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Elmer Bernstein

  • Birth: April 4, 1922
  • Death: August 18, 2004
  • Age: 82
  • United States

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) 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 Magnificent Seven, ... More

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nominations

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winning rate

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win

Academy Awards

Edition Year Award Movie Status
75th edition 2003 Best Original Score Far from Heaven
66th edition 1994 Best Original Score The Age of Innocence
56th edition 1984 Best Original Song Score Trading Places
47th edition 1975 Best Original Song - "Wherever Love Takes Me" Gold
42nd edition 1970 Best Original Song - "True Grit" True Grit
40th edition 1968 Best Original Score Thoroughly Modern Millie Winner
39th edition 1967 Best Original Score Hawaii
39th edition 1967 Scoring of a Musical Picture - Original or Adaptation Return of the Seven
39th edition 1967 Best Original Song - "My Wishing Doll" Hawaii
35th edition 1963 Best Original Score To Kill a Mockingbird
35th edition 1963 Best Original Song - "Walk on the Wild Side" Walk on the Wild Side

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