Leah Curtis (composer)
Leah Curtis is an 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.[1]
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Awards
Curtis has been the recipient of a number of awards include the Queen Elizabeth II Trust,[2] the Dame Joan Sutherland Award,[3] the Reg Waite Award,[4] Young Shakespearean Artist of the Year, a Hollywood Music in Media Award[5] 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).[6]
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Animula Vagula from Exitus Roma Featuring Lisbeth Scott | Best Original Song Composed for the Screen[7] | Nominated |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards are presented annually.
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | No Ticket to Travel for Woodland | Best Original Song/Score for a Commercial Advertisement [8] | Nominated |
| 2013 | Moving Water from Empyrean | Best Original Score (Indie / Short / Documentary) [9] | Nominated |
| 2012 | Animula Vagula from Exitus Roma Featuring Lisbeth Scott | Best World Song[10] | 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.[11]
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | To Rest in Peace | Best Impact of Music in a Short Film 3rd Place[12] | Won |
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External links
- Leah Curtis: Australian Music Centre Fully Represented Composer Biography
- Leah Curtis American Composers Forum Biography
- Leah Curtis at the Internet Movie Database
- 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
