John Powell Biography

Awards

• 1998ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 1998Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 1998FMCJ Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: nominated
• 1999ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 1999Annie-Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
• 1999OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Family Score: nominated
• 2000Annie-Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
• 2000IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
• 2001ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2001Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2001Annie-Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score an Animated Feature Production: winner
• 2001GoldSpirit Awards-Best Animated Soundtrack: nominated
• 2001GoldSpirit Awards-Best Comedy Soundtrack: nominated
• 2001PFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2002ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2002Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2002Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
• 2002Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
• 2003ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2003Stinker Award-Most Intrusive Musical Score: nominated
• 2004ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2004IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: nominated
• 2005ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2005IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: nominated
• 2005IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: nominated
• 2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2005World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2005World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Soundtrack of the Year: nominated
• 2006ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2006ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2006IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
• 2006IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
• 2006IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
• 2006IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2006World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2007ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2007Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2007Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
• 2007Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
• 2007IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: winner
• 2007Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
• 2007World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2008ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2008Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2008Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: nominated
• 2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: nominated
• 2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2008Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2008World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2009ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2009ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2009Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2009Annie-Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form: winner
• 2009Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
• 2009Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
• 2010ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2010Annie-Music in a Feature Production: nominated
• 2010Davis Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2010Davis Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2010HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2010Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
• 2010World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2011ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2011Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: nominated
• 2011Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2011Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
• 2011Annie-Best Music in a Television Production: nominated
• 2011Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
• 2011IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: winner
• 2011IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
• 2011IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
• 2011IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
• 2011INOCA-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2011Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
• 2011World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2012ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2012ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2012Annie-Music in a Feature Production: nominated
• 2012IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2013ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2013ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2013Annie-Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
• 2013Annie-Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
• 2013Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
• 2014HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Animated Film: winner
• 2014HMMA Award-Best Song - Animated Film: nominated
• 2015Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2015Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
• 2015IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: winner
• 2015IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
• 2015IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
• 2016Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
• 2017ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
• 2018IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2019HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Animated Film: winner
• 2019IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
• 2019IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: winner
• 2019IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: winner
• 2019SLFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2019World Soundtrack Award-Film Composer of the Year: nominated
• 2019Public Choice Award-Best Score of the Year: winner
• 2020IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
• 2020IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
• 2020SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated
• 2020Public Choice Award-: nominated
• 2021IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording: nominated
• 2021IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
• 2021IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: winner
• 2021IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
• 2023Filmtracks Award-Top Film Cues: nominated
• 2023HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Animated Film: nominated
• 2023HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Documentary Film: winner
• 2023Ivor Novello Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
• 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score): winner
• 2023SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated
• 2024Astra Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2024CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2024HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Animated Film: nominated
• 2024IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Documentary: nominated
• 2024IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2024NYFCO Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
• 2024SDFCS Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
• 2024SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film: winner
• 2025Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score): nominated
• 2025Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature: nominated
• 2025Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
• 2025HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Feature Film: nominated
• 2025ICFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2025IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film: winner
• 2025IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
• 2025LEJA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2025MNFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2025NYFCO Award-Best Use of Music: nominated
• 2025SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated
• 2026Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
• 2026Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
• 2026SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated