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Michael Giacchino Biography

Birth Name:Michael Giacchino

Birth Place:Riverside, New Jersey, United States

Profession Composer, Music department, Actor, Director

Fast Facts

Won two Grammy awards on 2008 for his work on the film "Ratatouille" and 2010 for the film "Up․"
Serves as an advisory board member for the organization Education Through Music Los Angeles․"
His introduction to the film industry came when he accepted an internship with Universal Pictures during his last year of college
Studied film production and history at the School of Visual Arts in New York City
Known for his collaboration with director J․J․ Abrams
Known for his involvement in Pixar Production films
Provided the music for the video game adaptation of "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," which became the first Playstation game to feature a live orchestral score

Awards

2004ACCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2004IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: winner
2004IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: winner
2004IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for Television: nominated
2004LAFCA Award-Best Music: winner
2005ASCAP Award-Top TV Series: winner
2005ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2005Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2005Annie-Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2005BMI Film Music Award-: winner
2005BMI TV Music Award-: winner
2005Critics Choice Award-Best Composer: nominated
2005Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: winner
2005ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2005IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Television Series: winner
2005INOCA-Best Original Score: winner
2005Sierra Award-Best Score: winner
2005OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Score: winner
2005OFCS Award-Best Original Score: winner
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore): winner
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music and Lyrics: nominated
2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2005Best Film-Secció Oficial Fantàstic: nominated
2005World Soundtrack Award-Discovery of the Year: winner
2006ASCAP Award-Top TV Series: winner
2006Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: nominated
2006IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for Television: nominated
2006IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: nominated
2007ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2007ACCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2007IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
2007IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Television Series: nominated
2007IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
2007Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2007World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Song Written for Film: nominated
2008ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: nominated
2008Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2008Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
2008Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: winner
2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Television Series: nominated
2008IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: winner
2008IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: nominated
2008INOCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2008INOCA-Best Original Song: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): nominated
2009ASCAP Award-Top Television Series: winner
2009ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2009AFCA Award-Best Score: winner
2009ACCA-Best Original Score: winner
2009CFCA Award-Best Original Score: winner
2009Chainsaw Award-Best Score: nominated
2009Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)-BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - FILM: nominated
2009HFCS Award-Best Original Score: winner
2009IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: winner
2009IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film: winner
2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Television Series: nominated
2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Documentary Film: nominated
2009IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2009IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2009IOFCP Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2009Sierra Award-Best Score: winner
2009PFCS Award-Best Original Score: winner
2009SDFCS Award-Best Score: nominated
2009Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2009SLFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
2009World Soundtrack Award-Soundtrack Composer of the Year: nominated
2010ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: winner
2010Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2010Annie-Music in a Feature Production: nominated
2010Annie-Music in a Television Production: nominated
2010Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: winner
2010BMI Film Music Award-Film Music: winner
2010BMI Film Music Award-Film Music: winner
2010COFCA Award-Best Score: winner
2010Critics Choice Award-Best Score: winner
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: winner
2010Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: winner
2010Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: winner
2010Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: nominated
2010ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2010ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2010INOCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Score: winner
2010OFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2010OFCS Award-Best Original Score: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): nominated
2011Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2011IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Television Series: nominated
2011PFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2011Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2012ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2012ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2012ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2012Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2012Saturn Award-Best Music: winner
2012Annie-Music in a Television Production: winner
2012IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: winner
2012IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): nominated
2013ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2013ASCAP Award-Top Television Series: winner
2013IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2013IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: winner
2014ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2014HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2014IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
2015Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2015AFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2015ACCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2015CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2015HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2015ICP Award-Best Original Score or Soundtrack: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Original Score: winner
2015SLFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2015World Soundtrack Award-Film Composer of the Year: winner
2016Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2016COFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2016Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
2016HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2016HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Animated Film: nominated
2016HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2016IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2016IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: winner
2016IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
2016IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
2016INOCA-Best Original Score: nominated
2016Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2017ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2017ASCAP Composers' Choice Award-Film Score of the Year: winner
2017ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2017ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2017ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2017Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2017Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2017CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2017CIFCC Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2017Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)-ORIGINAL SCORE - ANIMATED FILM: winner
2017IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
2017IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
2017IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2017IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: nominated
2017LAOFCS Award-Best Score: nominated
2017SFFCC Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2017SFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2017WAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2018Saturn Award-Best Music: winner
2018Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2018GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2018Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
2018HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2018HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Animated Film: nominated
2018HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2018IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: winner
2018IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: winner
2018IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
2018IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
2018Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2019Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production: winner
2019Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
2019HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Feature Film: nominated
2019HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2019IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
2019IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
2020BAFTA Film Award-Original Music: nominated
2020Chlotrudis Award-Best Use of Music in a Film: nominated
2020DFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2020HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2020IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: winner
2020NCFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
2020SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Best Original Music - International Competition: nominated
2021IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: nominated
2022Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
2022AFCC Award-Best Original Score: winner
2022CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2022GWNYFCA Award-Best Score: winner
2022HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi Film: nominated
2022HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi Film: nominated
2022HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi Film: nominated
2022IFJA Award-Best Musical Score: winner
2022IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
2022IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: winner
2022Sierra Award-Best Score: nominated
2022PCC Award-Best Score: nominated
2022SEFCA Award-Best Score: winner
2022SLFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2022SFC Award-Best Score: nominated
2022UFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2022WAFCA Award-Best Original Score: winner
2023AFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2023BOFA-Best Music Score: winner
2023Windie-Best Musical Score: nominated
2023CinEuphoria-Best Original Music - International Competition: nominated
2023CACF Award-Best Score: winner
2023Critics Choice Award-Best Score: nominated
2023DFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2023DFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2023GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: winner
2023Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
2023Golden Panda Award-Best Original Score for a Motion Picture: winner
2023Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2023HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Independent Film (Foreign Language): winner
2023IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: nominated
2023IFMCA Award-Composition of the Year: nominated
2023IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
2023IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film: winner
2023IFMCA Award-Score of the Year: nominated
2023IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film: nominated
2023Sierra Award-Best Score: nominated
2023LEJA Award-Best Musical Score: winner
2023MNFCA Award-Best Music: winner
2023Movie Music UK Award-Score of the Year: nominated
2023MCFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
2023NCFCA Award-Best Score: winner
2023OFCC Award-Best Score: nominated
2023OFTA Film Award-Best Original Score: winner
2023OFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2023PCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2023SFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2023SCL Award-Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film: nominated
2024ASCAP Composers' Choice Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
2024CinEuphoria-Best Original Music - International Competition: nominated
2024CEC Award-Best Score (Mejor Música): nominated
2024Critics Choice Award-Best Score: nominated
2024Feroz Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2024Goya-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): winner
2024HMMA Award-Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2024IFMCA Award-Composition of the Year: nominated
2024IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Drama Film: nominated
2024LEJA Award-Best Score: nominated
2024Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2025IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Comedy Film: nominated
2025KCFCC Award-Best Original Score: nominated
2026Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature: nominated