David Byrne is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist, and filmmaker.
He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award, and he was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as part of Talking Heads).
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1987 | Best Original Score | The Last Emperor | Won | [1] |
2022 | Best Original Song | "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Best Score for a Film | The Last Emperor | Nominated | [3] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1987 | Best Original Score | The Last Emperor | Won | [4] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Burning Down the House" | Nominated | [5] |
1988 | Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television | The Last Emperor | Won | |
Best Concept Music Video | Storytelling Giant | Nominated | ||
2009 | Best Alternative Music Album | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today | Nominated | |
2018 | American Utopia | Nominated | ||
2020 | Best Musical Theater Album | American Utopia on Broadway | Nominated | |
2021 | Best Music Film | David Byrne's American Utopia | Nominated |
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | David Byrne's American Utopia | Nominated | [6] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Special Tony Award | David Byrne's American Utopia | Won | [7] |
2024 | Best Original Score | Here Lies Love | Pending | [8] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | BMI Cable Award | Big Love | Won | [9] |
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2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score | Contemporary Color | Won | [10] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Best Musician | This Must Be the Place | Won | [11] |
Best Original Song | "If It Falls, It Falls" (from This Must Be the Place) | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Best Original Song | "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Nominated | [12] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Outstanding Music | Here Lies Love | Won | [13][14] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film | "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Won | [15] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Best Song | "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Nominated | [16] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Best Original Song – Independent Film | "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Nominated | [17] |
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1986 | Best First Feature | True Stories | Nominated | [18] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1987 | Best Music Score | The Last Emperor | Won | [19] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Best Special Effects in a Video | "Burning Down the House" | Nominated | |
1985 | Video Vanguard Award | — | Won | |
1992 | Breakthrough Video | "She's Mad" | Nominated |
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2022 | Best Original Song | "This Is a Life" (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) | Nominated | [20] |
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2020 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | [21] |
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2008 | Webby Lifetime Achievement | Won | [22] |
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2002 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inducted[a] | [23] |