Trent Reznor and 12 Other Popular Musicians Who’ve Won Academy Awards
Trent Reznor celebrates his birthday today (May 17), and when he started Nine Inch Nails in 1988, the last thing he likely expected was to become was an Academy Award…
Trent Reznor celebrates his birthday today (May 17), and when he started Nine Inch Nails in 1988, the last thing he likely expected was to become was an Academy Award winner.
Along with Atticus Ross, Reznor won has won two the Oscars for Best Original Music Score for 2010's The Social Network and 2020's Soul. Reznor and Ross are part of a unique club of popular musicians that have also won Academy Awards. In honor of his birthday, browse through the gallery below to see which other musicians join him in this honor.
Trent Reznor (2011 and 2021)
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Musician Trent Reznor arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
David Byrne
Alessandra del Bene/Getty ImagesSAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MARCH 24: David Byrne performs during Lollapaloosa Sao Paulo 2018 at the Interlagos racetrack on March 24, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alessandra del Bene/Getty Images)
Stevie Wonder
Kevin Winter/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 14: In this handout photo provided by One Voice: Somos Live!, Stevie Wonder performs onstage during "One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert For Disaster Relief" at the Universal Studios Lot on October 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty Images)
Elton John (1995 and 2020)
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26:: Elton John attends the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party at The City of West Hollywood Park on February 26, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF)
Carly Simon
Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 14: Recording artist Carly Simon performs onstage during the 2016 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Irving Azoff at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 14, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Lionel Richie
John Sciulli/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 08: Singer Lionel Richie performs onstage during the 2011 UNICEF Ball presented by Baccarat held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on December 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for UNICEF)
Jared Leto
Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Jared Leto, winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role poses in the press room during the Oscars at Loews Hollywood Hotel on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Prince
Karrah Kobus/NPG Records via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (Exclusive Coverage) Prince performs onstage at Warner Theatre on June 14, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Karrah Kobus/NPG Records via Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Musician Bruce Springsteen performs on stage at the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation's 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Event on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science)
Melissa Etheridge
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD - FEBRUARY 25: ***NO ONLINE, NO INTERNET, EMBARGOED FROM INTERNET AND TELEVISION USAGE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE OSCARS TELECAST*** Winner of Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for "An Inconvenient Truth" Melissa Etheridge poses in the press room during the 79th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre on February 25, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
Phil Collins
David McNew/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBob Dylan
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesLady Gaga
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Lady Gaga, winner of the Music (Original Song) award for 'Shallow' from 'A Star Is Born,' attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
