Editing Ennio Morricone (section)

==Awards and honors ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Ennio Morricone}}
[[File:Per artem ad deum morricone.jpg|thumb|Morricone receives the [[Per Artem ad Deum Medal]] (English: "Through Arts to God") from Cardinal [[Gianfranco Ravasi]].]]
Morricone received his first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination in 1979 for the score to ''Days of Heaven'' ([[Terrence Malick]], 1978).<ref name="oscars.org">[http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, accessed September 2011.</ref> He received his second Oscar nomination for ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]''.<ref name="oscars.org"/> He also received Oscar nominations for his scores to ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987), ''[[Bugsy]]'' (1991), ''[[Malèna (film)|Malèna]]'' (2000), and ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' (2016).<ref name="oscars.org"/> In February 2016, Morricone won his first competitive Academy Award for his score to ''[[The Hateful Eight]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016 |title=2016 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |website=Oscars.org |date=28 February 2016 |access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> Morricone and [[Alex North]] are the only composers to receive the [[Academy Honorary Award]] since its introduction in 1928.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2010/north.html |title=A Centennial Salute to Composer Alex North &#124; Events Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=17 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028190140/http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2010/north.html |archive-date=28 October 2011}} The Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences, accessed September 2011</ref> He received the award in February 2007, "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13613455 | work=BBC News | title=Ennio Morricone to head Rome Film Festival jury | date=1 June 2011 |access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref>

In 2005, four film scores by Ennio Morricone were nominated by the [[American Film Institute]] for an honoured place in the AFI's [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores|Top 25 of Best American Film Scores of All Time]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-of-film-scores/| publisher=afi.com| title=AFI's 100 years of film scores – Honoring America's Greatest Film Music|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref> His score for ''The Mission'' was ranked 23rd in the Top 25 list.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores25.pdf| publisher=afi.com| title= AFI's Top 25 – Honoring America's Greatest Film Music|access-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> Morricone was nominated seven times for a [[Grammy Award]]. In 2009 The Recording Academy inducted his score for ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' (1966) into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#t| publisher=grammy.org| title=Grammy Hall of Fame inductees| access-date=29 January 2013| archive-date=19 February 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219001619/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#t| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.grammy.com/news/special-merit-awards-class-of-2014| publisher=grammy.org| title= Special Merit Awards: Class Of 2014|access-date=11 January 2014}}</ref> In 2010 Ennio Morricone and Icelandic singer [[Björk]] won the [[Polar Music Prize]]. The Polar Music Prize is Sweden's biggest music award and is typically shared by a pop artist and a classical musician. It was founded by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group [[ABBA]], in 1989. A ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' poll of 40 top current film composers selected ''The Mission'' as the greatest film score of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Chagollan|first=Steve|date=14 November 2012|title=Pros score all-time classics|url=https://variety.com/2012/music/news/pros-score-all-time-classics-1118061959/|access-date=23 August 2021|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In 1971, he received a "[[Targa d'Oro]]" for worldwide sales of 22&nbsp;million,<ref name="Musicaedischi.it">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7314.pdf |title=Che Fine Hanno Fatto I Best Sellers Di Ieri |publisher=Musicaedischi.it |access-date=19 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722043535/http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7314.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and by 2016 Morricone had sold more than 70&nbsp;million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6858432/ennio-morricone-special-golden-globes-ceremony-rome |title=Ennio Morricone to Be Honored at Special Golden Globes Ceremony in Rome |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |first=Ariston |last=Anderson |date=28 January 2016 |access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> In 2007, he received the [[Academy Honorary Award]] "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music". He was nominated for a further six [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], and in 2016, received his only competitive Academy Award for his score to Quentin Tarantino's film ''The Hateful Eight'', at the time becoming the oldest person ever to win a competitive Oscar.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 March 2016|title=Forget Leo, Ennio Morricone finally won an Oscar after 500 movies|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/forget-leo-ennio-morricone-finally-won-oscar-after-500-movie-credits-a6904671.html|access-date=10 August 2021|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> His other achievements include three [[Grammy Awards]], three [[Golden Globe]]s, six [[BAFTA]]s, ten [[David di Donatello]], eleven {{Lang|it|[[Nastro d'Argento]]|italic=no}}, two [[European Film Awards]], the [[Golden Lion|Golden Lion Honorary Award]], and the [[Polar Music Prize]] in 2010. The soundtrack for ''[[The Mission (soundtrack)|The Mission]]'' (1986) was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2012/music/news/pros-score-all-time-classics-1118061959/ |title=Pros score all-time classics |date=14 November 2012 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref> The album ''[[Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone]]'' stayed for 105 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Top Classical Albums.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2006-03-18 |title=Billboard Classical Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=18 March 2006}}</ref>