A list of major Randy milestones.
1981
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Score) for “Ragtime”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “One More Hour” from “Ragtime” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Song) for “One More Hour” from “Ragtime”
1984
- Grammy Award — Best Instrumental Composition for “The Natural”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Score) — The Natural
1989
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “I Love To See You Smile” from “Parenthood” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Grammy nomination for “I Love To See You Smile” from “Parenthood”
- Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Song) for “I Love To See You Smile” from “Parenthood”
1990
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Score) for “Avalon”
- Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Score) for “Avalon”
1991
- Emmy Award — Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics for “He’s Guilty” from “Cop Rock”
1994
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “Make Up Your Mind” from The Paper (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
1995
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) for “Toy Story”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from “Toy Story” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Song) for “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from “Toy Story”
1996
- Henry Mancini Award from ASCAP
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) for “James and the Giant Peach”
1997
- George and Ira Gershwin Award from UCLA
1998
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Dramatic Score) for “Pleasantville”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) for “A Bug’s Life”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “That’ll Do” from “Babe: Pig in the City” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Rhino releases “Guilty: 30 Years” boxed set
1999
- Grammy Award — Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for “A Bug’s Life”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “When She Loved Me” from “Toy Story 2” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Score) for “A Bug’s Life”
- Bad Love released on Dreamworks Records
2000
- Grammy Award — Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for “When She Loved Me” from “Toy Story 2”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “A Fool In Love” from “Meet the Parents” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Golden Globe nomination (Best Original Song) for “When She Loved Me” from “Toy Story 2”
2001
- Academy Award — Original Song (2001) for “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Score) for Monsters, Inc.
2002
- Grammy Award — Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.”
- Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Inductee
2003
- Governor’s Award from the Recording Academy
- Magnum Opus Award from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music
- Songbook Volume 1 released on Nonesuch Records
2004
- Emmy Award for “Monk” Main Title Music
2007
- Grammy Award — Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for “Our Town” from “Cars”
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “Our Town” from Cars (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Disney Legend Award
- First platinum record for the Pixar film “Cars”
2008
- Harps and Angels CD released on Nonesuch Records
2010
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Oscar nomination in Music (Original Song) for “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard.
- Emmy Award for “When I’m Gone,” from the “Monk” series finale.
2011
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for “Toy Story 3”
- Academy Award — Original Song for “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”
- Songbook Volume 2 is released on Nonesuch Records
- Live from London CD and DVD is released on Nonesuch Records
2013
- Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Score for Pixar’s Monster’s University
2014
- Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award
- The PEN New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award
2015
- The Recording Academy inducted “Randy Newman” (1968) to the 2016 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.