
Babel
The Story
Babel is the second studio album by British rock band Mumford & Sons. As with Sigh No More, the album was produced by Markus Dravs. The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee. It was released on 21 September 2012 in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. It was released on 24 September 2012 in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy, Eastern Europe, South America, and on 25 September 2012 in the United States and Canada.
Upon its release, Babel debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It became the fastest-selling album of 2012 in the UK, selling over 159,000 copies in its first week, and was the biggest selling debut of any album in 2012 in the US at the time, selling 600,000 in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was nominated in the category of Album of the Year for both a Brit Award and Grammy Award, winning the latter.
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Awards & Nominations
10Juno Award for International Album of the Year
2013 - Mumford & Sons
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
2013 - Mumford & Sons
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger
2007 - Nathan Gamble
Academy Award for Best Picture
2007 - Steve Golin
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2007 - Rinko Kikuchi
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2007 - Adriana Barraza
Academy Award for Best Original Score
2007 - Gustavo Santaolalla
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
2007 - Guillermo Arriaga
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Academy Award for Best Picture
2007 - Jon Kilik
Cannes Best Director Award
2006 - Alejandro G. Iñárritu
