| James Newton Howard | |
|---|---|
 Howard at the 81st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon | |
| 9 Nominations | |
| Role | Composer |
| Born | June 9, 1951 |
| Los Angeles, California, USA | |
James Newton Howard is an Academy Award-nominated American composer and conductor best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for theater, and has scored over 100 films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with director M. Night Shyamalan, having scored all his films since The Sixth Sense (1999). Howard also has a reputation of being a fast composer.
Nominations[]
- 64th Academy Awards, 1991
- Best Original Score — The Prince of Tides
- 66th Academy Awards, 1993
- Best Original Score — The Fugitive
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Original Song — "Look What Love Has Done" from Junior (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Patty Smyth)
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Original Song — "For the First Time" from One Fine Day (shared with Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich)
- 70th Academy Awards, 1997
- Best Original Musical or Comedy Score — My Best Friend's Wedding