Cezary Skubiszewski is a Polish-born Australian film and television composer whose work has received international acclaim winning numerous awards. He has composed film scores for Red Dog, Two Hands, The Sapphires, Blessed, Death Defying Acts, Beneath Hill 60 and TV seriesPicnic At Hanging Rock. He is the father of actress, film director/writer Viva Bianca and composer/music producer Jan Skubiszewski.
Career
Skubiszewski first made his mark composing the score for Jerzy Domaradzki's Lilian's Story. He has worked with many Australian directors, composing scores for Gregor Jordan's Two Hands, Tony MacNamara's The Rage in Placid Lake and Gillian Armstrong's Death Defying Acts. For his work on film music Skubiszewski has received many awards including two from the Australian Film Institute for Bootmen and La Spagnola. Skubiszewski also co-composed the music to the Australian Army's "Rise" recruiting campaign, Carlton Draught's 'Big Ad' and 'VB Symphony'.
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards 2008 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording 3 Days in L.A. 2003 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack Album After the Deluge 1998 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording The Sound of One Hand Clapping 1996 Nominated ARIA Music Award Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording Lilian's Story Australasian Performing Rights Association 2000 Won APRA Music Award Best Film Score Two Hands Shared with: Jan Skubiszewski 1998 Nominated APRA Music Award Best Film Score The Sound ofOne Hand Clapping Australian Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Won AFCA Award Best Music Score The Sapphires Australian Film Institute 2015 Nominated AACTA Award Best Original Music Score in Television The Broken Shore 2014 Nominated AACTA Award Best Sound in a Documentary Once My Mother Shared with: Michael Gissing Mark Keating 2012 Nominated AACTA Award Best Original Music Score Red Dog 2010 Nominated AFI Award Best Original Music Score Beneath Hill 60 Best Original Music Score Bran Nue Dae Shared with: Jimmy Chi Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat Garry Gower Michael Manolis Mavromatis Stephen Pigram 2009 Nominated AFI Award Best Sound in a Documentary Lionel Shared with: Nick Batterham Keith Thomas 2006 Nominated AFI Award Best Original Music Score The Book of Revelation 2003 Nominated Open Craft Award Television After the Deluge For original music. 2001 Won AFI Award Best Original Music Score La spagnola 2000 Won AFI Award Best Original Music Score Bootmen 1999 Nominated AFI Award Best Original Music Score Two Hands 1996 Nominated AFI Award Best Original Music Score Lilian's Story Australian Guild of Screen Composers 1999 Won Australian Screen Music Award Best Original Music for a Feature Film Two Hands Nominated Australian Screen Music Award Best Original Music for a Feature Film Strange Fits of Passion Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2013 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score The Sapphires 2012 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Red Dog 2011 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score Bran Nue Dae Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Beneath Hill 60 2009 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Death Defying Acts 2006 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score The Book of Revelation 2002 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score La spagnola 2001 Won FCCA Award Best Music Score Bootmen Tied with Edmund Choi for Dish, The __. 2000 Nominated FCCA Award Best Music Score Two Hands IF Awards 2011 Won IF Award Best Music Red Dog 2010 Nominated IF Award Best Music Bran Nue Dae Shared with: Jimmy Chi Kuckles International Film Music Critics Award 2008 Nominated IFMCA Award Best Original Score for a Documentary Night
