Burt Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.
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| Wins | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He had received three Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, six Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Drama Desk Award. He was also nominated for a Tony Award.
Major awards
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Best Song | "What's New Pussycat?" (from What's New Pussycat) (shared with Hal David) |
Nominated | [1] |
| 1966 | "Alfie" (from Alfie) (shared with Hal David) |
Nominated | [2] | |
| 1967 | "The Look of Love" (from Casino Royale) (shared with Hal David) |
Nominated | [3] | |
| 1969 | Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (Not a Musical) | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Won | [4] |
| Best Song – Original for the Picture | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) (shared with Hal David) |
Won | ||
| 1981 | Best Original Song | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from Arthur) (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, and Peter Allen) |
Won | [5] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Anthony Asquith Memorial Award | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Won | [6] |
| 1981 | Best Original Film Music | Arthur | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Best Original Song | "Alfie" (from Alfie) (shared with Hal David) |
Nominated | [8] |
| 1969 | Best Original Score | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Won | |
| Best Original Song | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) (shared with Hal David) |
Nominated | ||
| 1971 | "Long Ago Tomorrow" (from The Raging Moon) (shared with Hal David) |
Nominated | ||
| 1981 | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from Arthur) (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, and Peter Allen) |
Won | ||
| 1982 | "Making Love" (from Making Love) (shared with Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager) |
Nominated | ||
| 1986 | "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" (from Tough Guys) (shared with Carole Bayer Sager) |
Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Outstanding Variety or Musical Program – Variety and Popular Music | Kraft Music Hall (Episode: "The Sound of Burt Bacharach") | Nominated | [10] |
| 1971 | Outstanding Single Program – Variety or Musical – Variety and Popular Music | Another Evening with Burt Bacharach | Nominated | [11] |
| Singer Presents Burt Bacharach | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Best Musical | Promises, Promises (shared with Neil Simon, Hal David, and David Merrick) |
Nominated | [12] |
Miscellaneous awards
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Outstanding Music | Promises, Promises | Won[a] | [13] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Original Song – Feature Film | "Dancing with Your Shadow" (from A Boy Called Po) | Nominated | [14] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Best Original Song | "God Give Me Strength" (from Grace of My Heart) (shared with Elvis Costello) |
Nominated | [15] |
| 2016 | "Dancing with Your Shadow" (from A Boy Called Po) (shared with Billy Mann) |
Nominated | [16] |
Special honors
editThe success of [Burt Bacharach and Hal David]'s creative genius continues today as they each add new songs to what is without question one of the richest and most recognizable multi-generational playlists known to the world. Their creative talents have inspired songwriters for more than five decades, and their legacy is much in the tradition of George and Ira Gershwin, for whom this award is named.
—Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, 2011[17]
- 1972, Songwriters Hall of Fame.[18]
- 1997, Grammy Trustees Award, with Hal David.[19]
- 1997, subject of a PBS "Great Performances" biography, "Burt Bacharach: This is Now".[20][21]
- 2000, People magazine named him one of the "Sexiest Men Alive", and one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1999.[22]
- 2001, Polar Music Prize, presented in Stockholm by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.[22]
- 2002, National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) New York Heroes Award.[22]
- 2005, GQ Magazine Inspiration Award.
- 2006, George and Ira Gershwin Award for Musical Achievement from UCLA.
- 2006, Thornton Legacy Award, University of Southern California; also created the Burt Bacharach Music Scholarship at the Thornton School to support outstanding young musicians.[23]
- 2008, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[24]
- 2009, Bacharach received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. The award was presented to him during the Great American Songbook concert, which paid tribute to his music.[25]
- 2012, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with Hal David, awarded by the Library of Congress.[26]
Notes
edit- ^ Tied with Al Carmines for Peace.
References
edit- ^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards: Film in 1971". British Academy Film Awards. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards: Film in 1982". British Academy Film Awards. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Sound of Burt Bacharach Kraft Music Hall". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "1969 Tony Awards". Tony Awards. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Nominees and Recipients – 1969 Awards". Drama Desk Awards. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Music in Visual Media Nominations". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "International Press Academy website – 1997 1st Annual SATELLITE Awards". Archived from the original on 1 February 2008.
- ^ "The International Press Academy Announces Nominations for the 21 Annual Satellite Awards" (PDF). International Press Academy. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach, Hal David Named Recipients of Fourth Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song", Library of Congress, September 28, 2011.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Trustees Grammy Award". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Oldies but goodies: PBS documentary looks at Burt Bacharach and those melodies that still sound so good", Chicago Tribune, May 14, 1997.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Brill Videos (May 1, 2014). "Burt Bacharach Documentary". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Official Press Biography - A House Is Not A Homepage". bacharachonline.dreamhosters.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Burt Bacharach - Los Angeles Philharmonic". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Lifetime Achievement Award". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dreilinger, Danielle (April 10, 2009), "Burt Bacharach: Class Act", Berklee College of Music.
- ^ "Hal David, Burt Bacharach honored in D.C. with Gershwin Prize". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 2012.