Leah Curtis is a Los Angeles-based Australian musician and composer. She is best known for her work as composer and orchestrator for film, as well as in contemporary classical composition.
Awards
Curtis has been the recipient of a number of awards include the Queen Elizabeth II Trust, the Dame Joan Sutherland Award, the Reg Waite Award, Young Shakespearean Artist of the Year, a Hollywood Music in Media Award with multiple nominations and a Fulbright Scholarship.
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
These awards are presented annually since 2002 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Animula Vagula from Exitus Roma Featuring Lisbeth Scott | Best Original Song Composed for the Screen | Nominated |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards are presented annually.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | No Ticket to Travel for Woodland | Best Original Song/Score for a Commercial Advertisement | Nominated |
2013 | Moving Water from Empyrean | Best Original Score (Indie / Short / Documentary) | Nominated |
2012 | Animula Vagula from Exitus Roma Featuring Lisbeth Scott | Best World Song | Won |
2012 | Animula Vagula from Exitus Roma Featuring Lisbeth Scott | Best Original Song (Indie / Short / Documentary) | Nominated |
2010 | Salamun Salam (Peace of Peace) Featuring Lisbeth Scott | Best World Song | Won |
2010 | To Rest in Peace | Best Original Score (Indie / Short / Documentary) | Nominated |
2009 | Australia Suite | Best Orchestral / Classical Work | Nominated |
The Park City Film Music Festival
The first U.S. (American) film festival dedicated to the impact of music in film, held annually in Park City, Utah.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | To Rest in Peace | Best Impact of Music in a Short Film 3rd Place | Won |
References
- "Represented Composer: Leah Curtis". Biographies of Represented Australian Composers. Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "The Foundation for Young Australians". Foundation for Young Australians. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Dame Joan Sutherland Fund". American Australian Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "The Reg Waite Award". Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "HMMA Winners". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "APRA Awards: Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "2012 Screen Music Awards: Best Original Song Composed for the Screen". Australasian Performing Right Association Website. Australasian Performing Right Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Visual Media Nominees 2013". Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announcements. Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Visual Media Nominees 2013". Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announcements. Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Marco Beltrami Best Score for 'The Sessions'". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- "About the Festival". Park City Film Music Festival Website. Park City Film Music Festival. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- "2012 Award Winners Announced". Park City Film Music Festival Website. Park City Film Music Festival. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
External links
- Leah Curtis: Australian Music Centre Fully Represented Composer Biography
- Leah Curtis American Composers Forum Biography
- Leah Curtis at IMDb
- Australian Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Profile
- Australian Music Centre Feature Article : Leah Curtis 'Be open and take risks"
- Leah Curtis at the National Portrait Gallery
- 20th-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical composers
- Australian classical composers
- Australian women classical composers
- Australian film score composers
- Australian women film score composers
- Living people
- 20th-century Australian women composers
- 21st-century Australian women composers
- 20th-century Australian composers
- 21st-century Australian composers