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Joe Hisaishi Biography

Profession Composer, Music department

Awards

  • 1992Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 1992Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film Score: winner
  • 1992Festival Prize-Best Film Score: winner
  • 1993Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 1993Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film Score: winner
  • 1994Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 1997Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 1999Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 2000Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 2002Mainichi Film Concours-Best Music Score: winner
  • 2002Best Music-Film Category: winner
  • 2003Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2003Annie-Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
  • 2003Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2003CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2003INOCA-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2003OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 2005Blue Dragon Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2005LAFCA Award-Best Music: winner
  • 2005Best Music-Film Category: winner
  • 2006Grand Bell Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2006Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
  • 2007Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2008Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
  • 2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
  • 2008Iron Elephant Award-Best Music: winner
  • 2009Asian Film Award-Best Composer: winner
  • 2009Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Film Score: nominated
  • 2009Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Film Score: winner
  • 2010Annie-Music in a Feature Production: nominated
  • 2010ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2011Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 2013Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2014Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2014Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: winner
  • 2014Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2014IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
  • 2015Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2015Asian Film Award-Best Composer: nominated
  • 2015Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2015ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2015IOMA-Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora): nominated
  • 2017Golden Horse Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
  • 2018Asian Film Award-Best Composer: winner
  • 2018Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
  • 2023FFCC Award-Best Score: winner
  • 2024Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2024Windie-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2024DFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2024Dorian Award-Film Music of the Year: nominated
  • 2024Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2024HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2024ICS Award-Best Original Score: winner
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Score of the Year: nominated
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
  • 2024MCFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2024SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated