Alexandre Michel GΓ©rard DesplatΒ (French:[alΙksΙΜdΚΒ dΙspla];Β born 23 August 1961)Β is a French film composer and conductor. He has receivedΒ numerous accolades, including twoΒ Academy Awards, threeΒ BAFTA Awards, twoΒ Golden Globe Awards, and twoΒ Grammy Awards. Desplat was made an Officer of theΒ Ordre national du MΓ©riteΒ and a Commander of theΒ Ordre des Arts et des LettresΒ both in 2016.
Desplat has received twoΒ Academy Awards for Best Original ScoreΒ forΒ The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) andΒ The Shape of WaterΒ (2017). He was Oscar-nominated forΒ The QueenΒ (2006),Β The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonΒ (2008),Β Fantastic Mr. FoxΒ (2009),Β The King's Speech (2010),Β ArgoΒ (2012),Β PhilomenaΒ (2013),Β The Imitation GameΒ (2014),Β Isle of DogsΒ (2018), andΒ Little WomenΒ (2019).
Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budgetΒ independent productionsΒ and large-scaleΒ blockbusters, such asΒ The Golden CompassΒ (2007),Β The Twilight Saga: New MoonΒ (2009),Β Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows β Part 1Β (2010) &Β Part 2Β (2011),Β Moonrise KingdomΒ (2012),Β Zero Dark ThirtyΒ (2012),Β Godzilla (2014),Β UnbrokenΒ (2014),Β The French Dispatch (2021),Β Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioΒ (2022) andΒ Jurassic World RebirthΒ (2025). He has collaborated with directors such asΒ Wes Anderson,Β Chris Weitz,Β Terrence Malick,Β George Clooney,Β Roman Polanski,Β Guillermo del ToroΒ andΒ Gareth Edwards.
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