George Fenton

Composer. Born 19 October 1949 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nominations

Born

19 October 1949, Bromley, Kent, England, UK

Active

1979–present

Frequently works with

Alan Bennett, Ken Loach, Nicholas Hytner, Rebecca O'Brien, Damian Jones, Innes Lloyd, Kevin Loader, Paul Laverty

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

69Fi1m

64Critics

We rate George’s work 5 points above the press, across 20 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above9

60 to 7910

Under 605

Of 24 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 23 films, 1 series
Screen time: 43 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $876m across 18 films with figures
Academy Awards: 5 Oscar nominations
Active: 1979–present

Genres

Drama19
Comedy8
History5
Romance4
Fantasy3
Horror2

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestGroundhog Day1993

34WorstAbsolutely Anything2015

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

131970s

331980s

361990s

282000s

192010s

102020s

Awards

Academy Awards5 nominated

Nominated1992Best Original Score · The Fisher King
Nominated1989Best Original Score · Dangerous Liaisons
Nominated1988Best Original Song
Nominated1988Best Original Score · Cry Freedom
Nominated1983Best Original Score · Gandhi

Other awards1 nominated

Nominated2012European Film Award for Best Composer: European Film Award for Best Composer · The Angels' Share

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.