Nationality: French
Born: 12 March 1925
Died: 20 March 1992
A French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.[1][2] Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards (1979, 1980, 1981), two ASCAP Awards (1988, 1990), and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991).
The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema." Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979), Love on the Run (1980), and The Last Metro (1981). Georges Delerue was named Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours.
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Academy Award
1979
Best Original Score - A Little Romance
César Award
1979
Best Music Written for a Film - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
César Award
1980
Best Music Written for a Film - Love on the Run
César Award
1981
Best Music Written for a Film - The Last Metro
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award
1988
Top Box Office Film - Twins
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award
1990
Top Box Office Film - Platoon
Genie Award
1991
Best Original Score - Black Robe
Australian Film Institute Award
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Best Original Music Score - Black Robe
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