| Year |
Category |
Nominated work |
Result |
Ref. |
| 1958 |
Album of the Year |
The Music from Peter Gunn |
Won |
[14] |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra |
Nominated |
| Best Arrangement |
Won |
| Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV) |
Nominated |
| 1959 |
Album of the Year |
More Music from Peter Gunn |
Nominated |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra |
Nominated |
| Best Jazz Performance – Group |
Nominated |
| Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (Over 5 Minutes Duration) |
Nominated |
| Best Soundtrack Album – Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television |
Nominated |
| Best Arrangement |
Nominated |
| 1960 |
"Mr. Lucky" |
Won |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra |
Won |
| Best Performance by a Band for Dancing |
The Blues and the Beat |
Nominated |
| Best Jazz Performance Large Group |
Won |
| Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television |
Mr. Lucky |
Nominated |
| 1961 |
Album of the Year (Other Than Classical) |
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture |
Nominated |
| Record of the Year |
"Moon River" |
Won |
| Song of the Year |
Won |
| Best Arrangement |
Won |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing |
Mr. Lucky Goes Latin |
Nominated |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Other Than Dancing |
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture |
Won |
| Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television |
Won |
| 1962 |
Best Instrumental Arrangement |
"Baby Elephant Walk" |
Won |
| Best Instrumental Theme |
Nominated |
| Best Original Jazz Composition |
"The Sounds of Hatari!" |
Nominated |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra – Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing |
Hatari! Music from the Paramount Motion Picture Score |
Nominated |
| 1963 |
Record of the Year |
"Days of Wine and Roses" |
Won |
| Song of the Year |
Won |
| Best Background Arrangement (Behind Vocalist or Instrumentalist) |
Won |
| Best Performance by a Chorus |
"Charade" |
Nominated |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra – Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing |
Our Man in Hollywood |
Nominated |
| 1964 |
Album of the Year |
The Pink Panther |
Nominated |
| Song of the Year |
"Dear Heart" |
Nominated |
| Best Performance by a Chorus |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement |
"The Pink Panther Theme" |
Won |
| Best Instrumental Composition (Other Than Jazz) |
Won |
| Best Instrumental Performance – Non-Jazz |
Won |
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show |
The Pink Panther |
Nominated |
| 1965 |
Best Instrumental Performance – Non-Jazz |
The Great Race |
Nominated |
| Best Performance by a Chorus |
Dear Heart and Other Songs about Love |
Nominated |
| 1966 |
Henry Mancini Presents the Academy Award Songs |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Theme |
"Arabesque" |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show |
Arabesque |
Nominated |
| 1969 |
Record of the Year |
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement |
Won |
| Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special |
Me, Natalie |
Nominated |
| 1970 |
Best Instrumental Arrangement |
"Theme from Z" |
Won |
| Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance |
"Theme from Z and Other Film Music" |
Won |
| Best Instrumental Composition |
"Love Theme from Sunflower" |
Nominated |
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special |
Darling Lili |
Nominated |
| 1971 |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance |
"Theme from Love Story" |
Nominated |
| 1972 |
Best Instrumental Arrangement |
"Theme from The Mancini Generation" |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Composition |
"Brass on Ivory" |
Nominated |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Arranger, Composer, Orchestra and/or Choral Leader |
Brass on Ivory |
Nominated |
| 1975 |
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special |
The Return of the Pink Panther |
Nominated |
| 1976 |
Best Instrumental Arrangement |
"The Disaster Movie Suite" |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Composition |
"The White Dawn" |
Nominated |
| 1978 |
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special |
Revenge of the Pink Panther |
Nominated |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance |
"The Pink Panther Theme ('78)" |
Nominated |
| 1980 |
"Ravel's Boléro" |
Nominated |
| 1982 |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special |
Victor/Victoria |
Nominated |
| 1983 |
Best Instrumental Composition |
"The Thorn Birds Theme" |
Nominated |
| 1984 |
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental |
"Cameo for Flute... For James" |
Nominated |
| 1987 |
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) |
"It Might as Well Be Spring" |
Nominated |
| Best Instrumental Composition |
"The Blues in Three" |
Nominated |
| Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
The Glass Menagerie |
Nominated |
| 1988 |
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) |
"Volare" |
Nominated |
| Best Arrangement on an Instrumental |
"Suite from The Thorn Birds" |
Nominated |
| 1990 |
"Monster Movie Music Suite" |
Nominated |
| 1991 |
"The Untouchables" |
Nominated |
| 1995 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
—N/a |
Won |
[15] |
| 1999 |
Grammy Hall of Fame |
"Moon River" |
Inducted |
[16] |
| 2001 |
The Pink Panther |
Inducted |