Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer Giorgio Moroder is one of the originators of Italo disco and electronic dance music, and his work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as house, techno and trance music. He has also been dubbed the "Father of Disco".

In the course of his career, Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978), and two Best Original Song awards for "Flashdance...What a Feeling", from the film Flashdance (1983), and for "Take My Breath Away", from Top Gun (1986). Moroder also won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance: Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". His other two awards were for Donna Summer's single "Carry On" and for Daft Punk's album Random Access Memories, which won Album of the Year. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards that resulted in four wins: Best Original Score for Midnight Express and Flashdance, and Best Original Song for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away".

On 20 September 2004 Moroder was honored at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as a producer. In 2005, Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, and in 2010, the Italian city of Bolzano awarded him the Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano. In 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Soundtrack Academy.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Giorgio Moroder

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	1979	Best Original Score	Midnight Express	Won
	1984	Best Original Song	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance)	Won
	1987		"Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun)	Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	1987	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures		Won
	1988		"Meet Me Half Way" (from Over the Top)	Won
Bambi Awards	1984	Composer of the Year	Giorgio Moroder	Won
British Academy Film Awards	1984	Best Score for a Film	Flashdance	Nominated
		Best Original Song	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance)	Nominated
	1985		"Together in Electric Dreams" (from Electric Dreams)	Nominated
David di Donatello	1989	Best Original Song	Fair Game	Nominated
	2024	Honorary David di Donatello		Won
Golden Globe Awards	1979	Best Original Score	Midnight Express	Won
	1981		American Gigolo	Nominated
		Best Original Song	"Call Me" (from American Gigolo)	Nominated
	1983	Best Original Score	Cat People	Nominated
		Best Original Song	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (from Cat People)	Nominated
	1984	Best Original Score	Scarface	Nominated
			Flashdance	Won
		Best Original Song	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from Flashdance)	Won
	1987		"Take My Breath Away" (from Top Gun)	Won
Golden Raspberry Awards	1984	Worst Musical Score	Superman III	Nominated
	1985		Metropolis (1984 version), Thief of Hearts	Nominated
		Worst Original Song	"Love Kills" (from Metropolis)	Nominated
Grammy Awards	1979	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Midnight Express	Nominated
	1980	Album of the Year	Bad Girls	Nominated
		Best Disco Recording	"Dim All the Lights"	Nominated
	1984	Album of the Year	Flashdance	Nominated
		Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media		Won
		Record of the Year	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Nominated
		Best Instrumental Composition	"Love Theme from Flashdance"	Won
	1998	Best Dance Recording	"Carry On"	Won
	2014	Album of the Year	Random Access Memories (as a featured artist)	Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	1978	Best Music Score	Midnight Express	Won
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films	1996	Best Experimental — Audience Award	Giorgio Moroder	Won
		Best Experimental — Jury Award		Won
Saturn Awards	1985	Best Music	The NeverEnding Story	Nominated
	2012	Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release	Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis	Won
World Soundtrack Awards	2011	Lifetime Achievement	Giorgio Moroder	Won

Honors

State and local honors

State and local honors received by Giorgio Moroder

Country or city	Year	Honor	Ref.
Italy	2005	Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
Bolzano	2010	Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano

Other accolades

Other accolades received by Giorgio Moroder

Organization	Year	Honor	Ref.
Dance Music Hall of Fame	2004	Inductee (Producer)

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