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Ryuichi Sakamoto Biography

Birth Name:Ryuichi Sakamoto

Profession Composer, Music department, Actor

Awards

  • 1984Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 1984BAFTA Film Award-Best Score: winner
  • 1984Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film Score: winner
  • 1987Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 1987LAFCA Award-Best Music: winner
  • 1988Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: winner
  • 1988Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: winner
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 1989Grammy-Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television: winner
  • 1990LAFCA Award-Best Music: winner
  • 1991Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: winner
  • 1992Golden Kikito-Best Score (Melhor Música): winner
  • 1995Grammy-Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: nominated
  • 2005LAFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2008Genie-Best Achievement in Music - Original Score: nominated
  • 2012Asian Film Award-Best Composer: nominated
  • 2015DFWFCA Award-Best Musical Score: winner
  • 2015ICP Award-Best Original Score or Soundtrack: nominated
  • 2015PFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2016ASCAP Award-Best Film Score: nominated
  • 2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Music: nominated
  • 2016Critics Choice Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2016DFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2016Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2016HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2016IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film: nominated
  • 2016Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film Score: winner
  • 2017Asian Film Award-Best Composer: nominated
  • 2017Blue Dragon Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2017Grammy-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
  • 2017Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Music: winner
  • 2018Buil Film Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2018Grand Bell Award-Best Music: winner
  • 2022Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
  • 2022IFJA Award-Best Musical Score: nominated
  • 2024Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2024BOFA-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2024ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated