"You'll Be in My Heart " Music & Lyrics by Phil Collins (1999)
2000s
"Things Have Changed " Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan (2000)
"Until... " Music & Lyrics by Sting (2001)
"The Hands That Built America " Music & Lyrics by Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
"Into the West " Music & Lyrics by Annie Lennox , Howard Shore & Frances Walsh (2003)
"Old Habits Die Hard " Music & Lyrics by Mick Jagger & David A. Stewart (2004)
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old " Lyrics by Bernie Taupin , Music by Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
"The Song of the Heart " Music & Lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson (2006)
"Guaranteed " Music & Lyrics by Eddie Vedder (2007)
"The Wrestler " Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008)
"The Weary Kind " Music & Lyrics by Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (2009)
2010s
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me " Music & Lyrics by Diane Warren (2010)
"Masterpiece " Music & Lyrics by Madonna , Julie Frost & Jimmy Harry (2011)
"Skyfall " Music & Lyrics by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (2012)
"Ordinary Love " Music & Lyrics by Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr. & Danger Mouse (2013)
"Glory " Music & Lyrics by Common & John Legend (2014)
"Writing's on the Wall " Music & Lyrics by Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes (2015)
"City of Stars " Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul , Music by Justin Hurwitz (2016)
"This Is Me " Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (2017)
"Shallow " Music & Lyrics by Lady Gaga , Mark Ronson , Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (2018)
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again " Lyrics by Bernie Taupin , Music by Elton John (2019)
2020s
"Io sì (Seen) " Lyrics by Diane Warren , Laura Pausini and Niccolò Agliardi, Music by Diane Warren (2020)
Complete List
(1960s)
(1970s)
(1980s)
(1990s)
(2000s)
(2010s)
(2020s)
show 1959−1980
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare) " – Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1959)
"The Battle of New Orleans " – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1960)
"Theme of Exodus " – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1961)
"Moon River " – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1962)
"What Kind of Fool Am I? " – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1963)
"Days of Wine and Roses " – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1964)
"Hello, Dolly! " – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1965)
"The Shadow of Your Smile " – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1966)
"Michelle " – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1967)
"Up, Up, and Away " – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1968)
"Little Green Apples " – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1969)
"Games People Play " – Joe South (songwriter) (1970)
"Bridge over Troubled Water " – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1971)
"You've Got a Friend " – Carole King (songwriter) (1972)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face " – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1973)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song " – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1974)
"The Way We Were " – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1975)
"Send In the Clowns " – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1976)
"I Write the Songs " – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1977)
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) " – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life " – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1978)
"Just the Way You Are " – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1979)
"What a Fool Believes " – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1980)
1981−2000
"Sailing " – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1981)
"Bette Davis Eyes " – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1982)
"Always on My Mind " – Johnny Christopher , Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1983)
"Every Breath You Take " – Sting (songwriter) (1984)
"What's Love Got to Do with It " – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1985)
"We Are the World " – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1986)
"That's What Friends Are For " – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1987)
"Somewhere Out There " – James Horner , Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1988)
"Don't Worry, Be Happy " – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1989)
"Wind Beneath My Wings " – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1990)
"From a Distance " – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1991)
"Unforgettable " – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1992)
"Tears in Heaven " – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1993)
"A Whole New World " – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1994)
"Streets of Philadelphia " – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1995)
"Kiss from a Rose " – Seal (songwriter) (1996)
"Change the World " – Gordon Kennedy , Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1997)
"Sunny Came Home " – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1998)
"My Heart Will Go On " – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1999)
"Smooth " – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (2000)
2001−2020
"Beautiful Day " – Adam Clayton , David Evans , Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2001)
"Fallin' " – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2002)
"Don't Know Why " – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2003)
"Dance with My Father " – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2004)
"Daughters " – John Mayer (songwriter) (2005)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own " – Adam Clayton , David Evans , Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2006)
"Not Ready to Make Nice " – Emily Burns Erwin , Martha Maguire , Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2007)
"Rehab " – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2008)
"Viva la Vida " – Guy Berryman , Jonathan Buckland , William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2009)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) " – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell , Beyoncé Knowles , Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2010)
"Need You Now " – Dave Haywood , Josh Kear , Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2011)
"Rolling in the Deep " – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2012)
"We Are Young " – Jack Antonoff , Jeff Bhasker , Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2013)
"Royals " – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2014)
"Stay with Me " (Darkchild version) – James Napier , William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2015)
"Thinking Out Loud " – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2016)
"Hello " – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2017)
"That's What I Like " – Christopher Brody Brown , James Fauntleroy , Philip Lawrence , Bruno Mars , Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2018)
"This Is America " – Donald Glover , Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2019)
"Bad Guy " – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020)
2021−present
show 1960s
No Award (1959)
Bobby Darin (1960)
Bob Newhart (1961)
Peter Nero (1962)
Robert Goulet (1963)
The Swingle Singers (1964)
The Beatles (1965)
Tom Jones (1966)
No Award (1967)
Bobbie Gentry (1968)
José Feliciano (1969)
1970s
Crosby, Stills & Nash (1970)
The Carpenters (1971)
Carly Simon (1972)
America (1973)
Bette Midler (1974)
Marvin Hamlisch (1975)
Natalie Cole (1976)
Starland Vocal Band (1977)
Debby Boone (1978)
A Taste of Honey (1979)
1980s
Rickie Lee Jones (1980)
Christopher Cross (1981)
Sheena Easton (1982)
Men at Work (1983)
Culture Club (1984)
Cyndi Lauper (1985)
Sade (1986)
Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1987)
Jody Watley (1988)
Tracy Chapman (1989)
1990s
Milli Vanilli (1990; withdrawn)
Mariah Carey (1991)
Marc Cohn (1992)
Arrested Development (1993)
Toni Braxton (1994)
Sheryl Crow (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish (1996)
LeAnn Rimes (1997)
Paula Cole (1998)
Lauryn Hill (1999)
2000s
Christina Aguilera (2000)
Shelby Lynne (2001)
Alicia Keys (2002)
Norah Jones (2003)
Evanescence (2004)
Maroon 5 (2005)
John Legend (2006)
Carrie Underwood (2007)
Amy Winehouse (2008)
Adele (2009)
2010s
Zac Brown Band (2010)
Esperanza Spalding (2011)
Bon Iver (2012)
Fun (2013)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2014)
Sam Smith (2015)
Meghan Trainor (2016)
Chance the Rapper (2017)
Alessia Cara (2018)
Dua Lipa (2019)
2020s
Billie Eilish (2020)
Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
show 1959−1980
Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)
No Award (1960)
Exodus – Ernest Gold (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1962)
No Award (1963)
Tom Jones – John Addison (1964)
Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1965)
The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1966)
Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1967)
Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1968)
The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1970)
Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison & Ringo Starr ) (1971)
Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1972)
The Godfather – Nino Rota (1973)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1974)
The Way We Were – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1975)
Jaws – John Williams (1976)
Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1977)
Star Wars – John Williams (1978)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1979)
Superman – John Williams (1980)
1981−2000
The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1983)
Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder , Laura Branigan , Keith Forsey , Irene Cara , Shandi Sinnamon , Ronald Magness, Doug Cotler , Richard Gilbert, Michael Boddicker , Jerry Hey , Phil Ramone , Michael Sembello , Kim Carnes , Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf & Dennis Matkosky (1984)
Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1985)
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 (1986)
Out of Africa – John Barry (1987)
The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1988)
The Last Emperor – David Byrne , Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1990)
Glory – James Horner (1991)
Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1992)
Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1993)
Aladdin – Alan Menken (1994)
Schindler's List – John Williams (1995)
Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1996)
Independence Day – David Arnold (1997)
The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1998)
Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1999)
A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (2000)
2001−2020
American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2001)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore , John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore , John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2005)
Ray – Craig Armstrong (2006)
Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2007)
Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2008)
The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2009)
Up – Michael Giacchino (2010)
Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2011)
The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2012)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2013)
Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2015)
Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2016)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2017)
La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2018)
Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2019)
Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
2021−present
show
Randy Newman (1998)
John Williams (2004)
Julian Nott (2005)
Hans Zimmer (2006)
Alan Menken (2007)
Carter Burwell (2008)
Marvin Hamlisch (2009)
Pinar Toprak (2010)
Christopher Young (2011)
Walter Murphy (2012)
Theodore Shapiro (2013)
Alexandre Desplat (2014)
Douglas Pipes (2015)
Justin Hurwitz (2016)
Christopher Willis (2017)
Marc Shaiman (2018)
Michael Giacchino (2019)
Christopher Willis (2020)
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Jesse Lynch Williams (1918)
Eugene O'Neill (1920)
Zona Gale (1921)
Eugene O'Neill (1922)
Owen Davis (1923)
Hatcher Hughes (1924)
Sidney Howard (1925)
George Kelly (1926)
Paul Green (1927)
Eugene O'Neill (1928)
Elmer Rice (1929)
Marc Connelly (1930)
Susan Glaspell (1931)
George S. Kaufman , Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin (1932)
Maxwell Anderson (1933)
Sidney Kingsley (1934)
Zoe Akins (1935)
Robert E. Sherwood (1936)
Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman (1937)
Thornton Wilder (1938)
Robert E. Sherwood (1939)
William Saroyan (1940)
Robert E. Sherwood (1941)
Thornton Wilder (1943)
Mary Chase (1945)
Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay (1946)
Tennessee Williams (1948)
Arthur Miller (1949)
Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan (1950)
Joseph Kramm (1952)
William Inge (1953)
John Patrick (1954)
Tennessee Williams (1955)
Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich (1956)
Eugene O'Neill (1957)
Ketti Frings (1958)
Archibald MacLeish (1959)
Jerome Weidman , George Abbott , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (1960)
Tad Mosel (1961)
Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows (1962)
Frank D. Gilroy (1965)
Edward Albee (1967)
Howard Sackler (1969)
Charles Gordone (1970)
Paul Zindel (1971)
Jason Miller (1973)
Edward Albee (1975)
Michael Bennett , Nicholas Dante , James Kirkwood Jr. , Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban (1976)
Michael Cristofer (1977)
Donald L. Coburn (1978)
Sam Shepard (1979)
Lanford Wilson (1980)
Beth Henley (1981)
Charles Fuller (1982)
Marsha Norman (1983)
David Mamet (1984)
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim (1985)
August Wilson (1987)
Alfred Uhry (1988)
Wendy Wasserstein (1989)
August Wilson (1990)
Neil Simon (1991)
Robert Schenkkan (1992)
Tony Kushner (1993)
Edward Albee (1994)
Horton Foote (1995)
Jonathan Larson (1996)
Paula Vogel (1998)
Margaret Edson (1999)
Donald Margulies (2000)
David Auburn (2001)
Suzan-Lori Parks (2002)
Nilo Cruz (2003)
Doug Wright (2004)
John Patrick Shanley (2005)
David Lindsay-Abaire (2007)
Tracy Letts (2008)
Lynn Nottage (2009)
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (2010)
Bruce Norris (2011)
Quiara Alegría Hudes (2012)
Ayad Akhtar (2013)
Annie Baker (2014)
Stephen Adly Guirgis (2015)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (2016)
Lynn Nottage (2017)
Martyna Majok (2018)
Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019)
Michael R. Jackson (2020)
Katori Hall (2021)
show 1947–1975
Street Scene by Kurt Weill (1947)
Kiss Me, Kate by Cole Porter (1949)
South Pacific by Richard Rodgers (1950)
Call Me Madam by Irving Berlin (1951)
No Strings by Richard Rodgers (1962)
Oliver! by Lionel Bart (1963)
Hello, Dolly! by Jerry Herman (1964)
Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (1965)
Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion (1966)
Cabaret by John Kander and Fred Ebb (1967)
Hallelujah, Baby! by Jule Styne , Betty Comden , and Adolph Green (1968)
Company by Stephen Sondheim (1971)
Follies by Stephen Sondheim (1972)
A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim (1973)
Gigi by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner (1974)
The Wiz by Charlie Smalls (1975)
1976–2000 2001–present
show
Elmer Bernstein (2001)
George Martin (2002)
Maurice Jarre (2003)
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman (2004)
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (2005)
Peer Raben (2006)
Mikis Theodorakis (2007)
Angelo Badalamenti (2008)
Marvin Hamlisch (2009)
John Barry (2010)
Giorgio Moroder (2011)
Pino Donaggio (2012)
Riz Ortolani (2013)
Francis Lai (2014)
Patrick Doyle (2015)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (2016)
David Shire (2017)
Philippe Sare (2018)
Krzysztof Penderecki and Frédéric Devreese (2019)
Gabriel Yared (2020)
show People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
listed by duration and year of completion
Competitive EGOTs
Richard Rodgers (1945–1962)
Helen Hayes (1932–1976)
Rita Moreno (1961–1977)
John Gielgud (1961–1991)
Audrey Hepburn (1953–1994)
Marvin Hamlisch (1973–1995)
Jonathan Tunick (1977–1997)
Mel Brooks (1967–2001)
Mike Nichols (1964–2001)
Whoopi Goldberg (1985–2002)
Scott Rudin (1984–2012)
Robert Lopez (2004–2014)
John Legend (2006–2018)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (1980–2018)
Tim Rice (1980–2018)
Alan Menken (1990–2020)
Honorary recipients
Barbra Streisand (1963–1970)
Liza Minnelli (1965–1990)
James Earl Jones (1969–2011)
Harry Belafonte (1953–2014)
Quincy Jones (1964–2016)
show Themes Soundtracks
Dr. No
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
Casino Royale (1967)
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
Live and Let Die
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
Never Say Never Again
A View to a Kill
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
GoldenEye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Spectre
Composers
Monty Norman
John Barry
George Martin
Marvin Hamlisch
Bill Conti
Michael Kamen
Éric Serra
David Arnold
Thomas Newman
Hans Zimmer
Eon themes
"Kingston Calypso "
"From Russia with Love "
"Goldfinger "
"Thunderball "
"You Only Live Twice "
"We Have All the Time in the World "
"Diamonds Are Forever "
"Live and Let Die "
"The Man with the Golden Gun "
"Nobody Does It Better "
"Moonraker "
"For Your Eyes Only "
"All Time High "
"A View to a Kill "
"The Living Daylights "
"Where Has Everybody Gone? "
"Licence to Kill "
"If You Asked Me To "
"GoldenEye "
"Tomorrow Never Dies "
"The World Is Not Enough "
"Die Another Day "
"You Know My Name "
"Another Way to Die "
"Skyfall "
"Writing's on the Wall "
"No Time to Die "
Non-Eon themes
"Casino Royale "
"The Look of Love "
"Never Say Never Again "
Unused themes Compilations
Shaken and Stirred
The Incredible World of James Bond
The Best of Bond...James Bond
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