John Williams
Artist

John Williams

Wins

27

Nominations

77

68th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Music Film - Winner

Music By John Williams. John Williams

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - Nominee

The Fabelmans. John Williams

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Instrumental Composition - Winner

Helena's Theme. John Williams

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - Nominee

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. John Williams

65th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Orchestral Performance - Nominee

John Williams - The Berlin Concert. John Williams

63rd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - Nominee

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. John Williams

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella - Nominee

Hedwig's Theme. John Williams

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Instrumental Composition - Winner

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite. John Williams

61st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Instrumental Composition - Nominee

Mine Mission. John Powell, John Williams

61st Annual Grammy Awards

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - Nominee

Star Wars: The Last Jedi. John Williams

About John Williams

"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

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
2026 Best Music Film John Williams Music By John Williams All Nominees
2024 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams The Fabelmans All Nominees
2024 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Helena's Theme All Nominees
2024 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny All Nominees
2023 Best Orchestral Performance John Williams John Williams - The Berlin Concert All Nominees
2021 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker All Nominees
2020 Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella John Williams Hedwig's Theme All Nominees
2020 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite All Nominees
2019 Best Instrumental Composition John Powell, John Williams Mine Mission All Nominees
2019 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars: The Last Jedi All Nominees
2018 Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella John Williams Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can All Nominees
2017 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars: The Force Awakens All Nominees
2015 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams The Book Thief All Nominees
2014 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Lincoln All Nominees
2013 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn All Nominees
2009 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams The Adventures Of Mutt All Nominees
2009 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull All Nominees
2007 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams A Prayer For Peace All Nominees
2007 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Memoirs Of A Geisha All Nominees
2007 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Munich All Nominees
2007 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Sayuri's Theme And End Credits All Nominees
2006 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Anakin's Betrayal All Nominees
2006 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams The Ferry Scene All Nominees
2006 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith All Nominees
2005 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban All Nominees
2004 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Catch Me If You Can All Nominees
2004 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets All Nominees
2003 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Hedwig's Theme All Nominees
2003 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone All Nominees
2002 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams A. I. - Artificial Intelligence All Nominees
2001 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Theme From Angela's Ashes All Nominees
2000 Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella John Williams Stella By Starlight - From The Uninvited All Nominees
2000 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace All Nominees
1999 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Amistad All Nominees
1999 Best Classical Crossover Album John Williams, Joshua Bell Gershwin Fantasy (Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra On Porgy And Bess; Three Preludes; Songs For Violin And Orchestra) (Album) All Nominees
1999 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Saving Private Ryan All Nominees
1998 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Seven Years In Tibet All Nominees
1998 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams The Lost World: Jurassic Park All Nominees
1997 Best Song Written For Visual Media Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, John Williams Moonlight (From Sabrina) All Nominees
1995 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Schindler's List All Nominees
1994 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Jurassic Park All Nominees
1993 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Hook All Nominees
1993 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams Hook All Nominees
1992 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams John Williams Conducts John Williams/ The Star Wars Trilogy (Album) All Nominees
1992 Best Song Written For Visual Media Leslie Bricusse, John Williams Somewhere In My Memory (From Home Alone) All Nominees
1991 Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella John Williams Born On The Fourth Of July All Nominees
1990 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade All Nominees
1989 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Empire Of The Sun All Nominees
1989 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Olympic Spirit All Nominees
1988 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams The Witches Of Eastwick All Nominees
1986 Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken Dudley Moore, John Williams Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf (Album) All Nominees
1985 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Olympic Fanfare & Theme All Nominees
1984 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars - The Return Of The Jedi All Nominees
1983 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial All Nominees
1983 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Adventure On Earth All Nominees
1983 Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella John Williams Flying All Nominees
1983 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial All Nominees
1983 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Flying - Theme From E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial All Nominees
1982 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Raiders Of The Lost Ark All Nominees
1981 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) All Nominees
1981 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams The Empire Strikes Back All Nominees
1981 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams The Empire Strikes Back All Nominees
1981 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Yoda's Theme All Nominees
1981 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams Yoda's Theme All Nominees
1980 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Superman Main Title Theme All Nominees
1980 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Superman All Nominees
1980 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams Superman - Main Title All Nominees
1979 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Close Encounters Of The Third Kind All Nominees
1979 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams Close Encounters Of The Third Kind All Nominees
1979 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind All Nominees
1978 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Star Wars All Nominees
1978 Best Pop Instrumental Performance John Williams Star Wars All Nominees
1978 Best Instrumental Composition John Williams Star Wars - Main Title All Nominees
1978 Album Of The Year John Williams Star Wars All Nominees
1977 Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella Henry Mancini, Herbert Spencer, John Williams, Al Woodbury The Disaster Movie Suite All Nominees
1976 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Jaws All Nominees
1962 Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media John Williams Checkmate All Nominees

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