History Music / HildurGudnadottir

She has also composed or performed music for films and television series since 2011, which is how she has gained the lion's share of her international recognition. Her scoring work on ''Film/Joker2019'' and ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' were particularly acclaimed and popular; the latter won her a Primetime Emmy, BAFTA and Grammy, and the former won her a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Oscar. With her ''Joker'' accolades, she is the first solo female composer to win an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA in the original music/score categories[[note]]Lisa Gerrard previously won a Golden Globe but shared hers with Music/HansZimmer for ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''; Hildur is also specifically the first female winner of the Oscar for Best Original Score, following the merging of the Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score categories in 2000[[/note]] and the first person from Iceland to win an Oscar.

-->-- '''Hildur''' in her Best Original Score UsefulNotes/AcademyAward acceptance speech for ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}''

* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' (2019, composed) -- UsefulNotes/EmmyAward [[note]]Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series[[/note]], UsefulNotes/GrammyAward [[note]] Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media[[/note]]
* ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'' (2019, composed) -- UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward [[note]]Best Original Score[[/note]], UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} [[note]]Best Original Score[[/note]], UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]Best Original Score[[/note]], UsefulNotes/GrammyAward [[note]]Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media[[/note]]

-->-- '''Hildur''' in her Best Original Score UsefulNotes/AcademyAward acceptance speech for ''Film/Joker2019''

Hildur Ingveldar Guðnadóttir (born September 4, 1982 in Reykjavík) is an UsefulNotes/{{Iceland}}ic musician and composer.

She has also composed or performed music for films and television series since 2011, which is how she has gained the lion's share of her international recognition. Her scoring work on ''Film/Joker2019'' and ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' were particularly acclaimed and popular; the latter won her a Primetime Emmy, BAFTA and Grammy, and the former won her a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Oscar. With her ''Joker'' accolades, she is the first solo female composer to win in the original music/score categories for all three awards[[note]]Lisa Gerrard previously won a Golden Globe but shared hers with Music/HansZimmer for ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''; Hildur is also specifically the first female winner of the Oscar for Best Original Score, following the merging of the Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score categories in 2000[[/note]] and the first person from Iceland to win an Oscar.

Hildur was also friends and collaborated with a fellow Icelandic musician and composer, the late Music/JohannJohannsson, on films of Creator/DenisVilleneuve. 2019-2020 were particularly great years for her as her compositions for ''Chernobyl'' and ''Joker'' earned her much praise.

She has also composed or performs soundtracks for films and television series since 2011, which is how she has gained the lion's share of her international recognition. Her compositional work on ''Film/Joker2019'' and ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' were particularly acclaimed and popular; the latter won her a Primetime Emmy, BAFTA and Grammy, and the former won her a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Oscar. With her ''Joker'' accolades, she is the first solo female composer to win in the original music/score categories for all three awards[[note]]Lisa Gerrard previously won a Golden Globe but shared hers with Music/HansZimmer for ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''; Hildur is also specifically the first female winner of the Oscar for Best Original Score, following the merging of the Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score categories in 2000[[/note]] and the first person from Iceland to win an Oscar.

She has also composed or performs soundtracks for films and television series since 2011, which is how she has gained the lion's share of her international recognition. Her compositional work on ''Film/Joker2019'' and ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' were particularly acclaimed and popular; the latter won her a Primetime Emmy, BAFTA and Grammy, and the former won her a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Oscar. With her ''Joker'' accolades, she is the first solo female composer to win in the original music/score categories for all three awards[[note]]Lisa Gerrard previously won a Golden Globe but shared hers with Music/HansZimmer for ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''; Hildur is also specifically the first female winner of the Oscar for Best Original Score, following the merging of the Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score categories in 2000[[/note]] and the first person from Iceland to win an Oscar.

* ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'' (2019, composed) -- UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward [[note]]Best Original Score[[/note]], UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} [[note]]Best Original Score[[/note]], UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]Best Original Score[[/note]]

She has also composed or performs soundtracks for films and television series since 2011, which is how she has gained the lion's share of her international recognition. Her compositional work on ''Film/Joker2019'' and ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' were particularly acclaimed and popular; the latter won her a Primetime Emmy, BAFTA and Grammy, and the former won her a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Oscar. With her ''Joker'' accolades, she is the first solo female composer to win in the original music/score categories for all three awards[[note]]She is specifically the first solo female winner of the Oscar for Best Original Score, following the merging of the Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score categories in 2000[[/note]] and the first person from Iceland to win an Oscar.

* ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'' (2019, composed) -- UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward [[note]]Best Original Score. She's the first woman to win it solo, Music/LisaGerrard shared hers with Music/HansZimmer for ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.[[/note]], UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} [[note]]Best Original Score.[[/note]], UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]Best Original Score. She's the first woman to win it, and the first person from Iceland to win ''any'' Academy Award.[[/note]]

Coming from a family of musicians, she's a classically trained cellist as well as a singer, and she has collaborated with the likes of Pan Sonic, Music/ThrobbingGristle, Múm, Stórsveit Nix Noltes, Music/AnimalCollective and Music/SunnO on albums and/or concerts. She also composes or performs soundtracks for films and television series since 2011.

She was friends and collaborated with a fellow Icelandic musician and composer, the late Music/JohannJohannsson, on films of Creator/DenisVilleneuve most notably. 2019-2020 were particularly great years for her as her compositions for ''Chernobyl'' and ''Joker'' earned her much praise.

* EverythingIsAnInstrument: She actually put a {{hazmat suit}} on, went into the decommissioned Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania that would be used to film ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'', and recorded sounds there, including pumps, reactors and turbines. Then she arranged them alongside classical instruments into a haunting soundtrack for the series.

* ''Series/{{Trapped}}'' (2015-2019, composed with Jóhann Jóhannsson)

* ''Series/{{Trapped}}'' (2015-2019, composed with with Jóhann Jóhannsson)

* ''Theatre/JourneysEnd'' (2017, composed with Natalie Holt)

* OscarBait: Won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe in the same year.

* ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'' (2019, composed) -- UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward [[note]]Best Original Score. She's the first woman to win it solo, Music/LisaGerrard shared hers with Music/HansZimmer for ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.[[/note]], UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} [[note]]Best Original Score.[[/note]], UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]Best Original Score. She's the first woman to win it.[[/note]]

* OscarBait: Won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Grammy in the same year.