| Elmer Bernstein | |
|---|---|
 Bernstein at the 40th Academy Awards | |
| 14 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Composer |
| Born | April 4, 1922 |
| New York City, New York, USA | |
| Died | August 18, 2004 |
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions. His most popular works include the scores to The Ten Commandments (1956), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963) just to name a few. Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for fourteen Oscars in total. He also won two Golden Globes and was nominated for two Grammy Awards.
Wins[]
- 40th Academy Awards, 1967
- Best Original Music Score — Thoroughly Modern Millie
Nominations[]
- 28th Academy Awards, 1955
- Best Music Scare — The Man with the Golden Arm
- 33rd Academy Awards, 1960
- Best Music Scare — The Magnificent Seven
- 34th Academy Awards, 1961
- Best Music Score — Summer and Smoke
- 35th Academy Awards, 1962
- Best Original Music Score — To Kill a Mockingbird
- Best Song — "Walk on the Wild Side" from Walk on the Wild Side (shared with Mack David)
- 39th Academy Awards, 1966
- Best Original Music Score — Hawaii
- Best Adapted Score — Return of the Seven
- Best Song — "My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii (shared with Mack David)
- 40th Academy Awards, 1967
- Best Original Music Score — Thoroughly Modern Mille
- 42nd Academy Awards, 1969
- Best Original Song — "True Grit" from True Grit (shared with Don Black)
- 47th Academy Awards, 1974
- Best Song — "Wherever Love Takes Me" from Gold (shared with Don Black)
- 56th Academy Awards, 1983
- Best Original Score — Tradng Places
- 66th Academy Awards, 1993
- Best Original Score — The Age of Innocence