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John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history in a career spanning over six decades. Williams has won 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. In 2005 the American Film Institute selected Williams's score to 1977's Star Wars as the greatest American film score of all time. The Library of Congress also entered the Star Wars soundtrack into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Birth Name
John Towner Williams
Born
Monday, 08 February 1932
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford | Self - Interviewee / Self | 2023 |
| Anne-Sophie Mutter: Vivace | Self | 2023 |
| If These Walls Could Sing | Self | 2022 |
| Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen | Self | 2022 |
| Ennio | Self | 2022 |
| John Williams: The Berlin Concert | Self - Conductor | 2022 |
| A World Without Beethoven? | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian | Self - Composer | 2020 |
| The Skywalker Legacy | Self | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2024 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2023 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2018 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2014 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2013 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Won |
| 2006 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2006 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Won |
| 2005 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2003 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |
