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Shigeru Umebayashi Biography

Profession Composer, Music department, Actor

Awards

  • 1986Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 1986Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film Score: winner
  • 1986Festival Prize-Best Music Score: winner
  • 1991Festival Prize-Best Music Score: winner
  • 1995Festival Prize-Best Film Score: winner
  • 2002Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Music Score: nominated
  • 2002CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2004Golden Horse Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
  • 2005Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
  • 2005IOMA-Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora originale): winner
  • 2005OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 2006Grand Bell Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2006INOCA-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2007Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
  • 2010INOCA-Best Original Score: winner
  • 2012Silver Ariel-Best Score (Mejor Música de Fondo): winner
  • 2012Mayahuel Award-Best Original Score: winner
  • 2013APFF Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2013Behind the Camera Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
  • 2014Asian Film Award-Best Composer: winner
  • 2014Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: winner
  • 2015Hong Kong Film Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
  • 2016Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2016CEC Award-Best Score (Mejor Música): winner
  • 2016Feroz Award-Best Original Score: winner
  • 2016Goya-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): nominated
  • 2017Movie Heroes Award-Best Original Film Score: nominated
  • 2017Zhejiang Film Phoenix Award-Best Music: winner
  • 2024Asian Film Award-Best Original Music: nominated
  • 2024China Movie Channel Award-Most Popular Music: nominated
  • 2025Chinese Film Competition-Best Original Score: nominated