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name: "Alexandre Desplat"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alexandre-desplat"
fi1m_id: "alexandre-desplat"
imdb_id: "nm0006035"
tmdb_id: 2949
wikidata_id: "Q313362"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "23 August 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 43
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 43
updated: "2026-10-11T23:10:51.431554+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alexandre Desplat

## Identity

Alexandre Desplat

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alexandre-desplat
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alexandre-desplat
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006035
- **TMDB ID:** 2949
- **Wikidata ID:** Q313362
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Desplat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313362, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006035/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2949

Composer. Born 23 August 1961 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 23 August 1961, Paris, France
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Alexandre Desplats, Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat
- **Frequently works with:** [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md), [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md), [Jeremy Dawson](https://film.one/person/jeremy-dawson.md), [Steven Rales](https://film.one/person/steven-m-rales.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Stephen Frears](https://film.one/person/stephen-frears.md), [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md), [Emma Watson](https://film.one/person/emma-watson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 9 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (10), 2010s 73 (23), 2020s 66 (10)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 43 titles
- **Score spread:** 14 at 80+, 23 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 35, Comedy 11, Adventure 10, Fantasy 9, Romance 9, History 7
- **Screen time:** 84 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,561m across 38 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Desplat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313362, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006035/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2949

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Shape of Water*](https://film.one/film/the-shape-of-water.md) (83), [*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md) (83), [*Isle of Dogs*](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*The King's Speech*](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md) (82), [*Zero Dark Thirty*](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md) (80), [*Argo*](https://film.one/film/argo.md) (79)
- **Disney+:** [*Fantastic Mr. Fox*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md) (84), [*Rust and Bone*](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md) (81)
- **Hulu:** [*Little Women*](https://film.one/film/little-women.md) (83)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Philomena*](https://film.one/film/philomena.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*](https://film.one/film/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio.md) (80)
- **AMC+:** [*The Sisters Brothers*](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alexandre Desplat is a French film composer and conductor. Born on 23 August 1961 in Paris, he has composed scores for numerous films, including *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), *The Shape of Water* (2017), the two *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* films (2010–2011), *The Imitation Game* (2014) and *The King's Speech* (2010).

He has received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Grammy Awards. Desplat has collaborated with directors including Wes Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, Gareth Edwards and Roman Polanski. His recent work includes scores for *Asteroid City* (2023), *Lee* (2024), *The Piano Lesson* (2024), *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), *Frankenstein* (2025) and *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (43)

- *The Social Reckoning* (2026), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-reckoning.md)
- *Frankenstein* (2025), Fi1m 74, Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/frankenstein.md)
- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Fi1m 63, Conductor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Lee* (2024), Fi1m 61, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Fi1m 65, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *The Regime* (2024), Fi1m 48, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-regime.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio* (2022), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Fi1m 83, Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *The Secret Life of Pets 2* (2019), Fi1m 62, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-life-of-pets-2.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *The Shape of Water* (2017), Fi1m 83, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shape-of-water.md)
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *The Danish Girl* (2015), Fi1m 57, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-danish-girl.md)
- *Godzilla* (2014), Fi1m 68, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), Fi1m 73, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Philomena* (2013), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/philomena.md)
- *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/moonrise-kingdom.md)
- *Rust and Bone* (2012), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Fi1m 41, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Fi1m 83, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Fi1m 62, Main Title Theme Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md)
- *The Ides of March* (2011), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md)
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Fi1m 67, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *The Special Relationship* (2010), Fi1m 58, Original Music Composer, Music, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-special-relationship.md)
- *A Prophet* (2009), Fi1m 86, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)
- *Coco Before Chanel* (2009), Fi1m 60, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/coco-before-chanel.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Julie & Julia* (2009), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), Fi1m 48, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md)
- *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Fi1m 64, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md)
- *Lust, Caution* (2007), Fi1m 76, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/lust-caution.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *The Queen* (2006), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *Syriana* (2005), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/syriana.md)

## Complete filmography (194)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Social Reckoning* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-reckoning.md)
- *The Hills of Wrath* (2026), Music
- *The Shrinking Man* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Frankenstein* (2025), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/frankenstein.md)
- *Alexandre Desplat From Paris to Hollywood* (2025), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Eagles of the Republic* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Unstoppable* (2024), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *The Most Precious of Cargoes* (2024), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *Lee* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)
- *Elyas* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Regime* (2024), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-regime.md)
- *The Boys in the Boat* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *NYAD* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *The Palace* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Father & Soldier* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio* (2022), Original Music Composer, Songs, Executive Music Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio.md)
- *The Lost King* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *A Cooler Climate* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Argentina 1985* (2022), Thanks — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/argentina-1985.md)
- *Final Cut* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Outfit* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Le Tartuffe ou l'Hypocrite* (2022), Music
- *Him* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Eiffel* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Midnight Sky* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Little Women* (2019), Conductor, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *Adults in the Room* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *An Officer and a Spy* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Secret Life of Pets 2* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-life-of-pets-2.md)
- *Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat* (2018), Conductor, Music
- *Kursk* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Operation Finale* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *The Shape of Water* (2017), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shape-of-water.md)
- *12 Days* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Based on a True Story* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Suburbicon* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Endangered Species* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Heal the Living* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *American Pastoral* (2016), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor
- *The Odyssey* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *7:19* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Light Between Oceans* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Secret Life of Pets* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *Marseille* (2016), series, Music
- *Les Habitants* (2016), Music
- *Alone in Berlin* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Danish Girl* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-danish-girl.md)
- *Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Suffragette* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Tale of Tales* (2015), Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
- *Every Thing Will Be Fine* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Suite Française* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Unbroken* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Godzilla* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *The Monuments Men* (2014), as Émile · Original Music Composer
- *Zulu* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Philomena* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/philomena.md)
- *Fanny* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Marius* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Venus in Fur* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *Rise of the Guardians* (2012), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Argo* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Renoir* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Rust and Bone* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md)
- *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/moonrise-kingdom.md)
- *Reality* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *My Way* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Main Title Theme Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md)
- *The Ides of March* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md)
- *Carnage* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *A Better Life* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *The Well Digger's Daughter* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Largo Winch II* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md)
- *Tamara Drewe* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Special Relationship* (2010), Conductor, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-special-relationship.md)
- *The Ghost Writer* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Army of Crime* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *A Prophet* (2009), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)
- *Julie & Julia* (2009), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md)
- *The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Coco Before Chanel* (2009), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/coco-before-chanel.md)
- *Chéri* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md)
- *The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Afterwards* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Intimate Enemies* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Lust, Caution* (2007), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/lust-caution.md)
- *Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau...* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Michou d'Auber* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Painted Veil* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Queen* (2006), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *The Singer* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Valet* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Firewall* (2006), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *The Alibi* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Casanova* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Syriana* (2005), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/syriana.md)
- *Only the Night* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Upside of Anger* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Hostage* (2005), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Birth* (2004), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor
- *The Corsican File* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Le pays des enfants perdus* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Girl with a Pearl Earring* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *A Sight for Sore Eyes* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Les beaux jours* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Stormy Weather* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Virus au paradis* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Tristan* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Eager Bodies* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The Pact of Silence* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Other People's Kisses* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Laughter and Punishment* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Le passage du bac* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Another Woman* (2002), Music
- *The Nest* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Madame Sans-Gêne* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *A Hell of a Day* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Read My Lips* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Transfixed* (2001), Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
- *Doors of Glory* (2001), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Home Sweet Home* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Barnie's Minor Annoyances* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *The Luzhin Defence* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Amazon* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Empty Days* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Vive nous!* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Les ritaliens* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Monsieur Naphtali* (1999), Music
- *A Monkey's Tale* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *I Didn't Do It!* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Retour à Fonteyne* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Toni* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Juliette* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *A Minute of Silence* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Atilano, presidente* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Restons groupés* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Revengers' Comedies* (1998), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Half a Chance* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *La Femme du cosmonaute* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Sous les pieds des femmes* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Un petit grain de folie* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *La Voisine* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Love, etc.* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Death in Therapy* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Tout ce qui brille* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Le Cri de la soie* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Lucky Punch* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *A Self-Made Hero* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Le fils de Paul* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Those Were the Days* (1995), Music
- *Les Milles* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Innocent Lies* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Marie-Louise ou la permission* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *See How They Fall* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Le Paradis absolument* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Dynamic Vienne* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Hour of the Pig* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Le Tronc* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Papa veut pas que je t'épouse* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Sexes faibles !* (1992), Music
- *Au nom du père et du fils* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Family Express* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Lapse of Memory* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Ki lo sa?* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Third Hand*, Original Music Composer
- *The Land of William Tell*, Music
- *Le souffleur*, Music
- *Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![film music composer Alexandre Desplat (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/7775/gallery-d0db253a668a.jpg) film music composer Alexandre Desplat (2015) — Marie-Christine Desplat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/AlexandreDesplat-gros-plan.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The Ambassador with Alexandre Desplat and his Oscar. -May 22, 2015 [©U.S. Embassy France Photo]](https://film.one/media/person/7775/gallery-3b658a1d72e1.jpg) The Ambassador with Alexandre Desplat and his Oscar. -May 22, 2015 [©U.S. Embassy France Photo] — U.S. Embassy photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alexandre_Desplat_2015_Full.jpg/1280px-Alexandre_Desplat_2015_Full.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alexandre Desplat au Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2024](https://film.one/media/person/7775/gallery-1077acf3d7a4.jpg) Alexandre Desplat au Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2024 — Boungawa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Alexandre_Desplat_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Alexandre Desplat à l'avant-première de "Frankenstein" de Guillermo del Toro au Grand Rex, le 10 octobre 2025.](https://film.one/media/person/7775/gallery-04a8121da89a.jpg) Alexandre Desplat à l'avant-première de "Frankenstein" de Guillermo del Toro au Grand Rex, le 10 octobre 2025. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Alexandre_Desplat_2025.jpg/1280px-Alexandre_Desplat_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![BAFTA's 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/7775/gallery-32af81ebc6d8.jpg) BAFTA's 2013. — Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/BAFTA%27s_2013_%288464855730%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![BAFTA's 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/7775/gallery-2b366f88cf65.jpg) BAFTA's 2013. — Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/BAFTA%27s_2013_%288464861178%29.jpg/1280px-BAFTA%27s_2013_%288464861178%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 9 nominated

- 2026: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Frankenstein*
- 2020: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Little Women*
- 2019: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Isle of Dogs*
- 2018: Best Original Score (won), for *The Shape of Water*
- 2015: Best Original Score (won), for *The Grand Budapest Hotel*
- 2014: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Philomena*
- 2013: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Argo*
- 2011: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The King's Speech*
- 2010: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Fantastic Mr. Fox*
- 2009: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*
- 2007: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Queen*

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio*

### Other awards — 6 won, 5 nominated

- César Award for Best Music Written for a Film 2023: César Award for Best Music Written for a Film (nominated), for *Final Cut*
- César Award for Best Music Written for a Film 2020: César Award for Best Music Written for a Film (nominated), for *An Officer and a Spy*
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2016: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- Officer of the National Order of Merit 2016: Officer of the National Order of Merit (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (won), for *The Grand Budapest Hotel*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2011: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *The King's Speech*
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 2011: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2010: European Film Award for Best Composer (won), for *The Ghost Writer*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2009: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *Coco Before Chanel*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2007: European Film Award for Best Composer (won), for *The Queen*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2004: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *Girl with a Pearl Earring*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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