Antoine Duhamel
Birth Name:
Antoine Duhamel
Birth Place:
Valmondois, Val-d'Oise, France
Profession
Soundtrack, Music department, Actor
Fast Facts
- Won an Étoile d'Or Award for Best Composer for "Safe Conduct" in 2003
- Won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his composing for "Safe Conduct" in 2002
- Studied music at the Conservatoire National de Paris and Sorbonne in Paris
- Was the son of writer Georges Duhamel and actress Blanche Albane
- Got his start as a film composer in 1960 on the short film "Les gens de lettres․"
- Best known as a composer and orchestra conductor who worked on the films "Pierrot le Fou" and "Belle Epoque․"
- Appeared as an actor in two films, "Le grain de sable" in 1964 as a police inspector and "The Good Life" in 1996 as a music professor
Awards
- 1976César - Best Music (Meilleure musique):Nominated
- 1979César - Best Music (Meilleure musique):Nominated
- 1981César - Best Music (Meilleure musique):Nominated
- 1990Goya - Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original):Nominated
- 1993Goya - Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original):Nominated
- 1997César - Best Music (Meilleure musique):Nominated
- 1999Goya - Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original):Nominated
- 2002Silver Berlin Bear - Best Film Music:Winner
- 2003César - Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film):Nominated
- 2003Étoile d'Or - Best Composer (Compositeur de musique originale):Winner