Grammy Awards and Nominations

1961 - Checkmate (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1975 - Jaws (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1976 - The Disaster Movie Suite (Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording)

1977 - Star Wars (Album of the Year)

1977 - Star Wars (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1977 - Main Title from Star Wars (Best Instrumental Composition)

1977 - Star Wars (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1978 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1978 - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Best Instrumental Composition)

1978 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Best Album of Original Score for a Motion Picture)

1979 - Theme from Superman (Main Title) (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1979 - Main Title Theme from Superman (Best Instrumental Composition)

1979 - Superman (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1980 - Yoda's Theme (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1980 - Yoda's Theme (Best Instrumental Composition)

1980 - Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) (Best Instrumental Composition)

1980 - The Empire Strikes Back (Best Instrumental Composition)

1980 - The Empire Strikes Back (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1982 - E.T. (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1982 - Adventure on Earth (Best Instrumental Composition)

1982 - Flying (Theme from E.T.) (Best Instrumental Composition)

1982 - E.T. (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1982 - Flying (Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording)

1983 - Return on the Jedi (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1984 - Olympic Fanfare and Theme (Best Instrumental Composition)

1985 - Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Best Recording for Children)

1987 - The Witches of Eastwick (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1988 - Olympic Spirit (Best Instrumental Composition)

1988 - Empire of the Sun (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1989 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1990 - Born on the Fourth of July (Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording)

1991 - The Star Wars Trilogy (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1991 - Home Alone Main Title (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1992 - Hook (Best Pop Instrumental Performance)

1992 - Hook (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1993 - Jurassic Park (Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture)

1994 - Schindler's List (Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or Television)

1996 - "Moonlight" from Sabrina (Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television)

1998 - The Lost World (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television)

1998 - Seven Years in Tibet (1997) (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television)

1999 - Amistad (1997) (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television)

1999 - Saving Private Ryan (1998) (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television)

1999 - Gershwin Fantasy (1998) (Best Classical Crossover Album) Joshua Bell, violin; John Williams, conductor & piano (London Symphony Orchestra)

1999 - "Stella By Starlight" from The Uninvited on Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age (1999) (Best Instrumental Arrangement)

2000 - The Phantom Menace (1999) (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media)

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