# List of awards and nominations received by Alexandre Desplat

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Alexandre Desplat, a French film composer.
It includes two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Desplat has received two awards from eleven nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2007 | The Queen | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2010 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2011 | The King's Speech | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2013 | Argo | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2014 | Philomena | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Best Original Score | Won |
| 2015 | The Imitation Game | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Shape of Water | Best Original Score | Won |
| 2019 | Isle of Dogs | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2020 | Little Women | Best Original Score | Nominated |

### BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others. Desplat has received three awards from eleven nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2006 | The Queen | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2010 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2011 | The King's Speech | Best Film Music | Won |
| 2013 | Argo | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Best Film Music | Won |
| 2018 | The Shape of Water | Best Film Music | Won |
| 2019 | Isle of Dogs | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2020 | Little Women | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2022 | The French Dispatch | Best Film Music | Nominated |
| 2023 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Best Film Music | Nominated |

### César Awards

The César Awards are France's national film awards. With three awards out of ten nominations, Desplat is both the most nominated and most rewarded composer.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1997 | Un héros très discret | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |
| 2002 | Sur mes lèvres | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |
| 2006 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Best Music Written for a Film | Won |
| 2008 | L'Ennemi intime | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Prophet | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Ghost Writer | Best Music Written for a Film | Won |
| 2013 | Rust and Bone | Best Music Written for a Film | Won |
| 2014 | Venus in Fur | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Sisters Brothers | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |
| 2020 | An Officer and a Spy | Best Music Written for a Film | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Desplat has received two awards from twelve nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2004 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2006 | Syriana | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2007 | The Painted Veil | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Won |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2011 | The King's Speech | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2013 | Argo | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Imitation Game | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2016 | The Danish Girl | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Shape of Water | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Won |
| 2019 | Isle of Dogs | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2020 | Little Women | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2021 | The Midnight Sky | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2022 | The French Dispatch | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2023 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2023 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Best Original Song | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. Desplat has received ten nominations and won two awards.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2011 | The King's Speech | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won |
| 2012 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2013 | Argo | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2013 | Zero Dark Thirty | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won |
| 2016 | The Imitation Game | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Shape of Water | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 2019 | "The Shape of Water" | Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella | Nominated |
| 2019 | "The Shape of Water" | Best Instrumental Composition | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Plumfield" | Best Instrumental Composition | Nominated |

## Other awards
### Annie Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 40th Annie Awards | Rise of the Guardians | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated |
| 44th Annie Awards | The Secret Life of Pets | Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Nominated |
| 44th Annie Awards | Trollhunters | Best Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Nominated |
| 50th Annie Awards | Pinocchio | Best Music in an Animated Feature Production | Won |

### Lumières Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | The Sisters Brothers | Best Music | Nominated |
| 2020 | Adults in the Room | Best Music | Won |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2012 | Argo | Best Score | Won |
| 2013 | Philomena | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Danish Girl | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Best Score | Nominated |
| 2020 | The Midnight Sky | Best Score | Won |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Best Score | Nominated |

## Critics and music groups
### Won

* 2005 Silver Berlin Bear for Best Film Music – The Beat That My Heart Skipped
* 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music – The Painted Veil and The Queen
* 2007 BMI Film Music Award – The Queen
* 2007 European Film Award for Best Composer – The Queen
* 2007 Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Score – Lust, Caution
* 2007 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – The Queen and The Painted Veil
* 2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2009 BMI Film Music Award – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2009 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2009 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Coco Before Chanel, Largo Winch and Chéri
* 2010 Étoile d'Or for Best Music (Meilleure musique) – A Prophet, The Army of Crime, Afterwards, Coco Before Chanel and Chéri
* 2010 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year – Fantastic Mr. Fox
* 2010 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Julie & Julia, The Ghost Writer
* 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Drama Film – The King's Speech
* 2010 IFMCA Award for Film Composer of the Year
* 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film – The Ghost Writer
* 2011 Sammy Film Music Award for Best New Film Score – The King's Speech
* 2011 César Award for Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film) – The Ghost Writer
* 2011 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – A Better Life, The Burma Conspiracy, The King's Speech, The Tree of Life, The Well Digger's Daughter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
* 2011 Étoile d'Or for Film Music Composer – The Ghost Writer
* 2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
* 2014 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year – The Grand Budapest Hotel
* 2014 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – Godzilla, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Marius, The Monuments Men, Philomena, Venus in Fur, and Zulu
* 2014 Sammy Film Music Award for Best New Film Score – The Grand Budapest Hotel
* 2016 Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Original Score – Animated Film - The Secret Life of Pets

### Nominations

* 2004 European Film Award for Best Composer – Girl with a Pearl Earring
* 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – Birth
* 2006 Étoile d'Or for Best Music (Meilleure musique) – The Beat That My Heart Skipped
* 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – The Queen
* 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – Lust, Caution
* 2008 Étoile d'Or for Best Music (Meilleure musique) – L'ennemi intime
* 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer – Lust, Caution
* 2008 Asian Film Awards for Best Composer – Lust, Caution
* 2008 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – The Golden Compass
* 2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2009 European Film Award for Best Composer – Coco Before Chanel
* 2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – Fantastic Mr. Fox
* 2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2009 Saturn Award for Best Music – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* 2010 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – Fantastic Mr. Fox
* 2010 IFMCA Award for Film Score of the Year – The King's Speech, The Ghost Writer
* 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
* 2010 IFMCA Award for Film Music Composition of the Year – Truth About Ruth from The Ghost Writer
* 2011 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score-Feature Film – The Ides of March
* 2011 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Film Score of the Year – The King's Speech
* 2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
* 2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score – The Tree of Life
* 2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
* 2011 IFMCA Award for Film Composer of the Year
* 2011 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
* 2012 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Film Score of the Year – The Ides of March
* 2012 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year
* 2012 18th Critics' Choice Awards for Best Score – Argo, Moonrise Kingdom
* 2013 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year
* 2013 58th David di Donatello Award for Best Music (Migliore Musicista) – Reality
* 2015 Saturn Award for Best Music - Godzilla
* 2017 Annie Award for Best Music - The Secret Life of Pets
* 2017 International Film Music Critics Association for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film - The Secret Life of Pets
* 2018 Saturn Award for Best Music - The Shape of Water