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Mark Ronson Biography

Birth Name:Mark Daniel Ronson

Birth Place:St. John's Wood, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession Composer, Actor, Music department, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Was honored at the Global Spin Awards in 2015
  • Was honored as one of Jimmy Choo's Men of Style in 2015
  • Was honored by the Lincoln Center Young Patron's Society in 2009
  • Brother of DJ Samantha Ronson and fashion designer Charlotte Ronson
  • Was introduced to musical equipment by his stepfather, musician Mick Jones of the band Foreigner,
  • First began playing as a DJ in New York City in the mid-1990s and soon began performing at parties for celebrities, such as Diddy and Tommy Hilfiger
  • Quote: "I think it's cool that a record like 'Uptown Funk' is as massive as it is․ Because it shows that people, whether they know it or not, are craving some kind of live instruments on the dance floor․"
  • Best known as a DJ, musician and record producer who released the No․ 1 hit single "Uptown Funk" in 2014

Awards

  • 2016Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Musical Performance in a Talk Show/Morning Program: nominated
  • 2017Grammy-Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: nominated
  • 2018HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Feature Film: winner
  • 2018HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Documentary: nominated
  • 2018Sierra Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2018NMFC Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2018PFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2018VHS Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2019Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song): winner
  • 2019ACCA-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Song (Original or Adapted) - International Competition: winner
  • 2019GAFCA Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song: winner
  • 2019Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: winner
  • 2019Grammy-Best Song Written for Visual Media: winner
  • 2019GMS Award-Best Song/Recording Created for a Film: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2019INOCA-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Song Written for a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2019MCFCA Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2019World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Song Written for a Film: winner
  • 2020Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song of the Decade: winner
  • 2023CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2023HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2023HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
  • 2023Sierra Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2023LAFCA Award-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2023PFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song): nominated
  • 2024Saturn Award-Best Music in a Film: nominated
  • 2024Astra Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024Astra Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024AFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2024BOFA-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024BOFA-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024Windie-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024Windie-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2024CACF Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024Critics Choice Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2024DFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024DFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024DFCA Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024Dorian Award-Film Music of the Year: winner
  • 2024GAFCA Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song: nominated
  • 2024Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song: winner
  • 2024Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2024Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2024Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
  • 2024GMS Award-Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film: nominated
  • 2024HFCS Award-Best Song: nominated
  • 2024HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2024HFCS Award-Best Song: nominated
  • 2024HFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024HFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: nominated
  • 2024IFC Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2024LEJA Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2024LEJA Award-Best Song: nominated
  • 2024LEJA Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2024MNFCA Award-Best Music: winner
  • 2024MCFCA Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024NCFCA Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024NDFS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024OFTA Film Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024OFTA Film Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024OFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2024Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024SCL Award-Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production: nominated
  • 2024World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2024World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2025HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2026Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2026Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2026SCL Award-Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production: nominated