This is a list of awards and nominations for composer Alan Menken. Menken has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for his work in film, theatre, television, and music.
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Nominations | 170 |
For his work in film he earned 19 Academy Award nominations winning 8 Oscars for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995). He also earned 16 Golden Globe Award nominations winning 7 awards. He has earned two British Academy Film Award nominations, and five Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations. For his work in theatre he received five Tony Award nominations winning once, and 2 Laurence Olivier Awards winning once. He also received 26 Grammy Awards nominations, winning 11 awards. For his work in television he has earned two Emmy Awards.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Original Song | "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" (from Little Shop of Horrors) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | [1] |
1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won | [2] |
Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | |||
1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won | [3] |
Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | ||
"Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | |||
"Belle" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | |||
1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won | [4] |
Best Original Song | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice |
Won | |||
1995 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Won | [5] |
Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Won | ||
1996 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [6] |
1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | [7] |
2007 | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [8] | |
"So Close" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | |||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | |||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [9] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
1992 | Best Original Film Score | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman) | Nominated | [10] |
1993 | Aladdin | Nominated | [11] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2013 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway" (from The Neighbors Shared with Glenn Slater) |
Nominated | [12] |
2016 | "A New Season" from Galavant (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated | ||
Daytime Emmy Awards | ||||
2020 | Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program | "Waiting in the Wings" from Tangled: The Series (Shared with Glenn Slater) |
Won | [13] |
Special Emmy Awards | ||||
1990 | Outstanding contribution to the success of the Academy's anti-drug special for children | "Wonderful Ways to Say No" (from Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Original Score | The Little Mermaid | Won | [14] |
Best Original Song | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | |||
1991 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
Best Original Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | ||
"Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | |||
1992 | Best Original Score | Aladdin | Won | |
Best Original Song | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"Prince Ali" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | |||
"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice |
Won | |||
1995 | Best Original Score | Pocahontas | Nominated | |
Best Original Song | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Won | ||
1996 | Best Original Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Nominated | |
1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | |
2007 | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz) |
Nominated | ||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Best Cast Show Album | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman and Phil Ramone |
Nominated | [15] |
1991 | Best Recording for Children | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | Nominated | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Kiss the Girl" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"Under the Sea" (from The Little Mermaid) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | |||
1993 | Album of the Year | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Various Artists |
Nominated | |
Song of the Year | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
Best Album for Children | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | ||
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | ||
1994 | Song of the Year | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice |
Won | |
Best Musical Album for Children | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Shared with Tim Rice |
Won | ||
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Won | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice |
Won | |||
1995 | Best Musical Show Album | Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical | Nominated | |
1996 | Best Musical Album for Children | Pocahontas Sing-Along Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | |
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Won | ||
2009 | Best Musical Show Album | The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording Shared with Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin and Chris Montan |
Nominated | |
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | ||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | |||
2012 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Tangled | Nominated | |
Best Song Written for Visual Media | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Won | ||
2013 | Best Musical Theater Album | Newsies: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Nominated | |
2015 | Aladdin: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Nominated | ||
2021 | Little Shop of Horrors: The New Off-Broadway Cast | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Musical of the Year | Little Shop of Horrors (Shared with Howard Ashman) | Nominated | [16] |
1998 | Best New Musical | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman & Tim Rice) | Won | [17] |
2010 | Sister Act (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated | [18] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Best Original Score | Beauty and the Beast (Shared with Howard Ashman and Tim Rice) | Nominated | [19] |
2008 | The Little Mermaid (Shared with Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater) | Nominated | [20] | |
2011 | Sister Act (Shared with Glenn Slater) | Nominated | [21] | |
2012 | Newsies (Shared with Jack Feldman) | Won | [22] | |
2014 | Aladdin (Shared with Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin) | Nominated | [23] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Pocahontas Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Won | [24] |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [25] | |
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet Shared with Henry Jackman, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall and Dan Reynolds |
Nominated | [26] | |
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Tangled: The Series Shared with Glenn Slater and Kevin Kleisch |
Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | BMI Film Music Award | The Little Mermaid | Won | |
1992 | Beauty and the Beast | Won | ||
1993 | Aladdin | Won | ||
1994 | Most Performed Song from a Film | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice |
Won | |
1996 | BMI Film Music Award | Pocahontas | Won | |
1997 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Won | ||
1998 | Hercules | Won | ||
Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award | — | Won | ||
2008 | BMI Film Music Award | Enchanted | Won | |
2013 | Mirror Mirror | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] | ||||
2007 | Best Composer | Enchanted | Nominated | [27] |
Best Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | ||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [28] | |
2017 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [29] | |
2019 | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated | [30] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Outstanding Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Nominated | [31] |
1994 | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | [32] | |
2011 | Sister Act | Nominated | [33] | |
2012 | Leap of Faith | Nominated | [34] | |
Newsies | Won | |||
2014 | Aladdin | Nominated | [35] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre | Won | [36] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Music | Enchanted | Nominated | |
Best Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | ||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | |||
2010 | Best Music | Tangled | Won | |
Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Won | ||
2017 | Best Music | Beauty and the Beast | Won | |
Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | ||
"How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | |||
2019 | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Best Original Song | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | [37] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Best Original Score | Enchanted | Nominated | [38] |
Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | ||
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | |||
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Won | [39] | |
2018 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [40] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Worst Original Song | "The Measure of a Man" (from Rocky V) | Nominated | |
1992 | "High Times, Hard Times" (from Newsies) Shared with Jack Feldman |
Won[a] | [41] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Best Song | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [44] |
2019 | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated | [45] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Hollywood Song Award | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated | [46] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Best Original Song in a Animated Film | "The Great Beyond" (from Sausage Party) Shared with Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg |
Nominated | [47] |
2017 | "How Does a Moment Last Forever" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [48] | |
Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror Film | Won | |||
"Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | |||
2019 | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated | [49] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Original Song | "Happy Working Song" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [50] |
2011 | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | [51] | |
2017 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [52] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | The Shaggy Dog | Nominated | [53] |
2007 | Enchanted | Won | [54] | |
2010 | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature | Tangled | Nominated | [55] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Best Song | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Won | [56] |
2016 | "The Great Beyond" (from Sausage Party) Shared with Glenn Slater, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter |
Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Best Song | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated | [57] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | [58] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Best Score | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [59] |
Best Original Song | "Someday" (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | ||
1997 | Best Comedy/Musical Score | Hercules Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | [60] |
Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | ||
2003 | Film Hall of Fame: Support (Music) | — | Inducted | [61] |
2007 | Best Original Song | "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [62] |
2010 | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [63] | |
2011 | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | [64] | |
2017 | "Evermore" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [65] | |
Best Adapted Song | "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Nominated | ||
"Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) Shared with Howard Ashman |
Runner-up | |||
2019 | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) Shared with Tim Rice |
Nominated | [66] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1983 | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Little Shop of Horrors Shared with Howard Ashman |
Won | [67] |
Best Score | Won | |||
1994 | Best Broadway Musical | Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | [68] |
1995 | A Christmas Carol | Nominated | [69] | |
2011 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Sister Act | Nominated | [70] |
Outstanding New Score | Nominated | |||
2012 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Newsies | Nominated | [71] |
Outstanding New Score | Won | |||
2014 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Aladdin | Nominated | [72] |
Outstanding New Score (The Marjorie Gunner Award) | Nominated | |||
2017 | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | A Bronx Tale Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [73] |
Outstanding New Score | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Original Song | "I've Got a Dream" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [74] |
2011 | "Star Spangled Man" (from Captain America: The First Avenger) Shared with David Zippel |
Nominated | [75] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Best Music | Little Shop of Horrors | Won | [76] |
1992 | Aladdin | Nominated | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | |||
2007 | Enchanted | Won | ||
2019 | Aladdin | Nominated | ||
2024 | The Little Mermaid | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media | "Speechless" (from Aladdin) Shared with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
Nominated | [77] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Score | Enchanted Shared with Stephen Schwartz |
Nominated | [78] |
Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Websites and Mobile Sites Professional Services & Self-Promotion | Won | [79] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Best Original Song Written for a Film | "I See the Light" (from Tangled) Shared with Glenn Slater |
Nominated | [80] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Disney Legends Awards | Inducted | [81] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Inducted | [82] |
Year | Honor | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Songwriters Hall of Fame | Inducted | [83] |