# List of awards and nominations received by Alan Menken

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), and 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 26 Grammy Awards nominations, winning 11 awards. For his work in television he has earned two Emmy Awards.

## Major awards
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1986 | Best Original Song | "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" (from Little Shop of Horrors) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won |
| 1989 | Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Original Song | "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Song | "Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Original Song | "Belle" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won |
| 1992 | Best Original Song | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Original Song | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 1995 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won |
| 1995 | Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won |
| 1996 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "So Close" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Original Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 1992 | Best Original Film Score | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman) | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Original Film Score | Aladdin | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 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: Sing Like a Larry Bird Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "A New Season" from Galavant: A New Season (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated |
| 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 (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Won |
| Special Emmy Awards |||||
| 1990 | Outstanding contribution to the success of the Academy's anti-drug special for children | "Wonderful Ways to Say No" (from Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won |
| 1989 | Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Original Song | "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Song | "Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won |
| 1992 | Best Original Song | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Original Song | "Prince Ali" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Original Song | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 1995 | Best Original Score | Pocahontas | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won |
| 1996 | Best Original Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Original Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1984 | Best Cast Show Album | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman and Phil Ramone | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1991 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1993 | Album of the Year | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Various Artists | Nominated |
| 1993 | Song of the Year | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Album for Children | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1993 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won |
| 1993 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1994 | Song of the Year | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 1994 | Best Musical Album for Children | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 1994 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won |
| 1994 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 1995 | Best Musical Show Album | Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Musical Album for Children | Pocahontas Sing-Along Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won |
| 2009 | Best Musical Show Album | The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording Shared with Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin and Chris Montan | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Tangled | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won |
| 2013 | Best Musical Theater Album | Newsies: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Musical Theater Album | Aladdin: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Musical Theater Album | Little Shop of Horrors: The New Off-Broadway Cast | Nominated |

### Laurence Olivier Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1983 | Musical of the Year | Little Shop of Horrors (Shared with Howard Ashman) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best New Musical | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman & Tim Rice) | Won |
| 2010 | Best New Musical | Sister Act (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated |

### Tony Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman and Tim Rice) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid (Shared with Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater) | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Original Score | Sister Act (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Original Score | Newsies (Shared with Jack Feldman) | Won |
| 2014 | Best Original Score | Aladdin (Shared with Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin) | Nominated |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Annie Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Won |
| 1996 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Ralph Breaks the Internet Shared with Henry Jackman, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall and Dan Reynolds | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Tangled: The Series Shared with Glenn Slater and Kevin Kleisch | Nominated |

### BMI Film & TV Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1990 | BMI Film Music Award | The Little Mermaid | Won |
| 1992 | BMI Film Music Award | Beauty and the Beast | Won |
| 1993 | BMI Film Music Award | Aladdin | Won |
| 1994 | Most Performed Song from a Film | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 1996 | BMI Film Music Award | Pocahontas | Won |
| 1997 | BMI Film Music Award | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Won |
| 1998 | BMI Film Music Award | Hercules | Won |
| 1998 | Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award | — | Won |
| 2008 | BMI Film Music Award | Enchanted | Won |
| 2013 | BMI Film Music Award | Mirror Mirror | Won |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards |||||
| 2007 | Best Composer | Enchanted | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated |

### Drama Desk Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1983 | Outstanding Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Nominated |
| 1994 | Outstanding Music | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Music | Sister Act | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Music | Leap of Faith | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Music | Newsies | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding Music | Aladdin | Nominated |

### Drama League Awards

| Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre | Won | |

### Evening Standard Theatre Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |

### French Mickey d'Or

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | Best Music | Enchanted | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Music | Tangled | Won |
| 2010 | Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won |
| 2017 | Best Music | Beauty and the Beast | Won |
| 2017 | Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Song | "How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated |

### Georgia Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | |

### Gold Derby Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | Best Original Score | Enchanted | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Original Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won |
| 2018 | Best Original Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |

### Golden Raspberry Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1990 | Worst Original Song | "The Measure of a Man" (from Rocky V) | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Worst Original Song | "High Times, Hard Times" (from Newsies) Shared with Jack Feldman | Won | |
* Menken officially accepted this Razzie and has spoken proudly of it in interviews since.

### Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | |

### Hollywood Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | Hollywood Song Award | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | |

### Hollywood Music in Media Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | Best Original Song in a Animated Film | "The Great Beyond" (from Sausage Party) Shared with Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Song in a Animated Film | "How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror Film | "How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Won |
| 2017 | Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror Film | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated |

### Houston Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |

### International Film Music Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | The Shaggy Dog | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Enchanted | Won |
| 2010 | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature | Tangled | Nominated |

### Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Won | |
| 2016 | Best Song | "The Great Beyond" (from Sausage Party) Shared with Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter | Nominated | |

### Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | |

### New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won | |

### Online Film & Television Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | Best Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Original Song | "Someday" (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Comedy/Musical Score | Hercules Shared with David Zippel | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated |
| 2003 | Film Hall of Fame: Support (Music) | — | Inducted |
| 2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Original Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Adapted Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Adapted Song | "Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Best Adapted Song | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice | Nominated |

### Outer Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1983 | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1983 | Best Score | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman | Won |
| 1994 | Best Broadway Musical | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Broadway Musical | A Christmas Carol | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Sister Act | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding New Score | Sister Act | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Newsies | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding New Score | Newsies | Won |
| 2014 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Aladdin | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding New Score (The Marjorie Gunner Award) | Aladdin | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | A Bronx Tale Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding New Score | A Bronx Tale Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated |

### Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Original Song | "I've Got a Dream" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel | Nominated | |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1986 | Best Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Won |
| 1992 | Best Music | Aladdin | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Music | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Music | Enchanted | Won |
| 2019 | Best Music | Aladdin | Nominated |
| 2024 | Best Music | The Little Mermaid | Nominated |

### Society of Composers & Lyricists

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | Nominated | |

### St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Best Score | Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | |

### Webby Awards

| Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2020 | Websites and Mobile Sites Professional Services & Self-Promotion | Won | |

### World Soundtrack Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2011 | Best Original Song Written for a Film | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater | Nominated | |

## Special honors
### Disney Legends Awards

| Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Disney Legends Awards | Inducted | |

### Hollywood Walk of Fame

| Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Inducted | |

### Songwriters Hall of Fame

| Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Songwriters Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
* 1993 – Distinguished Alumni Award (given by New York University Association)
* 1998 – Kol Zimrah Award (given by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion)
* 1998 – Colleen Dewhurst Awards: "in recognition for outstanding contribution to the arts" (given by Northern Westchester Center for the Arts)
* 2000 – Presidential Medal (given by New York University)
* 2008 – Inductee: NYU Musical Theatre Hall of Fame
* 2009 – Lifetime Achievement Award (given during the Musical Awards)
* 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 (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)