Editing Ryuichi Sakamoto (section)

==Awards and nominations==
Sakamoto won a number of awards for his work as a film composer, beginning with the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] for his score for ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]],'' in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1984 – Best score for a film |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1984/film/score-for-a-film |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref> His greatest award success was for scoring ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987), which won him the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]],<ref name="boston_sullivan"/> as well as a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] nomination in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1989 – Best score for a film |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1989/film/score-for-a-film |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref>

His score for ''[[The Sheltering Sky (film)|The Sheltering Sky]]'' (1990) won him his second [[Golden Globe Award]],<ref name=":4" /> and his score for ''[[Little Buddha]]'' (1993) received another [[Grammy Award]] nomination.<ref name=":5" /> In 1997, his collaboration with [[Toshio Iwai]], ''Music Plays Images X Images Play Music'', was awarded the Golden Nica, the grand prize of the [[Prix Ars Electronica]] competition.<ref name="sos"/> He also contributed to the [[Academy Award]] winning [[Babel (soundtrack)|soundtrack for ''Babel'']] (2006) with several pieces of music,<ref>{{citation|title=So... what's wrong with this picture?|work=Boston Globe|author=Ty Burr|date=February 17, 2008|page=12|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1431926951.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Feb+17%2C+2008&author=Ty+Burr&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=So+...+what%27s+wrong+with+this+picture%3F|access-date=May 31, 2011|archive-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724123336/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1431926951.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Feb+17%2C+2008&author=Ty+Burr&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=So+...+what%27s+wrong+with+this+picture%3F|url-status=dead}}</ref> including the closing theme "Bibo no Aozora". In 2009, he was awarded the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] from France's [[Minister of Culture (France)|Ministry of Culture]] for his musical contributions.<ref name="crawdaddy"/> His score for ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (2015) was [[List of accolades received by The Revenant (2015 film)|nominated]] for the Golden Globe<ref name=":4" /> and BAFTA,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Film Original Music |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/film/original-music |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=BAFTA Awards}}</ref> and won Best Musical Score from the [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-04 |title=Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015 |url=http://dfwcritics.com/dallas-fort-worth-film-critics-name-spotlight-best-picture-of-2015/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=[[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]]}}</ref>

Sakamoto won the Golden Pine Award (Lifetime Achievement) at the 2013 International Samobor Film Music Festival, along with [[Clint Eastwood]] and [[Gerald Fried]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isfmf.com/clint-eastwood-ryuichi-sakamoto-gerald-fried-receive-golden-pine-awards-lifetime-achievement/ |title=Clint Eastwood, Ryuichi Sakamoto And Gerald Fried To Receive Golden Pine Awards For Lifetime Achievement |publisher=ISFMF |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309013054/http://www.isfmf.com/clint-eastwood-ryuichi-sakamoto-gerald-fried-receive-golden-pine-awards-lifetime-achievement/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

===Honorary awards===
* 2009 – [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]], from France's [[Minister of Culture (France)|Ministry of Culture]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryuichi Sakamoto |url=https://www.classicfm.com/composers/sakamoto/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]]}}</ref>
* 2013 – Golden Pine Award (Lifetime Achievement), at 2013 International Samobor Film Music Festival<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Music Database |url=https://www.radioswissjazz.ch/en/music-database/musician/35141b4f438c3534051325bc9cc883d4174eb/biography |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=Radio Swiss Jazz}}</ref>

===Soundtrack awards===
====[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 60th Academy Awards {{!}} 1988 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Oscars|Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|date=December 4, 2015 }}</ref>====
* 1987 – ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (won)

====[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Winners of BAFTA for Best Original Score: all the winning and nominated soundtracks from history |work=[[Classical Music|BBC Music Magazine]] |url=https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/winners-of-bafta-for-best-original-score-all-the-winning-and-nominated-soundtracks-from-history/ |access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>====
* 1983 – ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]]'' (won)
* 1987 – ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (nominated)
* 2015 – ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (nominated)

====[[Grand Bell Awards|Grand Bell Awards for Best Music]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Winners |url=http://daejongawards.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=gallery01&wr_id=56 |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Daejong Awards|Grand Bell Awards]] |language=ko |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403012620/http://daejongawards.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=gallery01&wr_id=56 |url-status=dead }}</ref>====
* 2018 – ''[[The Fortress (2017 film)|The Fortress]]'' (won)

====[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Ryuichi Sakamoto |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/ryuichi-sakamoto |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Golden Globe Awards]]}}</ref>====
* 1987 – ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (won)
* 1990 – ''[[The Sheltering Sky (film)|The Sheltering Sky]]'' (won)
* 2015 – ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (nominated)

====[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Ryuichi Sakamoto |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/ryuichi-sakamoto/5931 |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Grammy Awards]]}}</ref>====
* 1987 – ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (won)
* 1995 – ''[[Little Buddha]]'' (nominated)
* 2015 – ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (nominated)

====[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nomination and Awardees list of The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards |url=https://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist40.html |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Hong Kong Film Award]]}}</ref>====
* 2022 – ''[[Love After Love (2020 film)|Love After Love]]'' (won)

====Asian Film Awards for Best Composer====
{{See also|Asian Film Awards}}
* 2012 – ''[[Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai]]'' (nominated)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Excellence in Asian Cinema |url=http://www.afa-academy.com/awards/6th/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Asian Film Awards]]}}</ref>
* 2017 – ''[[Rage (2016 film)|Rage]]'' (nominated)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Excellence in Asian Cinema |url=http://www.afa-academy.com/awards/11th/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Asian Film Awards]]}}</ref>

===Other awards===
* 1997 – Golden Nica, grand prize of [[Prix Ars Electronica]], for ''Music Plays Images X Images Play Music''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prix Ars Electronica Selection |url=https://ars.electronica.art/export/en/prixarsselection2015/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Prix Ars Electronica]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Plays Images x Images Play Music |url=https://archive.aec.at/prix/showmode/31719/ |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Prix Ars Electronica]]}}</ref>