Alfred Newman

Birth Name:

Alfred Newman

Birth Place:

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Music department, Soundtrack, Actor

Is the recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Was named the third place Best Composer at the 1971 Laurel Awards
In 1947, he got married to screen actress Martha Montgomery
Is the father of fellow music composers Thomas, Maria and David Newman
Worked as a composer and music director for 20th Century Fox for over 20 years
In 1999, he was pictured on a commemorative postage stamp
Was only the second person to be nominated for four Academy Awards for four different films in the same year

1938Oscar - Best Music, Score:Nominated
1938Oscar - Best Music, Score:Nominated
1939Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
1939Oscar - Best Music, Scoring:Nominated
1939Oscar - Best Music, Scoring:Winner
1940Oscar - Best Music, Scoring:Nominated
1940Oscar - Best Music, Scoring:Nominated
1940Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
1940Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
1941Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
1941Oscar - Best Music, Score:Winner
1942Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture:Nominated
1942Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture:Nominated
1943Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1943Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1944Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Winner
1944Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1945Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1945Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1946Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1946Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1947Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1948Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Winner
1948Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1949Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1949Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1950Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
1951Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1952Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1952Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1953Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Winner
1954Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Winner
1955Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1956Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Winner
1956Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1957Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Winner
1957Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1959Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1959Grammy - Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast:Nominated
1960Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:Nominated
1960Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
1960Golden Laurel - Top Score:Nominated
1962Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture:Nominated
1962Grammy - Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television:Nominated
1964Oscar - Best Music, Score - Substantially Original:Nominated
1966Oscar - Best Music, Score - Substantially Original:Nominated
1968Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment:Winner
1971Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
1971Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
1971Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Nominated
1971Grammy - Best Instrumental Composition:Winner
1971Golden Laurel - Best Composer:Nominated
1998FMCJ Award - Best Re-Release of a Previously Existing Score:Nominated
2022IFMCA Award - Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording:Winner

Alfred Newman

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