A lifelong fan of music and film whose duel passions combined with a talent for composition to lay the groundwork for a prolific career scoring films, Alexandre Desplat grew up admiring the cinematic scores of such legends as Bernard Herrmann, Georges Delerue, Maurice Jarre, and Nino Rota.
A native of France, Desplat began playing the piano at age five and was raised on a ...more
- 2008
- Phoenix Film Critics Association
- Best Original Score
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- win
- 2008
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Score
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- nom
- 2008
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Original Score
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- nom
- 2008
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Music
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- nom
- 2008
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Original Score
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- nom
- 2009
- The Army of Crime
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2009
- A Prophet
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2009
- Chéri
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2009
- Coco Before Chanel
- Composer (Music Score)
- 2009
- Julie & Julia
- Composer (Music Score)












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