List of awards and nominations received by Pasek and Paul

Pasek and Paul are an American songwriting duo and composing team consisting of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. They have composed songs and music for musical theater, films and television series.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul awards and nominations

Pasek (left) and Paul (right) in 2009
Award Wins Nominations Totals Academy Awards 1 3 Critic's Choice Movie Awards 1 4 Drama Desk Awards 1 2 Golden Globe Awards 2 2 Grammy Awards 2 6 Hollywood Music in Media Awards 1 6 Primetime Emmy Awards 2 3 Satellite Awards 1 2 Tony Awards 2 3 Various critics associations 9 18
Wins	22
Nominations	49

After graduating from the University of Michigan, and receiving an award from the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation, they began composing music for stage musicals such as Edges (2005) James and the Giant Peach (2010), and A Christmas Story: The Musical (2012). For the latter, they received their first Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score.

In 2016, they composed songs for Damien Chazelle's 2016 romantic musical film La La Land alongside Justin Hurwitz. The songs "City of Stars" and "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" were nominated for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards, with the former later winning the award. Also in 2016, their work on the musical Dear Evan Hansen earned them the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Two years later, the soundtrack album for the musical won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

In 2017, they were nominated again for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "This Is Me" from the film The Greatest Showman. In 2024, they won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?", featured in the episode "Sitzprobe" from the comedy series Only Murders in the Building. With their Emmy win in September 2024, they became the 20th and 21st EGOT winners.^[1]

Major associations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are a set of awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually for excellence of cinematic achievements.^[2]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Original Song	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Won	[3]
		"Audition" from La La Land	Nominated
2017		"This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman	Nominated	[4]

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the cinema industry.^[5]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Song	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Won	[6]
		"Audition" from La La Land	Nominated
2017		"This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman	Nominated	[7]
2019		"Speechless" from Aladdin	Nominated	[8]

Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also known as the Television Academy, to recognize and honor achievements in the television industry.^[9]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Children's and Family Emmy Awards
2025	Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool Program	"That's Why We Love Nature" from Sesame Street	Won	[10]
Primetime Emmy Awards
2018	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	"In the Market for a Miracle" from A Christmas Story Live!	Nominated	[11]
2024		"Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" from Only Murders in the Building	Won	[12]

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.^[13]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Original Song	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Won	[14]
2017		"This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman	Won	[15]

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an annual award show presented by The Recording Academy.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best Musical Theater Album	Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast)	Won	[16]
	Best Song Written for Visual Media	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Nominated
2018		"This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman	Nominated	[17]
	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	The Greatest Showman	Won
2022		Dear Evan Hansen	Nominated	[18]
	Best Song Written for Visual Media	"All I Know So Far" from Pink: All I Know So Far	Nominated

Tony Awards

The Tony Award is an annual award show presented by American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League to recognize the best in theater productions.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Original Score	A Christmas Story: The Musical	Nominated	[19]
2017		Dear Evan Hansen	Won	[20]
2022	Best Musical	A Strange Loop (as producers)	Won	[21]

Miscellaneous awards

Drama Desk Awards

The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Outstanding Music	A Christmas Story: The Musical	Nominated	[22]
2016	Outstanding Lyrics	Dear Evan Hansen	Won	[23]

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in an organization that honours the best in original music for media.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Original Song in a Feature Film	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Won	[24]
		"Audition" from La La Land	Nominated
2019		"Speechless" from Aladdin	Nominated	[25]
2022		"Do a Little Good" from Spirited	Nominated	[26]
2023	Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series	"Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" from Only Murders in the Building	Nominated	[27]
	Best Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series	Dear Edward	Nominated

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are a set of annual awards given by the International Press Academy.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Original Song	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Won	[28]
		"Audition" from La La Land	Nominated

Society of Composers & Lyricists

The Society of Composers & Lyricists are an organization founded in 1983 to represent composers and lyricists working in visual media, which presents an annual awards ceremony to recognize the best in music for films, television, and other media.

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media	"Speechless" from Aladdin	Nominated	[29]
2023	Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production	"Good Afternoon" from Spirited	Nominated	[30]

Critics associations and other award bodies

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	Dogfight	Nominated	[31]
2016	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Music (shared with Justin Hurwitz)	La La Land	Won	[32]
	Capri Hollywood International Film Festival	Best Original Song	"City of Stars" from La La Land	Won	[33]
	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Original Song		Won	[34]
	Georgia Film Critics Association	Best Original Song		Won	[35]
	Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Original Song		Won	[36]
	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Song		Nominated	[37]
	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Original Song	"Audition" from La La Land	Nominated	[34]
	Georgia Film Critics Association	Best Original Song		Won	[35]
	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Song		Won	[37]
	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	Dear Evan Hansen	Nominated	[38]
	Obie Awards	Obie Award for Musical Theatre		Won
2017	Georgia Film Critics Association	Best Original Song	"This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman	Nominated	[39]
	Guild of Music Supervisors Awards	Best Song/Recording Created for a Film		Nominated	[40]
		Best Music Supervision for Film: Budgeted Over 25 Million Dollars	The Greatest Showman	Nominated
2020	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Original Score or New Orchestrations	Dear Evan Hansen	Won	[41]