Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas is a country musician and songwriter . Douglas has been nominated for an Oscar , Golden Globe Award and multiple Grammy Awards.
Life
Douglas is from Atlanta and was musically inspired by his father. After graduating from college, Douglas first tried various career paths. In 1994 he attended a songwriting seminar in Austin, Texas , where he met Paul Worley , to whom he gave demo tapes of some songs. Among other things, Little Rock . He got a contract with Sony / ATV. Little Rock , sung by Collin Raye , reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and was his breakthrough. From now on he worked as a songwriter. He later moved to Nashville with his family.
Awards (selection)
Awards
- Academy of Country Music Awards 2019: Video of the year award for the video for Drunk Girl .
- Country Music Association Awards 2010: Awarded with Allen Shamblin for Song of the Year with The House That Built Me .
Nominations
- Oscar ( 2011 ): Nomination with Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey in the category Best Song for Coming Home from Country Strong (2010). Coming Home was sung by Gwyneth Paltrow in the film . Douglas, Lindsay and Verges lost to Randy Newman with We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 .
- Golden Globes 2011 : Nomination together with Tom Douglas and Hillary Lindsey as best film song for Coming Home in Country Strong . But they had to admit defeat to Diane Warren , who was awarded for You Haven't Seen the Last of Me from burlesque .
- Grammy Awards :
- 2009: Nomination for Best Country Song ( I Run To You ).
- 2010: Nomination for Best Country Song and for Best Song with The House That Built Me .
- 2014: Nomination for Best Country Song with Meanwhile Back At Mama's .
- 2018: Nomination for Best Country Song with Dear Hate .
- World Soundtrack Awards 2011: Nomination for the best movie song ( Coming Home from Country Strong ).
Web links
- Tom Douglas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography at Sony / ATV
- ↑ a b Awards from Tom Douglas at IMDb .
- ^ Zac Brown Band wins New Artist of the Year at CMA Awards , Gainesville Times, November 10, 2010.
- ^ AR Rahman Leads BMI List of 2011 Oscar Nominations BMI dated February 27, 2011.
- ↑ 83RD ACADEMY AWARDS
- ↑ Tom Douglas on the pages of the Golden Globes.
- ↑ Golden Globes 2011: full list of winners , The Guardian, January 17, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d Tom Douglas at the Grammys
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Douglas, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Country music songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta |