
Profile
Famous as :
SingerBirth Name :
Paul David HewsonBirth Date :
May 10, 1960Birth Place :
Dublin, IrelandClaim to fame :
Lead singer of rock band U2
Academy Awards, USA
2003
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Music, Original Song (from movie "Gangs of New York" (2002)) for "The Hands That Built America"
shared with Larry Mullen Jr.; The Edge; Adam Clayton
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1996
Won ASCAP Film and Television Music Awardcategory Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures (from movie "Batman Forever" (1995)) for "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
shared with Adam Clayton; The Edge; Larry Mullen Jr.
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2004
Got nomination for BFCA Awardcategory Best Song (from movie "In America" (2002)) for "Time Enough for Tears"
shared with Gavin Friday; Maurice Seezer
ECHO Awards, Germany
2007
Won ECHO Special Awardcategory (for global activities, especially fighting poverty)
Golden Globes, USA
2010
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture for "Winter" (from movie "Brothers")
shared with U2 (music)
2004
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from movie "In America" (2002) for "Time Enough For Tears"
shared with Gavin Friday; Maurice Seezer
2003
Won Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture for Gangs of New York (2002)
shared with The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr
1996
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from movie "Batman Forever" (1995)) for "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
shared with U2 (music)
1994
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from movie "In the Name of the Father" (1993)) for "(You Made Me the) Thief of Your Heart"
shared with Gavin Friday; Maurice Seezer
1994
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from movie "In weiter Ferne, so nah!" (1993)) for "Stay"
shared with U2 (music)
Grammy Awards
2010
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Song for "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
shared with Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.
2005
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Song for "Vertigo"
shared with Adam Clayton; Larry Mullen, Jr.; The Edge
1996
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Song for "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
shared with U2
1990
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Song written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television (from movie "Rattle and Hum" (1988)) for "Angel of Harlem"
shared with U2
MTV Europe Music Awards
1999
Won MTV Europe Music Free Your Mind AwardMTV Video Music Awards
2007
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Awardcategory Quadruple Threat of the Year
NAACP Image Awards
2007
Won NAACP Chairman's AwardRazzie Awards
1996
Got nomination for Razzie Awardcategory Worst Original Song (from movie "Batman Forever" (1995)) for "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
shared with U2 (music)
World Soundtrack Awards
2003
Won World Soundtrack Awardcategory Best Original Song Written for a Film (from movie "Gangs of New York" (2002)) for "The Hands That Built America"
shared with Adam Clayton; The Edge; Larry Mullen Jr.














