Jóhann Jóhannsson
  • Birthplace

    Reykjavík, Iceland

  • Birthday
    September 19, 1969

    Deathday
    February 9, 2018

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theater, dance, television and films. His work is stylized by its blending of traditional orchestration with contemporary electronic elements.

Jóhann Jóhannsson awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2020 Montréal Festival of New Cinema Winner FIPRESCI Prize (Jóhann Jóhannsson)
2019 Austin Film Critics Association Winner AFCA Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2019 CinEuphoria Awards Winner CinEuphoria Best Original Music - International Competition (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Winner Chainsaw Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2018 World Soundtrack Awards Winner World Soundtrack Award Film Composer of the Year (Jóhann Jóhannsson, Last and First Men, Mary Magdalene, The Mercy) Mandy
2018 World Soundtrack Awards Winner World Soundtrack Award Film Composer of the Year (Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mandy, Mary Magdalene, The Mercy)
2017 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Winner ASCAP Award Top Box Office Films (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Winner IFMCA Award Film Score of the Year (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 World Soundtrack Awards Winner World Soundtrack Award Film Composer of the Year (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2015 Sundance Film Festival Winner FIPRESCI Prize (Jóhann Jóhannsson) World of Tomorrow
2015 SXSW Film Festival Winner World Soundtrack Award Film Composer of the Year (Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mandy, Mary Magdalene, The Mercy) World of Tomorrow
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2021 Edda Awards, Iceland Nominee Edda Award Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins) (Jóhann Jóhannsson)
2021 Edda Awards, Iceland Nominee Edda Award Best Music (Tónlist í kvikmynd/sjónvarpi) (Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman)
2020 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Original Score of the Decade (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2019 Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee CIFCC Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2019 Columbus Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2019 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Nominee MCFCA Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2018 Fright Meter Awards Nominee Fright Meter Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2018 Grammy Awards Nominee Grammy Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2018 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Nominee HMMA Award Best Original Score - Independent Film (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Mandy
2017 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Nominee ASCAP Composers' Choice Award Film Score of the Year (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Original Music (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Denver Film Critics Society Nominee DFCS Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominee HFCS Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Music, Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2017 World Soundtrack Awards Nominee Public Choice Award (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee FFCC Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Nominee HMMA Award Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Indiewire Critics' Poll Nominee ICP Award Best Original Score or Soundtrack (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Nominee Sierra Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Phoenix Critics Circle Nominee PCC Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominee SFFCC Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Utah Film Critics Association Awards Nominee UFCA Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2016 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Nominee WAFCA Award Best Original Score (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Arrival
2014 Ekko Shortlist Awards Nominee Ekko Shortlist Award Bedste originale musik (Best Original Score) (Jóhann Jóhannsson) Junk Love
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