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'''Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat''' ({{IPA-fr|alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla|lang}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsMADphDZkQ&t=12s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/AsMADphDZkQ |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Artists & ARTURIA #41 Alexandre Desplat using MatrixBrute on the Valerian Soundtrack|publisher=Arturia|date=26 July 2017|access-date=13 January 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 23 August 1961)<ref name=TCM>{{cite web |title=Alexandre Desplat |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/49284%7C0/Alexandre-Desplat/#biography |website=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=31 August 2011 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911205840/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/49284%7C0/Alexandre-Desplat/#biography |url-status=live }}</ref> is a French film composer and conductor. He has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Alexandre Desplat|numerous accolades]] throughout his career spanning over four decades, including, two [[Academy Awards]], three [[British Academy Film Awards]], three [[César Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and two [[Grammy Awards]]. Desplat was made an Officer of the [[Ordre national du Mérite]] and a Commander of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] both in 2016.

Desplat has received two [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Awards for Best Original Score]] for ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'' (2014) and ''[[The Shape of Water]]'' (2017). He also received nominations for his work on ''[[The Queen (2006 film)|The Queen]]'' (2006), ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008), ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' (2009), ''[[The King's Speech]]'' (2010), ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'' (2012), ''[[Philomena (film)|Philomena]]'' (2013), ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' (2014), ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' (2018), and ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'' (2019).

Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget [[Independent film|independent productions]] and large-scale [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]], such as ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' (2007), ''[[Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium]]'' (2008), ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' (2009), ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' (2010), ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|& Part 2]]'' (2011), ''[[Moonrise Kingdom]]'' (2012), ''[[Zero Dark Thirty]]'' (2012), ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014), ''[[Unbroken (film)|Unbroken]]'' (2014), ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' (2016), ''[[The Midnight Sky]]'' (2020), ''[[The French Dispatch]]'' (2021), and ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio]]'' (2022).

Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget [[Independent film|independent productions]] and large-scale [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]], such as ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' (2007), ''[[Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium]]'' (2008), ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' (2009), ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' (2010)