List of awards and nominations received by Giorgio Moroder

**Giorgio Moroder awards and nominations**
	; Moroder in 2007
Awards and nominations
	Totals
Wins	21
Nominations	39

Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer Giorgio Moroder is one of the originators of Italo disco and electronic dance music,^[1] and his work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as house, techno and trance music.^[2]^[3] He has also been dubbed the "Father of Disco".^[4]^[5]

In the course of his career, Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978), and two Best Original Song awards for "Flashdance...What a Feeling", from the film Flashdance (1983), and for "Take My Breath Away", from Top Gun (1986). Moroder also won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance: Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". His other two awards were for Donna Summer's single "Carry On" and for Daft Punk's album Random Access Memories, which won Album of the Year. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards that resulted in four wins: Best Original Score for Midnight Express and Flashdance, and Best Original Song for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away".

On 20 September 2004 Moroder was honored at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as a producer.^[6] In 2005, Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana,^[7] and in 2010, the Italian city of Bolzano awarded him the Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano.^[8] In 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Soundtrack Academy.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Giorgio Moroder
Award	Year^[b]	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	1979	Best Original Score	Midnight Express	Won	^[9]
	1984	Best Original Song	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance)	Won
	1987	Best Original Song	"Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun)	Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	1987	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures	"Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun)	Won	^[10]
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	1988	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures	"Meet Me Half Way" (from Over the Top)	Won	^[10]
Bambi Awards	1984	Composer of the Year	Giorgio Moroder	Won	^[11]
British Academy Film Awards	1984	Best Score for a Film	Flashdance	Nominated	^[12]
	1984	Best Original Song	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance)	Nominated	^[12]
	1985	Best Original Song	"Together in Electric Dreams" (from Electric Dreams)	Nominated	^[13]
David di Donatello Awards	1989	Best Original Song	Fair Game	Nominated	^[14]
David di Donatello Awards	2024	Honorary David di Donatello	Giorgio Moroder	Won	^[14]
Golden Globe Awards	1979	Best Original Score	Midnight Express	Won	^[15]
	1981	Best Original Score	American Gigolo	Nominated
	1981	Best Original Song	"Call Me" (from American Gigolo)	Nominated
	1983	Best Original Score	Cat People	Nominated
	1983	Best Original Song	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (from Cat People)	Nominated
	1984	Best Original Score	Scarface	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Flashdance	Won
		Best Original Song	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance)	Won
	1987	Best Original Song	"Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun)	Won
Golden Raspberry Awards	1984	Worst Musical Score	Superman III	Nominated	^[16]
	1985	Worst Musical Score	Metropolis (1984 version), Thief of Hearts	Nominated
	1985	Worst Original Song	"Love Kills" (from Metropolis)	Nominated
Grammy Awards	1979	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Midnight Express	Nominated	^[17]
	1980	Album of the Year	Bad Girls	Nominated
	1980	Best Disco Recording	"Dim All the Lights"	Nominated
	1984	Album of the Year	Flashdance	Nominated
		Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Flashdance	Won
		Record of the Year	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Nominated
		Best Instrumental Composition	"Love Theme from Flashdance"	Won
	1998	Best Dance Recording	"Carry On"	Won
	2014	Album of the Year	Random Access Memories (as a featured artist)	Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	1978	Best Music Score	Midnight Express	Won	^[18]
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films	1996	Best Experimental — Audience Award	Giorgio Moroder	Won	^[10]
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films	1996	Best Experimental — Jury Award	Giorgio Moroder	Won	^[10]
Saturn Awards	1985	Best Music	The NeverEnding Story	Nominated	^[19]
Saturn Awards	2012	Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release	Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis	Won	^[20]
Venice Film Festival	2020	Soundtrack Stars Award – Lifetime Achievement	Giorgio Moroder	Won	^[21]
World Soundtrack Awards	2011	Lifetime Achievement	Giorgio Moroder	Won	^[22]

Honors

State and local honors

State and local honors received by Giorgio Moroder
Country or city	Year	Honor	Ref.
Italy	2005	Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana	^[7]
Bolzano	2010	Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano	^[23]

Other accolades

Other accolades received by Giorgio Moroder
Organization	Year	Honor	Ref.
Dance Music Hall of Fame	2004	Inductee (Producer)	^[6]

Footnotes

^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
^ Indicates the year of ceremony.

References

^ Poe, Jim (29 May 2014). "Giorgio Moroder: 10 groundbreaking tunes | Music". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ Iqbal, Nosheen (9 February 2019). "Giorgio Moroder: 'I don't even like dancing'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^ Nika, Colleen (12 February 2015). "Giorgio Moroder: Godfather of Modern Dance Music". Time. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ Carter, Evan. "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Overview". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020. This record was a collaboration between Philip Oakey, the big-voiced lead singer of the techno-pop band the Human League, and Giorgio Moroder, the Italian-born father of disco who spent the '80s writing synth-based pop and film music.
^ Crae, Ross (10 October 2018). "'Father of Disco' Giorgio Moroder announces Glasgow date on first ever live tour". The Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Giorgio Moroder torna dopo 30 anni con un nuovo disco da solista, "Déjà Vu", in uscita il 16 giugno". sonymusic.it (in Italian). Sony Music. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020. Nel 2004 Giorgio Moroder è entrato a far parte della Dance Music Hall of Fame.
^ ^a ^b "Presidenza della Repubblica". Quirinale.it. 26 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^ "Giornata autonomia: onorificenze per Melandri, Hansen e Tichy". provincia.bz.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Giorgio Moroder - Our Artists: Writers & Producers". warnerchappel.com. Warner Chappell Music. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Giorgio Moroder - Awards". giorgiomoroder.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "BAMBI Preisträger — Homepreisträger Suche". bambi.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020. Type 1984 in the text box then click on Jetzt Suchen.
^ "BAFTA Awards - Film in 1984". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "BAFTA Awards - Film in 1985". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Giorgio Moroder – David di Donatello" (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ "Giorgio Moroder". goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ Wilson, John (2007). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywoods Worst. Hachette Book Group. ISBN 978-0-44651-008-0.
^ "Giorgio Moroder". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "4th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". LAFCA.net. Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^ "Past Winners Database - Saturn Awards". theenvelope.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ Trumbore, Dave (27 July 2012). "38th Annual Saturn Award Winners Include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super 8, Breaking Bad and Fringe as Frontrunners". Collider. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "Nicchiarelli, Moroder and Diodato won the Soundtrack Stars Award 2020". Ciak. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ "Lifetime Achievement Award - Past Winners". World Soundtrack Awards. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^ "Bolzano: onorificenze della Provinciaa Prodi, Chenot e Giorgio Moroder". Alto Adige (in Italian). 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[1] Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[10] Indicates the year of ceremony.

[2] Poe, Jim (29 May 2014). "Giorgio Moroder: 10 groundbreaking tunes | Music". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[3] Iqbal, Nosheen (9 February 2019). "Giorgio Moroder: 'I don't even like dancing'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

[4] Nika, Colleen (12 February 2015). "Giorgio Moroder: Godfather of Modern Dance Music". Time. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[5] Carter, Evan. "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Overview". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020. This record was a collaboration between Philip Oakey, the big-voiced lead singer of the techno-pop band the Human League, and Giorgio Moroder, the Italian-born father of disco who spent the '80s writing synth-based pop and film music.

[6] Crae, Ross (10 October 2018). "'Father of Disco' Giorgio Moroder announces Glasgow date on first ever live tour". The Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[sony-7] "Giorgio Moroder torna dopo 30 anni con un nuovo disco da solista, "Déjà Vu", in uscita il 16 giugno". sonymusic.it (in Italian). Sony Music. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020. Nel 2004 Giorgio Moroder è entrato a far parte della Dance Music Hall of Fame.

[quirinale-8] "Presidenza della Repubblica". Quirinale.it. 26 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

[9] "Giornata autonomia: onorificenze per Melandri, Hansen e Tichy". provincia.bz.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[11] "Giorgio Moroder - Our Artists: Writers & Producers". warnerchappel.com. Warner Chappell Music. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[ref1-12] "Giorgio Moroder - Awards". giorgiomoroder.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

[13] "BAMBI Preisträger — Homepreisträger Suche". bambi.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020. Type 1984 in the text box then click on Jetzt Suchen.

[14] "BAFTA Awards - Film in 1984". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[15] "BAFTA Awards - Film in 1985". BAFTA.org. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[16] "Giorgio Moroder – David di Donatello" (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[17] "Giorgio Moroder". goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[18] Wilson, John (2007). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywoods Worst. Hachette Book Group. ISBN 978-0-44651-008-0.

[19] "Giorgio Moroder". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[20] "4th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". LAFCA.net. Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[21] "Past Winners Database - Saturn Awards". theenvelope.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[22] Trumbore, Dave (27 July 2012). "38th Annual Saturn Award Winners Include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super 8, Breaking Bad and Fringe as Frontrunners". Collider. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[23] "Nicchiarelli, Moroder and Diodato won the Soundtrack Stars Award 2020". Ciak. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[24] "Lifetime Achievement Award - Past Winners". World Soundtrack Awards. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[25] "Bolzano: onorificenze della Provinciaa Prodi, Chenot e Giorgio Moroder". Alto Adige (in Italian). 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	That's Bubblegum – That's Giorgio Giorgio Son of My Father Giorgio's Music Einzelgänger Knights in White Satin From Here to Eternity Love's in You, Love's in Me E=MC² Innovisions Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder Déjà Vu
Soundtracks	Midnight Express American Gigolo Cat People Flashdance Scarface Superman III Electric Dreams
Singles	"Chase" "Mah Nà Mah Nà" "From Here to Eternity" "Cat People" "Together in Electric Dreams" "Reach Out" "Good-Bye Bad Times" "Be My Lover Now" "Right Here, Right Now" "Déjà Vu" "Tom's Diner" "Winner Takes It All"
Other songs	"Son of My Father" "Carry On" "Giorgio by Moroder" "Midnight (Giorgio Moroder remix)"
Related articles	Spinach 1 Metropolis "Call Me" "To Be Number One" Fantastic Four

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