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ad feedback Academy Awards, USA Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: 127 Hours (2010). Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: 127 Hours (2010). Shared with: Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong Dido - "If I Rise" Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Won Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Shared with: Gulzar (lyrics) For the song "Jai Ho". Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Shared with: Maya Arulpragasam For the song "O Saya". Asian Film Awards Year Result Award Asian Film Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Composer for: Jodhaa Akbar (2008).

2011 Nominated

Oscar

2009

Nominated

Oscar

2009 Nominated

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy Year 2008 Result Won Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Music Direction Popular Award for: Guru (2007).

2007

Won

Award for

Best Background Score

for: Rang De Basanti (2006). Technical Excellence Best Song Recording for: Rang De Basanti (2006).

Best Music Director Popular Award for: Rang De Basanti (2006). For the song "RuBaroo" Best Playback Singer - Male for: Rang De Basanti (2006). Nominated Popular Award Shared with: NareshIyer For the song "RuBaroo" Award for Technical Excellence Best Background Score for: Saathiya (2002).

2003

Won

Won 2002

Music Direction Popular Award for: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001).

Music Direction Nominated Popular Award for: Zubeidaa (2001).

Music Direction for: Fiza (2000). Shared with: 2001 Nominated Popular Award Anu Malik RanjitBarot

2000

Won

Award for Artistic Excellence

Music Direction for: Taal (1999).

BAFTA Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Anthony for: 127 Hours (2010). 2011 Nominated Asquith Award for Film Music Best Music for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

2009

Won

BAFTA Film Award

BMI Film & TV Awards Year 2009 Result Won Award Category/Recipient(s) BMI Film Music for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Song for: 127 Hours (2010). Critics Choice Shared with: Award Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (Writer) Dido (Performer) (Writer) For the song "If I Rise". Best Composer Critics Choice for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Award

2011

Won

Won

2009

Best Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Critics Choice Shared with: Nominated Award Sukhwinder Singh Gulzar For the song "Jaiho". Central Ohio Film Critics Association

Year

Result

Award

Category/Recipient(s)

Best Score 2011 Nominated COFCA Award for: 127 Hours (2010).

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Year Result Award CFCA Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Original Score for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

2008 Nominated

Filmfare Awards Year 2009 Result Won Award Category/Recipient(s) Filmfare Award Best Background Score for: Jodhaa Akbar (2008).

Best Music Director for: Jaane Tu... YaJaane Na (2008). Best music director(2010) For: vtv&Ye MaayaChesave Best Music Director for: Ghajini (2008). Nominated Filmfare Award Best Music Director for: Jodhaa Akbar (2008).

Best Background Score for: Guru (2007). Won 2008 Filmfare Award Best Music for: Guru (2007).

Best Playback Singer (Male) Nominated Filmfare Award for: Guru (2007). For the song "TereBina". Best Music Filmfare Award for: Rang De Basanti (2006).

2007

Won

Won 2005

Best Background Score Filmfare Award for: Swades (2004).

Best Music Director Nominated Filmfare Award for: Swades (2004).

Best Background Score for: The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002). 2003 Won Filmfare Award Best Music Director for: Saathiya (2002).

2002

Won

Best Music Director Filmfare Award for: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001).

2000

Won

Best Music Director Filmfare Award for: Taal (1999).

1999

Won

Best Music Director Filmfare Award for: Dil Se.. (1998).

1996

Won

Best Music Director Filmfare Award for: Bollywood Dreams (1995).

1995

Won

R.D. Burman Award Golden Globes, USA

Year

Result

Award

Category/Recipient(s)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture 2011 Nominated Golden Globe for: 127 Hours (2010).

2009

Won

Best Original Score - Motion Picture Golden Globe for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

Grammy Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Shared with: Gulzar Tanvi Shah For the song "Jai Ho".

2010

Won

Grammy

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Song for: 127 Hours (2010) (127 Hours) . Shared with: Sierra Award Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (Rollo) Dido (Dido) For the song "If I Rise"

2011 Nominated

MTV Movie Awards Year Result Award MTV Movie Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Song from a Movie for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). For the song "Jai'Ho (You Are My Destiny)". National Film Awards, India Year 2003 Result Won Award Silver Lotus Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Music Direction for: A Peck on the Cheek (2002).

2009 Nominated

2002

Won

Silver Lotus Award

Best Music Director for: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001).

1997

Won

Silver Lotus Award

Best Music Director for: MinsaaraKanavu (1997).

1993

Won

Silver Lotus Award

Best Music Director for: Roja (1992).

Online Film Critics Society Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Original Score OFCS Award for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

2009 Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Score 2010 Nominated SDFCS Award for: 127 Hours (2010).

2008

Won

Best Score SDFCS Award for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

Satellite Awards Year Result Award Satellite Best Original Score Category/Recipient(s) 2010 Nominated

for: 127 Hours (2010). Best Original Song for: 127 Hours (2010). Shared with: Dido (writer/performer) Roland 'Rollo' Armstrong (writer) For the song "If I Rise". Best Original Score for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Best Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Shared with: Gulzar For the song "Jaiho". Screen Weekly Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Background Music for: Jodhaa Akbar (2008). Won Screen Best Music for: Jaane Tu... YaJaane Na (2008). Best Music for: Jodhaa Akbar (2008). Nominated Screen Best Playback Singer - Male for: Jodhaa Akbar (2008). For "Khwaja Mere Khwaja". Best Background Score for: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001). 2002 Nominated Screen Best Music Director for: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001).

Award

Won 2008 Nominated

Satellite Award

Satellite Award

2009

World Soundtrack Awards Year 2009 Result Won Award World Soundtrack Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Original Song Written for Film for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Shared with:

Gulzar (lyrics by) Tanvi Shah (lyrics by/performer) Sukhwinder Singh (performer) MahalakshmiIyer (performer) Vijay Prakash (performer) For the song "Jai Ho". Best Original Score of the Year for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Nominated World Soundtrack Award Best Original Song Written for Film for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Shared with: Maya Arulpragasam (music by/lyrics by/performer) For the song "O Saya". Zee Cine Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) Best Playback Singer (Male) Popular Award for: Swades (2004). For the song "Yeh Jo Des HaiTera". Technical Award Best Background Score for: Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities (2004).

2005 Nominated

2003

Won

Best Music Director for: Saathiya (2002). Popular Award Tied with NadeemSaifi and ShravanRathod forSecret (2002). Technical Award Best Background Score for: The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002).

2002

Won

Best Music Director Popular Award for: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001).

2000

Won

Best Music Director Popular Award for: Taal (1999).

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