Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla will be honored as a BMI Icon at the Broadcast Music Inc. organization’s upcoming 15th annual Latin Awards ceremony.

Santaolalla, who has won Academy Awards for his soundtracks to Brokeback Mountain and Babel, will receive his award at the event on 12 June (08) in Los Angeles.

The BMI Icon award is given to artists who have had a "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers".

Previous winners have included Brian Wilson, Dolly Parton, Los Tigres Del Norte and Juan Luis Guerra.