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Birthplace
Volos, Thessaly, Greece
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Birthday
March 29, 1943Deathday
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Vangelis
Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou (born 29 March 1943), best known professionally as Vangelis, is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award–winning score for the film Chariots of Fire (1981), and composing scores for the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004).
Vangelis awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2024 | Drama Short Film Festival | Winner Best Screenplay Award | National Student (Vangelis Dikopoulos) | Earthbound |
| 2021 | Global Shorts, Los Angeles | Winner Special Mention | September (Jose G. Evangelista) | Case #3809 - The Eldritch Mortician |
| 2021 | Hollywood Blood Horror Festival | Winner October Award | Best Trailer (Jose G. Evangelista) | Case #3809 - The Eldritch Mortician |
| 2021 | Hollywood Film Competition | Winner Gold Award | Best Short Film (Jose G. Evangelista) | Case #3809 - The Eldritch Mortician |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2025 | Gawad PASADO Awards | Nominee PASADO | Best Cinematography (PinakaPASADOng Sinematograpiya) (Jan Oliver Evangelista) | My Future You |
| 1983 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Score (Vangelis) | Blade Runner |
| 1983 | Golden Globes, USA | Nominee Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Vangelis) | Blade Runner |
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