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Nicholas Britell

1980 - Today

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Nicholas Britell (born October 17, 1980) is an American film and television composer. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. He has received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Moonlight (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). He also scored The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Britell is the 1,460th most popular composer (down from 1,436th in 2024), the 17,708th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,042nd in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Nicholas Britell ranks 1,460 out of 1,451. Before him are Trevor Dunn, Murray Gold, Igor Khoroshev, Venetian Snares, Yo Yo Honey Singh, and Rolfe Kent. After him are Georges Lentz, Dustin O'Halloran, Trevor Morris, Im Hyun-sik, Marios Joannou Elia, and Agata Zubel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Nicholas Britell ranks 921. Before him are Titi Buengo, Fritz William Michel, Henkka Seppälä, Rachael Carpani, Steffen Hofmann, and Ernesto Farías. After him are Zineb Triki, Hamza Namira, Vlado Ilievski, Harison da Silva Nery, Gervasio Deferr, and Julie McNiven.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nicholas Britell ranks 17,715 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Clark (1963), Spencer Garrett (1963), John D. Olivas (1966), Phil Ford (1956), Ben Bass (1968), and Susan Misner (1971). After him are Teyonah Parris (1987), Regina Belle (1963), Roger Craig Smith (1975), Matt McGorry (1986), Stefanie Scott (1996), and Don Imus (1940).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Nicholas Britell ranks 149. Before him are Justin Hurwitz (1985), Marc Shaiman (1959), Rhys Chatham (1952), Christopher Tin (1976), Eric Whitacre (1970), and Trevor Dunn (1968). After him are Dustin O'Halloran (1971), Oneohtrix Point Never (1982), Caroline Shaw (1982), Rob Simonsen (1978), Joseph Trapanese (1984), and Austin Wintory (1984).

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