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Nicholas Britell is an American composer, pianist, and film producer based in New York City. He has scored both of Barry Jenkins' studio films, Moonlight (2016) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), both of which have been nominated for Best Original Score at the Academy Awards. He has also worked with Adam McKay, scoring his two most recent films, The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). The HBO original series Succession (2018–present) marked Britell's entry into television, scoring every episode of the first season, earning him the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score - TV Show/Limited Series and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
Birth Name
Nicholas Jonathan Britell
Born
Friday, 17 October 1980
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Horn Nightclub Piano Player | 2022 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Domino One | Charles Davenport | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Horn Nightclub Piano Player | 2022 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Domino One | Charles Davenport | 2005 |
Producer Filmography
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2017 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
