John Williams
Wins
26
Nominations
77
Category
Biography
"Any working composer or painter or sculptor will tell you that inspiration comes at the eighth hour of labor rather than as a bolt out of the blue."
- Born John Towner Williams on Feb. 8, 1932, Floral Park, New York
- John Williams has composed music for some of the most successful film franchises in cinema history, including Star Wars, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Schindler's List, and Harry Potter.
- Williams earned his first career GRAMMY for 1975 for Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special for Jaws. More than a decade prior, Williams earned his first career nomination for 1961 for Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Score From Motion Picture Or Television for "Checkmate," a CBS television series.
- As part of a film music medley, Williams conducted the Star Wars main theme on the 41st GRAMMY Awards in 1999.
- Williams served in the U.S. Air Force. In addition to his assignments, he conducted and arranged music for the U.S. Air Force band.
- Williams is an ardent supporter of the Young Musicians Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing young musicians with access to exceptional musical education.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for John Williams
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Best Music Film Winner
Music By John Williams
John Williams, Justin Wilkes, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Frank Marshall, Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
The Fabelmans
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Helena's Theme
John Williams
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Best Orchestral Performance
John Williams - The Berlin Concert
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
John Williams
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Hedwig's Theme
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Mine Mission
John Powell, John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
John Williams
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Winner
Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Shawn Murphy, John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
The Book Thief
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Lincoln
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
The Adventures Of Mutt
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Shawn Murphy, John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
A Prayer For Peace
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Munich
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Sayuri's Theme And End Credits
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Anakin's Betrayal
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
The Ferry Scene
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Catch Me If You Can
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Hedwig's Theme
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
A. I. - Artificial Intelligence
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Theme From Angela's Ashes
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
John Williams
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Stella By Starlight - From The Uninvited
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Amistad
John Williams
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Classical Crossover
Gershwin Fantasy (Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra On Porgy And Bess; Three Preludes; Songs For Violin And Orchestra) (Album)
Joshua Bell, John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Saving Private Ryan
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Seven Years In Tibet
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
John Williams
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Moonlight (From Sabrina)
Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Schindler's List
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Jurassic Park
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Hook
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Hook
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance
John Williams Conducts John Williams/ The Star Wars Trilogy (Album)
John Williams
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Best Song Written For Visual Media
Somewhere In My Memory (From Home Alone)
Leslie Bricusse, John Williams
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Born On The Fourth Of July
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Empire Of The Sun
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Olympic Spirit
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
The Witches Of Eastwick
John Williams
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Best Album For Children
Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf (Album)
Dudley Moore, John McClure, John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Olympic Fanfare & Theme
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Star Wars - The Return Of The Jedi
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Adventure On Earth
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
John Williams
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Winner
Flying
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Flying - Theme From E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
The Empire Strikes Back
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
The Empire Strikes Back
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Yoda's Theme
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition
Yoda's Theme
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Superman Main Title Theme
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Superman
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Superman - Main Title
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
John Williams
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Pop Instrumental Performance Winner
Star Wars
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Star Wars
John Williams
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Star Wars - Main Title
John Williams
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Album Of The Year
Star Wars
John Williams, George Lucas
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
The Disaster Movie Suite
John Williams, Al Woodbury, Henry Mancini, Herbert Spencer
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Jaws
John Williams
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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Checkmate
John Williams
