Herbie Hancock

Born on April 12, 1940 in Chicago, IL

Influential jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock has scored a number of feature films beginning with the music for Blow Up (1966). Hancock's best-known score was that for the jazz lover's delight 'Round Midnight, which won him an Oscar for Best ... Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
1986	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Score	Round Midnight	Won
1986	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Best Score	Round Midnight	Nominated
1986	French Academy of Cinema	Best Music	Round Midnight	Won
1985	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Music Score	Round Midnight	Won

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Herbie Hancock Gets Bubble-d
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