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Richard Rodney Bennett

  • Birth: March 29, 1936
  • Death: December 24, 2012
  • Age: 76
  • United Kingdom

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012.

10

nominations

10%

winning rate

1

win

Academy Awards

Edition Year Award Movie Status
47th edition 1975 Best Original Score Murder on the Orient Express
44th edition 1972 Best Original Score Nicholas and Alexandra
40th edition 1968 Best Original Score Far from the Madding Crowd
Edition Year Award Movie Status
48th edition 1995 Best Original Score Four Weddings and a Funeral
33rd edition 1980 Best Original Score Yanks
31st edition 1978 Best Original Score Equus
28th edition 1975 Best Original Score Murder on the Orient Express Winner
26th edition 1973 Best Original Score Lady Caroline Lamb
24th edition 1971 Best Screenplay Figures in a Landscape
23rd edition 1970 Best Original Score Secret Ceremony