Thomas Newman is a film score composer who has contributed scores to various popular films such as The Shawshank Redemption, Road to Perdition, Finding Nemo and Wall-E. In addition, he has composed for television series and has won numerous awards for his work.
Newman was nominated twice for the 2009 Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song along with Peter Gabriel. The nominations were for the animated Disney film Wall-E. The composer has previously been nominated eight times for an Academy Award but has not yet won in his category.
Grammy Awards
- 2009: Best Song, WALL-E
- 2009: Best Instrumental Arrangement, WALL-E
- 2003: Best Instrumental Composition, Six Feet Under
- 2003: Best Instrumental Arrangement, Six Feet Under
- 2001: Best Score Soundtrack Album, American Beauty
Academy Awards Nominations
- 2009: Best Original Score, WALL-E
- 2009: Best Original Song, WALL-E
- 2007: Best Original Score, The Good German
- 2005: Best Original Score, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- 2004: Best Original Score, Finding Nemo
- 2003: Best Original Score, Road to Perdition
- 2000: Best Original Score, American Beauty
- 1996: Best Original Musical, Unstrung Heroes
- 1995: Best Original Score, Little Women
- 1995: Best Original Score, The Shawshank Redemption
References
Fast Facts
-
Fact:
Born October 20, 1955
-
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California
-
Fact:
Son of composer Alfred Newman
-
Alma Mater
Yale University
-
Fact:
Double-nominated in Oscar categories in 2009 and 1995
-
Fact:
Compositions were featured in documentary Sicko
-
Fact:
Wrote theme song for Boston Public
-
Fact:
Ten Academy Award nominations
-
Fact:
Five Grammy Awards
-
Fact:
Four Grammy Awards nominations
-
Fact:
Two Golden Globe nominations
