Nominations & Winners by Category:
Music (Scoring)
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Music (Scoring). The symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.
1934 (7th)
(Scoring)
The Gay Divorcee, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department. (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein) [came in 2nd]
The Lost Patrol, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner) [came in 3rd]
One Night of Love, Columbia. Columbia Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department. (Thematic music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn)
1935 (8th)
(Scoring)
Captain Blood, Cosmopolitan; First National. Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department. (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold) [Write-in candidate; NOT an official nomination. Came in 3rd.]
The Informer, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner)
Mutiny on the Bounty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department. (Score by Herbert Stothart) [came in 2nd]
Peter Ibbetson, Paramount. Paramount Studio Music Department, Irvin Talbot, head of department. (Score by Ernst Toch)
1936 (9th)
(Scoring)
Anthony Adverse, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department. (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner)
The Garden of Allah, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner)
The General Died at Dawn, Paramount. Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department. (Score by Werner Janssen)
Winterset, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkrat, head of department. (Score by Nathaniel Shilkrat)
1937 (10th)
(Scoring)
The Hurricane, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department. (Score by Alfred Newman)
In Old Chicago, 20th Century-Fox. 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department. (No composer credit)
The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner)
Lost Horizon, Columbia. Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department. (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
Make a Wish, Principal Productions; RKO Radio. Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director. (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
Maytime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department. (Score by Herbert Stothart)
One Hundred Men and a Girl, Universal. Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department. (No composer credit)
Portia on Trial, Republic. Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department. (Score by Alberto Colombo)
The Prisoner of Zenda, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director. (Score by Alfred Newman)
Quality Street, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director. (Score by Roy Webb)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department. (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)
Something to Sing About, Grand National. Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director. (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
Souls at Sea, Paramount. Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department. (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
Way Out West, Hal Roach; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department. (Score by Marvin Hatley)
1938 (11th)
(Original Score)
The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Bros.-First National. Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Army Girl, Republic. Victor Young.
Block-Heads, Hal Roach; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Marvin Hatley.
Blockade, Walter Wanger; United Artists. Werner Janssen.
Breaking the Ice, Principal Productions; RKO Radio. Victor Young.
The Cowboy and the Lady, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Alfred Newman.
If I Were King, Paramount. Richard Hageman.
Marie Antoinette, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
Pacific Liner, RKO Radio. Russell Bennett.
Suez, 20th Century-Fox. Louis Silvers.
The Young in Heart, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Franz Waxman.
(Scoring)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Carefree, RKO Radio. Victor Baravalle.
The Goldwyn Follies, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Alfred Newman.
Jezebel, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
Storm over Bengal, Republic. Cy Feuer.
Sweethearts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
There Goes My Heart, Hal Roach; United Artists. Marvin Hatley.
Tropic Holiday, Paramount. Boris Morros.
The Young in Heart, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Franz Waxman.
1939 (12th)
(Original Score)
Dark Victory, Warner Bros.-First National. Max Steiner.
Eternally Yours, Walter Wanger; United Artists. Werner Janssen.
Golden Boy, Columbia. Victor Young.
Gone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Max Steiner.
Gulliver’s Travels, Paramount. Victor Young.
Man of Conquest, Republic. Victor Young.
Nurse Edith Cavell, RKO Radio. Anthony Collins.
Of Mice and Men, Hal Roach; United Artists. Aaron Copland.
The Rains Came, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
Wuthering Heights, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Alfred Newman.
(Scoring)
First Love, Universal. Charles Previn.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, RKO Radio. Alfred Newman.
Intermezzo, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Lou Forbes.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Of Mice and Men, Hal Roach; United Artists. Aaron Copland.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Warner Bros. Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
She Married a Cop, Republic. Cy Feuer.
Stagecoach, Walter Wanger; United Artists. Richard Hageman, Frank Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken.
Swanee River, 20th Century-Fox. Louis Silvers.
They Shall Have Music, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Alfred Newman.
Way Down South, Sol Lesser; RKO Radio. Victor Young.
1940 (13th)
(Original Score)
Arizona, Columbia. Victor Young.
The Dark Command, Republic. Victor Young.
The Fight for Life, United States Film Service; Columbia. Louis Gruenberg.
The Great Dictator, Charles Chaplin Productions; United Artists. Meredith Willson.
The House of the Seven Gables, Universal. Frank Skinner.
The Howards of Virginia, Frank Lloyd; Columbia. Richard Hageman.
The Letter, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Long Voyage Home, Argosy-Wanger; United Artists. Richard Hageman.
The Mark of Zorro, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
My Favorite Wife, RKO Radio. Roy Webb.
North West Mounted Police, Paramount. Victor Young.
One Million B.C., Hal Roach; United Artists. Werner Heymann.
Our Town, Sol Lesser; United Artists. Aaron Copland.
Rebecca, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Franz Waxman.
The Thief of Bagdad, Alexander Korda; United Artists. (UK, USA) Miklos Rozsa.
Waterloo Bridge, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
(Scoring)
Arise, My Love, Paramount. Victor Young.
Hit Parade of 1941, Republic. Cy Feuer.
Irene, Imeradio Pictures; RKO Radio. Anthony Collins.
Our Town, Sol Lesser; United Artists. Aaron Copland.
The Sea Hawk, Warner Bros. Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Second Chorus, National Pictures; Paramount. Artie Shaw.
Spring Parade, Universal. Charles Previn.
Tin Pan Alley, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1941 (14th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic Picture)
All That Money Can Buy, William Dieterle; RKO Radio. Bernard Herrmann.
Back Street, Universal. Frank Skinner.
Ball of Fire, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Alfred Newman.
Cheers for Miss Bishop, Richard Rowland; United Artists. Edward Ward.
Citizen Kane, Mercury; RKO Radio. Bernard Herrmann.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Franz Waxman.
Hold Back the Dawn, Paramount. Victor Young.
How Green Was My Valley, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
King of the Zombies, Monogram. Edward Kay.
The Little Foxes, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Meredith Willson.
Lydia, Alexander Korda; United Artists. Miklos Rozsa.
Sergeant York, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
So Ends Our Night, Loew-Lewin; United Artists. Louis Gruenberg.
Sundown, Walter Wanger; United Artists. Miklos Rozsa.
Suspicion, RKO Radio. Franz Waxman.
Tanks a Million, Hal Roach; United Artists. Edward Ward.
That Uncertain Feeling, Ernst Lubitsch; United Artists. Werner Heymann.
This Woman Is Mine, Frank Lloyd; Universal. Richard Hageman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
All-American Co-Ed, Hal Roach; United Artists. Edward Ward.
Birth of the Blues, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Buck Privates, Universal. Charles Previn.
Ice-Capades, Republic. Cy Feuer.
The Strawberry Blonde, Warner Bros. Heinz Roemheld.
Sun Valley Serenade, 20th Century-Fox. Emil Newman.
Sunny, Wilcox; RKO Radio. Anthony Collins.
You’ll Never Get Rich, Columbia. Morris Stoloff.
1942 (15th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Arabian Nights, Walter Wanger; Universal. Frank Skinner.
The Black Swan, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Corsican Brothers, Edward Small; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Flying Tigers, Republic. Victor Young.
The Gold Rush, Charles Chaplin Productions; United Artists. Max Terr.
I Married a Witch, Paramount-Cinema Guild; United Artists. Roy Webb.
Joan of Paris, RKO Radio. Roy Webb.
Jungle Book, Alexander Korda; United Artists. (USA, UK) Miklos Rozsa.
Klondike Fury, Monogram. Edward Kay.
Now, Voyager, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Leigh Harline.
Random Harvest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
The Shanghai Gesture, Arnold Productions; United Artists. Richard Hageman.
Silver Queen, Sherman; United Artists. Victor Young.
Take a Letter, Darling, Paramount. Victor Young.
To Be or Not to Be, Ernst Lubitsch; United Artists. Werner Heymann.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Flying with Music, Hal Roach; United Artists. Edward Ward.
Holiday Inn, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Johnny Doughboy, Republic. Walter Scharf.
My Gal Sal, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
You Were Never Lovelier, Columbia. Leigh Harline.
1943 (16th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Casablanca, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Paramount. Victor Young.
Hangmen Also Die, Arnold Productions; United Artists. Hanns Eisler.
Hi Diddle Diddle, Andrew Stone Productions; United Artists. Phil Boutelje.
In Old Oklahoma, Republic. Walter Scharf.
Johnny Come Lately, Cagney Productions; United Artists. Leigh Harline.
The Kansan, Sherman; United Artists. Gerard Carbonara.
Lady of Burlesque, Hunt Stromberg; United Artists. Arthur Lange.
Madame Curie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
The Moon and Sixpence, Loew-Lewin; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
The North Star, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Aaron Copland.
The Song of Bernadette, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Victory Through Air Power, Walt Disney Productions; United Artists. Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith and Oliver G. Wallace.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Coney Island, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Hit Parade of 1943, Republic. Walter Scharf.
Phantom of the Opera, Universal. Edward Ward.
Saludos Amigos, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Charles Wolcott, Edward H. Plumb and Paul J. Smith.
The Sky’s the Limit, RKO Radio. Leigh Harline.
Something to Shout About, Columbia. Morris Stoloff.
Stage Door Canteen, Principal Artists-Lesser; United Artists. Frederic E. Rich.
Star Spangled Rhythm, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
This Is the Army, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
Thousands Cheer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
1944 (17th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Bogeaus; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Casanova Brown, International Pictures; RKO Radio. Arthur Lange.
Christmas Holiday, Universal. H. J. Salter.
Double Indemnity, Paramount. Miklos Rozsa.
It Happened Tomorrow, Arnold Productions; United Artists. Robert Stolz.
Jack London, Bronston; United Artists. Frederic Efrem Rich.
Kismet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
The Princess and the Pirate, Regent Pictures; RKO Radio. David Rose.
Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Max Steiner.
Summer Storm, Angelus; United Artists. Karl Hajos.
Three Russian Girls, R & F Productions; United Artists. Franke Harling.
Up in Mabel’s Room, Edward Small; United Artists. Edward Paul.
Voice in the Wind, Ripley-Monter; United Artists. Michel Michelet.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Woman of the Town, Sherman; United Artists. Miklos Rozsa.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Brazil, Republic. Walter Scharf.
Higher and Higher, RKO Radio. C. Bakaleinikoff.
Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Knickerbocker Holiday, PCA (Producers Corporation of America); United Artists. Werner R. Heymann and Kurt Weill.
Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Lady, Let’s Dance, Scott R. Dunlap; Monogram. Edward Kay.
Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Georgie Stoll.
The Merry Monahans, Universal. H. J. Salter.
Sensations of 1945, Andrew Stone Productions; United Artists. Mahlon Merrick.
Song of the Open Road, Charles Rogers Productions; United Artists. Charles Previn.
1945 (18th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Bells of St. Mary’s, Rainbow Productions; RKO Radio. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Brewster’s Millions, Edward Small; United Artists. Lou Forbes.
Captain Kidd, Bogeaus; United Artists. Werner Janssen.
The Enchanted Cottage, RKO Radio. Roy Webb.
G.I. Honeymoon, Monogram. Edward J. Kay.
Guest in the House, Guest in the House, Inc.; United Artists. Werner Janssen.
Guest Wife, Greentree Productions; United Artists. Daniele Amfitheatrof.
The Keys of the Kingdom, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Lost Weekend, Paramount. Miklos Rozsa.
Love Letters, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Victor Young.
The Man Who Walked Alone, PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). Karl Hajos.
Objective, Burma!, Warner Bros. Franz Waxman.
Paris—Underground, Constance Bennett; United Artists. Alexander Tansman.
The Southerner, Loew-Hakim; United Artists. Werner Janssen.
Spellbound, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Miklos Rozsa.
This Love of Ours, Universal. H. J. Salter.
The Valley of Decision, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Anchors Aweigh, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Georgie Stoll.
Belle of the Yukon, International Pictures; RKO Radio. Arthur Lange.
Hitchhike to Happiness, Republic. Morton Scott.
Incendiary Blonde, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Sunbonnet Sue, Monogram. Edward J. Kay.
The Three Caballeros, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Charles Wolcott, Edward Plumb and Paul J. Smith.
Why Girls Leave Home, PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). Walter Greene.
1946 (19th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Anna and the King of Siam, 20th Century-Fox. Bernard Herrmann.
The Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Hugo Friedhofer.
Henry V, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; United Artists. (UK) William Walton.
Humoresque, Warner Bros. Franz Waxman.
The Killers, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal. Miklos Rozsa.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Blue Skies, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Centennial Summer, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Harvey Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lennie Hayton.
The Jolson Story, Columbia. Morris Stoloff.
1947 (20th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Hugo Friedhofer.
Captain from Castile, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International. Dr. Miklos Rozsa.
Forever Amber, 20th Century-Fox. David Raksin.
Life with Father, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Fiesta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Johnny Green.
Mother Wore Tights, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Road to Rio, Bing Crosby Enterprises and Hope Enterprises; Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Song of the South, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott.
1948 (21st)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) William Walton.
Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio. Hugo Friedhofer.
Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Brian Easdale.
The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
The Emperor Waltz, Paramount. Victor Young.
The Pirate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lennie Hayton.
Romance on the High Seas, Michael Curtiz Productions; Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
When My Baby Smiles at Me, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1949 (22nd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Beyond the Forest, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
Champion, Screen Plays Corporation; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
The Heiress, Paramount. Aaron Copland.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Look for the Silver Lining, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
1950 (23rd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Flame and the Arrow, Norma-F.R. Production; Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
No Sad Songs for Me, Columbia. George Duning.
Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Victor Young.
Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Franz Waxman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
I’ll Get By, 20th Century-Fox. Lionel Newman.
Three Little Words, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Andre Previn.
The West Point Story, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
1951 (24th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
David and Bathsheba, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Death of a Salesman, Stanley Kramer Productions; Columbia. Alex North.
A Place in the Sun, Paramount. Franz Waxman.
Quo Vadis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Miklos Rozsa.
A Streetcar Named Desire, Charles K. Feldman Group Productions; Warner Bros. Alex North.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Oliver Wallace.
On the Riviera, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1952 (25th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Ivanhoe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Miklos Rozsa.
Miracle of Fatima, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Thief, Fran Productions, Inc.; United Artists. Herschel Burke Gilbert.
Viva Zapata!, 20th Century-Fox. Alex North.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Walter Scharf.
The Medium, Transfilm; Lopert Films. (Italy, USA) Gian-Carlo Menotti.
Singin’ in the Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lennie Hayton.
With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1953 (26th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Above and Beyond, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hugo Friedhofer.
Julius Caesar, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Miklos Rozsa.
Lili, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bronislau Kaper.
This Is Cinerama, Cinerama Productions Corporation. Louis Forbes.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
The Band Wagon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Adolph Deutsch.
Calamity Jane, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
Call Me Madam, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, Stanley Kramer Productions; Columbia. Frederick Hollander and Morris Stoloff.
1954 (27th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Caine Mutiny, Stanley Kramer Productions; Columbia. Max Steiner.
Genevieve, J. Arthur Rank-Sirius Productions, Ltd.; Universal-International. (UK) Larry Adler. [NOTE: Because of the political climate of the times, Genevieve’s arranger and orchestra conductor Muir Mathieson was credited as composer on American prints of this British-made film, and was thus credited with the nomination. In June of 1986, the Board of Governors had Academy records updated to give Larry Adler the proper credit, which Mr. Mathieson had never claimed. Mr. Mathieson’s name was removed from the nomination and Mr. Adler’s inserted.]
The High and the Mighty, Wayne-Fellows Productions; Warner Bros. Dimitri Tiomkin.
On the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia. Leonard Bernstein.
The Silver Chalice, Victor Saville Production; Warner Bros. Franz Waxman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Carmen Jones, Otto Preminger Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Herschel Burke Gilbert.
A Star Is Born, Transcona Enterprises Production; Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
1955 (28th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Battle Cry, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Man with the Golden Arm, Otto Preminger Productions; United Artists. Elmer Bernstein.
Picnic, Columbia. George Duning.
The Rose Tattoo, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Alex North.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Daddy Long Legs, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Guys and Dolls, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jay Blackton and Cyril J. Mockridge.
It’s Always Fair Weather, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Andre Previn.
Oklahoma!, Rodgers & Hammerstein Pictures, Inc.; Magna Theatre Corporation. Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch.
1956 (29th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Anastasia, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Around the World in 80 Days, The Michael Todd Co., Inc.; United Artists. Victor Young.
Between Heaven and Hell, 20th Century-Fox. Hugo Friedhofer.
Giant, Giant Production; Warner Bros. Dimitri Tiomkin.
The Rainmaker, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Alex North.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
The Best Things in Life Are Free, 20th Century-Fox. Lionel Newman.
1957 (30th)
(Scoring)
An Affair to Remember, Jerry Wald Productions, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox. Hugo Friedhofer.
Boy on a Dolphin, 20th Century-Fox. Hugo Friedhofer.
The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Malcolm Arnold.
Perri, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Paul Smith.
Raintree County, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Johnny Green.
1958 (31st)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Big Country, Anthony-Worldwide Productions; United Artists. Jerome Moross.
The Old Man and the Sea, Leland Hayward; Warner Bros. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Separate Tables, Clifton Productions, Inc.; United Artists. David Raksin.
White Wilderness, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. [True Life Adventure Series] Oliver Wallace.
The Young Lions, 20th Century-Fox. Hugo Friedhofer.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
The Bolshoi Ballet, Rank Organization Presentation-Harmony Film; Rank Film Distributors of America, Inc. (UK) Yuri Faier and G. Rozhdestvensky.
Damn Yankees, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
Gigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Andre Previn.
Mardi Gras, Jerry wald Productions, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox. Lionel Newman.
South Pacific, South Pacific Enterprises, Inc.; Magna Theatre Corporation. Alfred Newman and Ken Darby.
1959 (32nd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Miklos Rozsa.
The Diary of Anne Frank, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
The Nun’s Story, Warner Bros. Franz Waxman.
On the Beach, Lomitas Productions, Inc.; United Artists. Ernest Gold.
Pillow Talk, Arwin Productions; Universal-International. Frank DeVol.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
The Five Pennies, Dena Productions; Paramount. Leith Stevens.
Say One for Me, Bing Crosby Productions, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox. Lionel Newman.
Sleeping Beauty, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. George Bruns.
1960 (33rd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Alamo, Batjac Production; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Elmer Gantry, Burt Lancaster-Richard Brooks Production; United Artists. Andre Previn.
Exodus, Carlyle-Alpina S.A. Production; United Artists. Ernest Gold.
The Magnificent Seven, Mirisch-Alpha Production; United Artists. (USA, Philippines) Elmer Bernstein.
Spartacus, Bryna Productions, Inc.; Universal-International. Alex North.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Bells Are Ringing, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Andre Previn.
Can-Can, Suffolk-Cummings Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Nelson Riddle.
Pepe, G.S.-Posa Films International Production; Columbia. (Mexico, USA) Johnny Green.
Song Without End (The Story of Franz Liszt), Goetz-Vidor Pictures Production; Columbia. Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman.
1961 (34th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Jurow-Shepherd Production; Paramount. Henry Mancini.
El Cid, Samuel Bronston Production in association with Dear Film Production; Allied Artists. (Italy, USA) Miklos Rozsa.
The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman Production; Columbia. (UK) Dimitri Tiomkin.
Summer and Smoke, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Elmer Bernstein.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Babes in Toyland, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. George Bruns.
Flower Drum Song, Universal-International-Ross Hunter Production in association with Joseph Fields; Universal-International. Alfred Newman and Ken Darby.
Khovanshchina, Mosfilm Studios Production; Artkino Pictures. (Soviet Union) Dimitri Shostakovich.
Paris Blues, Pennebaker Production; United Artists. Duke Ellington.
West Side Story, Mirisch Pictures, Inc. and B and P Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal.
1962 (35th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
Freud, Universal-International-John Huston Production; Universal-International. Jerry Goldsmith.
Lawrence of Arabia, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.-Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia. (UK) Maurice Jarre.
Mutiny on the Bounty, Arcola Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bronislau Kaper.
Taras Bulba, Harold Hecht Productions; United Artists. (Yugoslavia, USA) Franz Waxman.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Universal-International-Pakula-Mulligan-Brentwood Production; Universal-International. Elmer Bernstein.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
Billy Rose’s Jumbo, Euterpe-Arwin Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George Stoll.
Gigot, Seven Arts Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Michel Magne.
Gypsy, Warner Bros. Frank Perkins.
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Cinerama; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh Harline.
1963 (36th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
Cleopatra, 20th Century-Fox, Ltd.-MCL Films S.A.-WALWA Films S.A. Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Switzerland, UK, USA) Alex North.
55 Days at Peking, Samuel Bronston Production; Allied Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
How the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Cinerama; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alfred Newman and Ken Darby.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Casey Production; United Artists. Ernest Gold.
Tom Jones, Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures. (UK) John Addison.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
Bye Bye Birdie, Kohlmar-Sidney Production; Columbia. John Green.
Irma La Douce, Mirisch-Phalanx Production; United Artists. Andre Previn.
A New Kind of Love, Llenroc Productions; Paramount. Leith Stevens.
Sundays and Cybele, Terra Film-Fides-Orsay Films-Les Films du Trocadero; Columbia. (France, Austria) Maurice Jarre.
The Sword in the Stone, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. George Bruns.
1964 (37th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
Becket, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. (UK, USA) Laurence Rosenthal.
The Fall of the Roman Empire, Bronston-Roma Production; Paramount. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Hush . . . Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Associates & Aldrich Company Production; 20th Century-Fox. Frank DeVol.
The Pink Panther, Mirisch-G-E Production; United Artists. Henry Mancini.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
A Hard Day’s Night, Walter Shenson Production; United Artists. (UK) George Martin.
Mary Poppins, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Irwin Kostal.
My Fair Lady, Warner Bros. Andre Previn.
Robin and the 7 Hoods, P-C Production; Warner Bros. Nelson Riddle.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Marten Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Armbruster, Leo Arnaud, Jack Elliott, Jack Hayes, Calvin Jackson and Leo Shuken.
1965 (38th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
The Agony and the Ecstasy, International Classics Production; 20th Century-Fox. (USA, Italy) Alex North.
Doctor Zhivago, Sostar S.A.-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, Italy, UK, Liechtenstein) Maurice Jarre.
The Greatest Story Ever Told, George Stevens Production; United Artists. Alfred Newman.
A Patch of Blue, Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jerry Goldsmith.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Parc-Madeleine-Beta Films; American International Pictures. (France, West Germany) Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
Cat Ballou, Harold Hecht Productions; Columbia. DeVol.
The Sound of Music, Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox. Irwin Kostal.
A Thousand Clowns, Harrell Production; United Artists. Don Walker.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Parc-Madeleine-Beta Films; American International Pictures. (France, West Germany) Michel Legrand.
1966 (39th)
(Original Music Score)
The Bible, Thalia, A.G. Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Italy, USA) Toshiro Mayuzumi.
Born Free, Open Road Films, Ltd.-Atlas Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) John Barry.
Hawaii, Mirisch Corporation of Delaware Production; United Artists. Elmer Bernstein.
The Sand Pebbles, Argyle-Solar Production; 20th Century-Fox. Jerry Goldsmith.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Chenault Productions; Warner Bros. Alex North.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Melvin Frank Production; United Artists. (USA, UK) Ken Thorne.
The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Arco-Lux Cie Cinematografique de France Production; Walter Reade-Continental Distributing. (Italy, France) Luis Enrique Bacalov.
Return of the Seven, Mirisch Productions; United Artists. (Spain, USA) Elmer Bernstein.
The Singing Nun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Harry Sukman.
Stop the World—I Want to Get Off, Warner Bros. Productions, Ltd.; Warner Bros. (UK) Al Ham.
1967 (40th)
(Original Music Score)
Cool Hand Luke, Jalem Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Lalo Schifrin.
Doctor Dolittle, Apjac Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Leslie Bricusse.
Far from the Madding Crowd, Appia Films, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK) Richard Rodney Bennett.
In Cold Blood, Pax Enterprises Production; Columbia. Quincy Jones.
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Elmer Bernstein.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Columbia. DeVol.
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Andre Previn and Joseph Gershenson.
Valley of the Dolls, Red Lion Productions; 20th Century-Fox. John Williams.
1968 (41st)
(Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical])
The Fox, Raymond Stross-Motion Pictures International Production; Claridge Pictures. (Canada) Lalo Schifrin.
The Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. (UK, USA) John Barry.
Planet of the Apes, Apjac Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Jerry Goldsmith.
The Shoes of the Fisherman, George Englund Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alex North.
The Thomas Crown Affair, Mirisch-Simkoe-Solar Production; United Artists. Michel Legrand.
(Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation)
Finian’s Rainbow, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Adaptation score by Ray Heindorf.
Funny Girl, Rastar Productions; Columbia. Adaptation score by Walter Scharf.
Oliver!, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) Adaptation score by John Green.
Star!, Robert Wise Production; 20th Century-Fox. Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton.
The Young Girls of Rochefort, Mag Bodard-Gilbert de Goldschmidt-Parc Film-Madeleine Films Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. (France) Music and adaptation score by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Jacques Demy.
1969 (42nd)
(Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical])
Anne of the Thousand Days, Hal B. Wallis-Universal Pictures, Ltd. Production; Universal. (UK) Georges Delerue.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, George Roy Hill-Paul Monash Production; 20th Century-Fox. Burt Bacharach.
The Reivers, Irving Ravetch-Arthur Kramer-Solar Productions; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. John Williams.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria, Stanley Kramer Company Production; United Artists. Ernest Gold.
The Wild Bunch, Phil Feldman Production; warner Bros.-Seven Arts. (USA, Mexico) Jerry Fielding.
(Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Apjac Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by John Williams.
Hello, Dolly!, Chenault Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman.
Paint Your Wagon, Alan Jay Lerner Production; Paramount. Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle.
Sweet Charity, Universal. Adaptation score by Cy Coleman.
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Chartoff-Winkler-Pollack Production; ABC Pictures Presentation; Cinerama. Adaptation score by John Green and Albert Woodbury.
1970 (43rd)
(Original Score)
Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Alfred Newman.
Cromwell, Irving Allen, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Frank Cordell.
Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount. Francis Lai.
Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Jerry Goldsmith.
Sunflower, Sostar S.A. Production; Avco Embassy. (Italy, France, Soviet Union, USA) Henry Mancini.
(Original Song Score)
The Baby Maker, Robert Wise Production; National General Pictures. Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Lee Mendelson Film-Melendez Features Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. Music by Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter; lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Melendez and Al Shean; adaptation score by Vince Guaraldi.
Let It Be, Beatles-Apple Production; United Artists. (UK) Music and lyrics by The Beatles.
Scrooge, Waterbury Films, Ltd. Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. (UK) Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer.
1971 (44th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Mary, Queen of Scots, Hal B. Wallis-Universal Pictures, Ltd. Production; Universal. (UK, USA) John Barry.
Nicholas and Alexandra, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK) Richard Rodney Bennett.
Shaft, Shaft Productions, Ltd.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Isaac Hayes.
Straw Dogs, Talent Associates, Ltd.-Amerbroco Films, Ltd. Production; ABC Pictures Presentation; Cinerama. (UK, USA) Jerry Fielding.
Summer of ’42, Robert Mulligan-Richard Alan Roth Production; Warner Bros. Michel Legrand.
(Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Song score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; adaptation score by Irwin Kostal.
The Boy Friend, Russflix, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Adaptation score by Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell.
Fiddler on the Roof, Mirisch-Cartier Productions; United Artists. Adaptation score by John Williams.
Tchaikovsky, Dimitri Tiomkin-Mosfilm Studios Production. (Soviet Union) Adaptation score by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Wolper Pictures, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (USA, East Germany, West Germany) Song score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley; adaptation score by Walter Scharf.
1972 (45th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
The Godfather, Albert S. Ruddy Production; Paramount. Nino Rota. [NOTE: The Godfather score, composed by Nino Rota, was originally announced as one of the five official nominees. It was later pointed out that portions of the score and the main theme were composed by Rota for his score to the 1958 Italian film Fortunella. The Music Branch was given this information and re-balloted to determine the fifth nomination. The list of six films they were to choose from were the remaining five of the top ten preliminary listings, plus The Godfather score. The results of the re-balloting was that the fifth nomination became Sleuth, composed by John Addison, and The Godfather was dropped.]
Images, Hemdale Group, Ltd.-Lion’s Gate Films Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) John Williams.
Limelight, Charles Chaplin Productions; Columbia. Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell. [NOTE: Limelight, made in 1952, was belatedly eligible for 1972 consideration because it had not previously been shown in a Los Angeles theater as Academy rules require.]
Napoleon and Samantha, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Buddy Baker.
The Poseidon Adventure, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Williams.
Sleuth, Palomar Pictures International Production; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) John Addison.
(Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)
Cabaret, ABC Pictures Production; Allied Artists. Adaptation score by Ralph Burns.
Lady Sings the Blues, Motown-Weston-Furie Production; Paramount. Adaptation score by Gil Askey.
Man of La Mancha, P.E.A. Produzioni Europee Associate S.p.A. Production; United Artists. (Italy, USA) Adaptation score by Laurence Rosenthal.
1973 (46th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Cinderella Liberty, Sanford Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Williams.
The Day of the Dolphin, Icarus Productions; Avco Embassy. Georges Delerue.
Papillon, Corona-General Production Company Production; Allied Artists. (France, USA) Jerry Goldsmith.
A Touch of Class, Brut Productions; Avco Embassy. (UK) John Cameron.
The Way We Were, Rastar Productions; Columbia. Marvin Hamlisch.
(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
Jesus Christ Superstar, Universal-Norman Jewison-Robert Stigwood Production; Universal. Adaptation score by Andre Previn, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal. Adaptation score by Marvin Hamlisch.
Tom Sawyer, Arthur P. Jacobs Production; Reader’s Digest Presentation; United Artists. Song score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; adaptation score by John Williams.
1974 (47th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Jerry Goldsmith.
Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Richard Rodney Bennett.
Shanks, William Castle Enterprises Production; Paramount. Alex North.
The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. John Williams.
(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
The Great Gatsby, David Merrick Production; Paramount. Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle.
The Little Prince, Stanley Donen Enterprises, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Song score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; adaptation score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley.
Phantom of the Paradise, Harbor Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Song score by Paul Williams; adaptation score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton.
1975 (48th)
(Original Score)
Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Wolper Pictures, Ltd. Production; Columbia. Gerald Fried.
Bite the Bullet, Pax Enterprises Production; Columbia. Alex North.
Jaws, Universal-Zanuck/Brown Production; Universal. John Williams.
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fantasy Films Production; United Artists. Jack Nitzsche.
The Wind and the Lion, Herb Jaffe Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jerry Goldsmith.
(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
Barry Lyndon, Hawk Films, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Adaptation score by Leonard Rosenman.
Funny Lady, Rastar Pictures Production; Columbia. Adaptation score by Peter Matz.
Tommy, Robert Stigwood Organisation, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) Adaptation score by Peter Townshend.
1976 (49th)
(Original Score)
Obsession, George Litto Productions; Columbia. Bernard Herrmann.
The Omen, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) Jerry Goldsmith.
The Outlaw Josey Wales, Malpaso Company Film Production; Warner Bros. Jerry Fielding.
Taxi Driver, Bill/Phillips Production of a Martin Scorsese Film; Columbia. Bernard Herrmann.
Voyage of the Damned, ITC Entertainment Production; Avco Embassy. (UK, USA) Lalo Schifrin.
(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)
Bound for Glory, The Bound for Glory Company Production; United Artists. Adaptation score by Leonard Rosenman.
Bugsy Malone, Goodtimes Enterprises, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK) Song score and adaptation score by Paul Williams.
A Star Is Born, Barwood/Jon Peters Production; First Artists Presentation; Warner Bros. Adaptation score by Roger Kellaway.
1977 (50th)
(Original Score)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Julia Phillips/Michael Phillips-Steven Spielberg Film Production; Columbia. John Williams.
Julia, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Georges Delerue.
Mohammad—Messenger of God, Filmco International Production; Irwin Yablans Company. (Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK, Saudi Arabia) Maurice Jarre.
The Spy Who Loved Me, Eon Productions Ltd.; United Artists. (UK) Marvin Hamlisch.
Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Williams.
(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)
A Little Night Music, Sascha-Wien Film Production in association with Elliott Kastner; New World Pictures. (West Germany, Austria, USA) Adaptation score by Jonathan Tunick.
Pete’s Dragon, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Song score by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn; adaptation score by Irwin Kostal.
The Slipper and the Rose—The Story of Cinderella, Paradine Co-Productions, Ltd.; Universal. (UK) Song score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; adaptation score by Angela Morley.
1978 (51st)
(Adaptation Score)
The Buddy Holly Story, Innovisions-ECA Production; Columbia. Joe Renzetti.
Pretty Baby, Louis Malle Film Production; Paramount. Jerry Wexler.
The Wiz, Motown/Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Quincy Jones.
(Original Score)
The Boys from Brazil, ITC Entertainment Production; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) Jerry Goldsmith.
Days of Heaven, OP Production; Paramount. Ennio Morricone.
Heaven Can Wait, Dogwood Productions; Paramount. Dave Grusin.
Midnight Express, Casablanca Filmworks Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Giorgio Moroder.
Superman, Dovemead Ltd. Production; Alexander Salkind Presentation; Warner Bros. (USA, UK, Canada, Switzerland) John Williams.
1979 (52nd)
(Original Score)
The Amityville Horror, American International/Professional Films Production; American International Pictures. Lalo Schifrin.
The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dave Grusin.
A Little Romance, Pan Arts Associates Production; Orion Pictures Company. (France, USA) Georges Delerue.
Star Trek—The Motion Picture, Century Associates Production; Paramount. Jerry Goldsmith.
10, Geoffrey Productions; Orion Pictures Company. Henry Mancini.
(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Adaptation score by Ralph Burns.
Breaking Away, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Adaptation score by Patrick Williams.
The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson Productions; Lord Grade/Martin Starger Presentation; AFD (Associated Film Distribution). (UK, USA) Song score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; adaptation score by Paul Williams.
1980 (53rd)
(Original Score)
Altered States, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. John Corigliano.
The Elephant Man, Brooksfilms Limited Production; Paramount. (USA, UK) John Morris.
The Empire Strikes Back, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Williams.
Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Michael Gore.
Tess, Renn-Burrill Co-production with the participation of the Societe Francaise de Production (S.F.P.); Columbia. (UK, France) Philippe Sarde.
1981 (54th)
(Original Score)
Chariots of Fire, Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. (UK) Vangelis.
Dragonslayer, Barwood/Robbins Production; Paramount. Alex North.
On Golden Pond, ITC Films/IPC Films Production; Universal. (UK, USA) Dave Grusin.
Ragtime, Ragtime Production; Paramount. Randy Newman.
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. John Williams.
1982 (55th)
(Original Score)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. John Williams.
An Officer and a Gentleman, Lorimar Production in association with Martin Elfand; Paramount. Jack Nitzsche.
Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Steven Spielberg Production; MGM/UA. Jerry Goldsmith.
Sophie’s Choice, ITC Entertainment Presentation of a Pakula-Barish Production; Universal/A.F.D. (UK, USA) Marvin Hamlisch.
(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
Annie, Rastar Films Production; Columbia. Adaptation score by Ralph Burns.
One from the Heart, Zoetrope Studios Production; Columbia. Song score by Tom Waits.
Victor/Victoria, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production; MGM/UA. (UK, USA) Song score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Henry Mancini.
1983 (56th)
(Original Score)
Cross Creek, Robert B. Radnitz/Martin Ritt/Thorn EMI Films Production; Universal. Leonard Rosenman.
Return of the Jedi, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Williams.
The Right Stuff, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; The Ladd Company through Warner Bros. Bill Conti.
Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount. Michael Gore.
Under Fire, Lions Gate Films Production; Orion. (USA, Mexico) Jerry Goldsmith.
(Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
The Sting II, Jennings Lang/Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Adaptation score by Lalo Schifrin.
Trading Places, Aaron Russo Production; Paramount. Adaptation score by Elmer Bernstein.
Yentl, United Artists/Ladbroke Feature/Barwood Production; MGM/UA. (UK, USA) Song score by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman.
1984 (57th)
(Original Score)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. John Williams.
The Natural, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star. Randy Newman.
A Passage to India, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Maurice Jarre.
The River, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. John Williams.
Under the Volcano, Ithaca Enterprises Production; Universal. (Mexico, USA) Alex North.
(Original Song Score)
The Muppets Take Manhattan, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star. Jeff Moss.
Purple Rain, Purple Films Company Production; Warner Bros. Prince.
Songwriter, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star. Kris Kristofferson.
1985 (58th)
(Original Score)
Agnes of God, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. (USA, Canada) Georges Delerue.
The Color Purple, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber.
Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) John Barry.
Silverado, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. Bruce Broughton.
Witness, Edward S. Feldman Production; Paramount. Maurice Jarre.
1986 (59th)
(Original Score)
Aliens, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK) James Horner.
Hoosiers, Carter De Haven Production; Orion. (UK, USA) Jerry Goldsmith.
The Mission, Warner Bros./Goldcrest and Kingsmere Production; Warner Bros. (UK, France) Ennio Morricone.
’Round Midnight, Irwin Winkler Production; Warner Bros. (USA, France) Herbie Hancock.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Harve Bennett Production; Paramount. Leonard Rosenman.
1987 (60th)
(Original Score)
Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. John Williams.
The Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. (UK, Italy, China, France) Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su.
The Untouchables, Art Linson Production; Paramount. Ennio Morricone.
The Witches of Eastwick, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. John Williams.
1988 (61st)
(Original Score)
The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. John Williams.
Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) George Fenton.
Gorillas in the Mist, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros./Universal. Maurice Jarre.
The Milagro Beanfield War, Robert Redford/Moctesuma Esparza Production; Universal. Dave Grusin.
Rain Man, Guber-Peters Company Production; United Artists. Hans Zimmer.
1989 (62nd)
(Original Score)
Born on the Fourth of July, A. Kitman Ho & Ixtlan Production; Universal. John Williams.
The Fabulous Baker Boys, Gladden Entertainment Presentation of a Mirage Production; 20th Century Fox. David Grusin.
Field of Dreams, Gordon Company Production; Universal. James Horner.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. John Williams.
The Little Mermaid, Walt Disney Pictures Production in association with Silver Screen Partners IV; Buena Vista. Alan Menken.
1990 (63rd)
(Original Score)
Avalon, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star. Randy Newman.
Dances with Wolves, Tig Production; Orion. (USA, UK) John Barry.
Ghost, Howard W. Koch Production; Paramount. Maurice Jarre.
Havana, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. David Grusin.
Home Alone, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. John Williams.
1991 (64th)
(Original Score)
Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Alan Menken.
Bugsy, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. Ennio Morricone.
The Fisher King, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. George Fenton.
JFK, Camelot Production; Warner Bros. (France, USA) John Williams.
The Prince of Tides, Barwood/Longfellow Production; Columbia. James Newton Howard.
1992 (65th)
(Original Score)
Aladdin, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Alan Menken.
Basic Instinct, Carolco Production; TriStar. (France, USA, UK) Jerry Goldsmith.
Chaplin, Carolco Production; TriStar. (UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA) John Barry.
Howards End, Merchant Ivory Productions; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, Japan, USA) Richard Robbins.
A River Runs Through It, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. Mark Isham.
1993 (66th)
(Original Score)
The Age of Innocence, Cappa/De Fina Production; Columbia. Elmer Bernstein.
The Firm, John Davis/Scott Rudin/Mirage Production; Paramount. Dave Grusin.
The Fugitive, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. James Newton Howard.
The Remains of the Day, Mike Nichols/John Calley/Merchant Ivory Production; Columbia. (USA, UK) Richard Robbins.
Schindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. John Williams.
1994 (67th)
(Original Score)
Forrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount. Alan Silvestri.
Interview with the Vampire, Geffen Pictures Production; Geffen Pictures through Warner Bros. Elliot Goldenthal.
The Lion King, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Hans Zimmer.
Little Women, Di Novi Pictures Production; Columbia. (USA, Canada) Thomas Newman.
The Shawshank Redemption, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. Thomas Newman.
1995 (68th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Apollo 13, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures Production; Universal. James Horner.
Braveheart, Icon Productions/Ladd Company Production; Paramount. James Horner.
Nixon, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production; Buena Vista. John Williams.
The Postman (Il Postino), Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Production/Pentafilm/Esterno Mediterraneo/Blue Dahlia Production; Miramax Films. (Italy, France, Belgium) Luis Enrique Bacalov.
Sense and Sensibility, Mirage Production; Columbia. (USA, UK) Patrick Doyle.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
The American President, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. Marc Shaiman.
Pocahontas, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; orchestral score by Alan Menken.
Sabrina, Mirage/Scott Rudin/Sandollar Production; Paramount in association with Constellation Films. (Germany, USA) John Williams.
Toy Story, Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Production; Buena Vista. Randy Newman.
Unstrung Heroes, Hollywood Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Thomas Newman.
1996 (69th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Gabriel Yared.
Hamlet, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Patrick Doyle.
Michael Collins, Geffen Pictures Production; Geffen Pictures through Warner Bros. (UK, Ireland, USA) Elliot Goldenthal.
Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia) David Hirschfelder.
Sleepers, Propaganda Films Production; Warner Bros. John Williams.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Emma, Matchmaker Films/Haft Entertainment Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA) Rachel Portman.
The First Wives Club, Scott Rudin Production; Paramount. Marc Shaiman.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; orchestral score by Alan Menken.
James and the Giant Peach, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. (UK, USA) Randy Newman.
The Preacher’s Wife, Touchstone Pictures/Samuel Goldwyn Company Production; Buena Vista. Hans Zimmer.
1997 (70th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Amistad, DreamWorks Film Production; DreamWorks. John Williams.
Good Will Hunting, Be Gentlemen Production; Miramax Films. Danny Elfman.
Kundun, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. (USA, Monaco, Morocco) Philip Glass.
L. A. Confidential, Arnon Milchan/David L. Wolper Production; Warner Bros. Jerry Goldsmith.
Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. James Horner.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Anastasia, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. Music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; orchestral score by David Newman.
As Good as It Gets, Gracie Films Production; TriStar. Hans Zimmer.
The Full Monty, Redwave Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, USA) Anne Dudley.
Men in Black, Amblin Entertainment Production; Columbia. Danny Elfman.
My Best Friend’s Wedding, Jerry Zucker/Predawn Production; TriStar. James Newton Howard.
1998 (71st)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Elizabeth, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (UK) David Hirschfelder.
Life Is Beautiful, Melampo Cinematografica Production; Miramax Films. (Italy) Nicola Piovani.
Pleasantville, Larger Than Life Production; New Line. Randy Newman.
Saving Private Ryan, Amblin Entertainment Production in association with Mutual Film Company; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. John Williams.
The Thin Red Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Presentation from Phoenix Pictures in association with George Stevens, Jr.; 20th Century Fox. Hans Zimmer.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
A Bug’s Life, Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. Randy Newman.
Mulan, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Music by Matthew Wilder; lyrics by David Zippel; orchestral score by Jerry Goldsmith.
Patch Adams, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Marc Shaiman.
The Prince of Egypt, DreamWorks SKG Production; DreamWorks SKG. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; orchestral score by Hans Zimmer.
Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Stephen Warbeck.
1999 (72nd)
(Original Score)
American Beauty, Jinks/Cohen Company Production; DreamWorks. Thomas Newman.
Angela’s Ashes, David Brown/Scott Rudin/Dirty Hands Production; Paramount-Universal Pictures International. (USA, Ireland) John Williams.
The Cider House Rules, FilmColony Production; Miramax Films. Rachel Portman.
The Red Violin, Rhombus Media Production; Lions Gate Films. (Canada, Italy, USA, UK, Austria) John Corigliano.
The Talented Mr. Ripley, Mirage Enterprises/Timnick Films Production; Paramount & Miramax. Gabriel Yared.
2000 (73rd)
(Original Score)
Chocolat, David Brown Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA) Rachel Portman.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zoom Hunt International Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China) Tan Dun.
Gladiator, Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production; DreamWorks and Universal. (USA, UK, Malta, Morocco) Hans Zimmer.
Malèna, Medusa Film in collaboration with TELE+ Production; Miramax Films. (Italy, USA) Ennio Morricone.
The Patriot, Mutual Film Company/Centropolis Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Germany) John Williams.
2001 (74th)
(Original Score)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) John Williams.
A Beautiful Mind, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and DreamWorks. James Horner.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Warner Bros. Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) John Williams.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Howard Shore.
Monsters, Inc., Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. Randy Newman.
2002 (75th)
(Original Score)
Catch Me If You Can, Kemp Company and Splendid Pictures Production, a Parkes/MacDonald Production; DreamWorks. (USA, Canada) John Williams.
Far from Heaven, Vulcan, Section Eight, Killer Films Production; Focus Features. (USA, France) Elmer Bernstein.
Frida, Ventanarosa in association with Lions Gate Films Production; Miramax. (USA, Canada, Mexico) Elliot Goldenthal.
The Hours, Scott Rudin/Robert Fox Production; Paramount & Miramax. (USA, UK, France, Canada, Germany) Philip Glass.
Road to Perdition, Zanuck Company Production; DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox. Thomas Newman.
2003 (76th)
(Original Score)
Big Fish, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Danny Elfman.
Cold Mountain, Mirage Enterprises/Bona Fide Production; Miramax. (UK, Italy, Romania, USA) Gabriel Yared.
Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. (USA, Australia) Thomas Newman.
House of Sand and Fog, Michael London Production; DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group. James Horner.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Howard Shore.
2004 (77th)
(Original Score)
Finding Neverland, FilmColony Production; Miramax. (USA, UK) Jan A. P. Kaczmarek.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros. Productions Ltd./Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/P of A Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) John Williams.
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Parkes/MacDonald/Nickelodeon Movies Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. (Germany, USA) Thomas Newman.
The Passion of the Christ, Icon Production; Icon and Newmarket. John Debney.
The Village, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. James Newton Howard.
2005 (78th)
(Original Score)
Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Gustavo Santaolalla.
The Constant Gardener, Potboiler Production; Focus Features. (UK, Germany, USA, China, Kenya) Alberto Iglesias.
Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) John Williams.
Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks. (France, Canada, USA) John Williams.
Pride & Prejudice, Working Title/Scion Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, USA) Dario Marianelli.
2006 (79th)
(Original Score)
Babel, Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount and Paramount Vantage. (France, USA, Mexico) Gustavo Santaolalla.
The Good German, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Thomas Newman.
Notes on a Scandal, Scott Rudin/Robert Fox Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK) Philip Glass.
Pan’s Labyrinth, Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production; Picturehouse. (Mexico, Spain) Javier Navarrete.
The Queen, Granada Production; Miramax, Pathé and Granada. (UK, USA, France, Italy) Alexandre Desplat.
2007 (80th)
(Original Score)
Atonement, Working Title Production; Focus Features. (UK, France, USA) Dario Marianelli.
The Kite Runner, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/MacDonald Production; DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, distributed by Paramount Classics. (USA, China, UK) Alberto Iglesias.
Michael Clayton, Clayton Productions, LLC Production; Warner Bros. James Newton Howard.
Ratatouille, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Michael Giacchino.
3:10 to Yuma, Relativity Media & Tree Line Film Production; Lionsgate. Marco Beltrami.
2008 (81st)
(Original Score)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kennedy/Marshall Production; Paramount and Warner Bros. Alexandre Desplat.
Defiance, Grosvenor Park/Bedford Falls Production; Paramount Vantage. James Newton Howard.
Milk, Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production; Focus Features. Danny Elfman.
Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, India) A. R. Rahman.
WALL-E, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney. Thomas Newman.
2009 (82nd)
(Original Score)
Avatar, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) James Horner.
Fantastic Mr. Fox, American Empirical Production; 20th Century Fox. Alexandre Desplat.
The Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment. Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders.
Sherlock Holmes, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, Germany, UK) Hans Zimmer.
Up, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Michael Giacchino.
2010 (83rd)
(Original Score)
How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation Production; Paramount. John Powell.
Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Hans Zimmer.
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, Australia) Alexandre Desplat.
127 Hours, Hours Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, UK, France) A. R. Rahman.
The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
2011 (84th)
(Original Score)
The Adventures of Tintin, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Production; Paramount. (USA, New Zealand, UK) John Williams.
The Artist, Le Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe Américaine/JD Prod/France 3 Cinéma/Jouror Productions/uFilm Production; The Weinstein Company. (France, Belgium, USA) Ludovic Bource.
Hugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, France) Howard Shore.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Working Title Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, Germany) Alberto Iglesias.
War Horse, DreamWorks Pictures Production; Touchstone Pictures. (USA, India) John Williams.
2012 (85th)
(Original Score)
Anna Karenina, Working Title Films Production; Focus Features. (UK) Dario Marianelli.
Argo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Alexandre Desplat.
Life of Pi, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada) Mychael Danna.
Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures/20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney/20th Century Fox. (USA, India) John Williams.
Skyfall, Eon Productions Ltd./Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Thomas Newman.
2013 (86th)
(Original Score)
The Book Thief, 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) John Williams.
Gravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Steven Price.
Philomena, A Pathé, BBC Films, BFI, Canal+, Cine+ and Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA, France) Alexandre Desplat.
Saving Mr. Banks, Walt Disney. (USA, UK, Australia) Thomas Newman.
2014 (87th)
(Original Score)
The Grand Budapest Hotel, an American Empirical Production; Fox Searchlight. (Germany, USA) Alexandre Desplat.
The Imitation Game, a Black Bear Pictures/Bristol Automotive Production; Weinstein Company. (UK, USA) Alexandre Desplat.
Interstellar, a Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, Canada) Hans Zimmer.
Mr. Turner, a Thin Man Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, France, Germany) Gary Yershon.
The Theory of Everything, a Working Title Films Production; Focus Features. (UK, Japan, USA) Jóhann Jóhannsson.
2015 (88th)
(Original Score)
Bridge of Spies, a DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures/Participant Media Production; Walt Disney/20th Century Fox. (Germany, India, USA) Thomas Newman.
Carol, a Number 9 Films/Film4/Killer Films Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA) Carter Burwell.
The Hateful Eight, a Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company. Ennio Morricone.
Sicario, a Thunder Road Production; Lionsgate. (USA, Mexico) Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. John Williams.
2016 (89th)
(Original Score)
Jackie, An LD Entertainment/Wild Bunch/Fabula/Why Not Productions/Bliss Media/Endemol Shine Studios/Protozoa production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, France, Chile, China, Germany, UK) Mica Levi.
La La Land, A Black Label Media/TIK Films Limited/Impostor Pictures/Gilbert Films/Marc Platt Productions production; Summit Entertainment. (USA, Hong Kong) Justin Hurwitz.
Lion, A See-Saw Films/Aquarius Films/Screen Australia/Sunstar Entertainment/Narrative Capital/The Weinstein Company production; The Weinstein Company/Transmission Films/Entertainment Film Distributors. (UK, Australia, USA) Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka.
Moonlight, An A24/Plan B Entertainment/Pastel Productions production; A24. Nicholas Britell.
Passengers, An LStar Capital/Village Roadshow Pictures/Wanda Pictures/Original Film/Company Films/Start Motion Pictures production; Columbia Pictures. (USA, Australia) Thomas Newman.
2017 (90th)
(Original Score)
Dunkirk, A Syncopy Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (UK, Netherlands, France, USA) Hans Zimmer.
Phantom Thread, An Annapurna Pictures Production; Focus Features. (USA, UK) Jonny Greenwood.
The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight. Alexandre Desplat.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. John Williams.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, A Blueprint Pictures Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, USA) Carter Burwell.
2018 (91st)
(Original Score)
Black Panther, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Ludwig Goransson.
BlacKkKlansman, A QC Entertainment/Blumhouse Productions/Monkeypaw Productions/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Production; Focus Feature. Terence Blanchard.
If Beale Street Could Talk, An Annapurna Pictures/Plan B Entertainment/Pastel Production; Annapurna Pictures. Nicholas Britell.
Isle of Dogs, A Fox Searchlight Pictures/Indian Paintbrush/American Empirical Pictures Production; Fox Searchlight. (Germany, USA) Alexandre Desplat.
Mary Poppins Returns, A Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. (USA, UK) Marc Shaiman.
2019 (92nd)
(Original Score)
Joker, A Joint Effort Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Hildur Guðnadóttir.
Little Women, A Columbia Pictures/Regency Enterprises Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Alexandre Desplat.
Marriage Story, A Netflix/HeyDay Films Production; Netflix. (UK, USA) Randy Newman.
1917, A DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal/Amblin Partners. (UK, USA) Thomas Newman.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. John Williams.
2020 (93rd)
(Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods, A Netflix/Lloyd Levin/Beatriz Levin/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks/Rahway Road Production; Netflix. Terence Blanchard.
Minari, A Plan B Production; A24. Emile Mosseri.
News of the World, A Playtone Production; Universal. (USA, China) James Newton Howard.
Soul, A Walt Disney Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste.
2021 (94th)
(Original Score)
Don’t Look Up, A Netflix/Hyperobject Industries Production; Netflix. Nicholas Britell.
Dune, A Legendary Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Hans Zimmer.
Encanto, Walt Disney. Germaine Franco.
Parallel Mothers, Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain, France) Alberto Iglesias.
The Power of the Dog, A See-Saw Films/Bad Girl Creek/Max Films in assoc. with Brightstar/The New Zealand Film Commission/Cross City Films/BBC Film Production; Netflix. (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, USA) Jonny Greenwood.
2022 (95th)
(Original Score)
All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix/Amusement Park Film in co-prod. with Gunpowder Films in assoc. with Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment/Anima Pictures Prod.; Netflix. (Germany, USA, UK) Volker Bertelmann.
Babylon, Paramount Pictures Prod.; Paramount. Justin Hurwitz.
The Banshees of Inisherin, Blueprint Pictures/Film4/TSG Entertainment Prod.; Searchlight. (UK, USA, Ireland) Carter Burwell.
Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hot Dog Hands Prod.; A24. Son Lux.
The Fabelmans, Amblin Partners Prod.; Universal/Amblin Partners. (USA, India) John Williams.
2023 (96th)
(Original Score)
American Fiction, T-Street/Almost Infinite/3 Arts Entertainment Production; Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios. Laura Karpman.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. John Williams.
Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films. Robbie Robertson.
Oppenheimer, Universal Pictures/Syncopy/Atlas Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Ludwig Göransson.
Poor Things, Element Pictures Production; Searchlight. (Ireland, UK, USA) Jerskin Fendrix.