Benoit Charest
Birth Name:
Benoît Charest
Birth Place:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession
Composer, Music department, Actor, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Received the 2011 Prix Iris for Best Music
- Won the Félix Award for Best Album in 2004
- Has performed as a jazz guitarist
- Well known for composing the soundtrack to the film "The Triplets of Belleville․"
Awards
- 2003LAFCA Award - Best Music:Winner
- 2003World Soundtrack Award - Discovery of the Year:Nominated
- 2004Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 2004CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2004César - Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film):Winner
- 2004IOMA - Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora originale):Nominated
- 2004Étoile d'Or - Best Composer (Compositeur de musique originale):Winner
- 2005Genie - Best Achievement in Music - Original Score:Nominated
- 2005Grammy - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
- 2010Genie - Best Achievement in Music - Original Score:Nominated
- 2010Jutra - Best Score (Meilleure Musique Originale):Nominated
- 2011Jutra - Best Score (Meilleure Musique Originale):Winner
- 2013Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Music - Original Score:Nominated
- 2013Jutra - Best Original Music:Nominated
- 2013Jutra - Best Original Music:Nominated
- 2014Jutra - Best Original Music:Nominated