Winners Only by Category:
Music (Scoring)
Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Music (Scoring) (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). 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 winners in that category.
1934 (7th)
(Scoring)
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)
The Informer, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department. (Score by Max Steiner)
1936 (9th)
(Scoring)
Anthony Adverse, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department. (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
1937 (10th)
(Scoring)
One Hundred Men and a Girl, Universal. Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department. (No composer credit)
1938 (11th)
(Original Score)
The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Bros.-First National. Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
(Scoring)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1939 (12th)
(Original Score)
The Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.
(Scoring)
Stagecoach, Walter Wanger; United Artists. Richard Hageman, Frank Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken.
1940 (13th)
(Original Score)
(Scoring)
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.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1942 (15th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Now, Voyager, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1943 (16th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Song of Bernadette, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
This Is the Army, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
1944 (17th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Max Steiner.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1945 (18th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Spellbound, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Miklos Rozsa.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Anchors Aweigh, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Georgie Stoll.
1946 (19th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Hugo Friedhofer.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
The Jolson Story, Columbia. Morris Stoloff.
1947 (20th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International. Dr. Miklos Rozsa.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Mother Wore Tights, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1948 (21st)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Brian Easdale.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1949 (22nd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Heiress, Paramount. Aaron Copland.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1950 (23rd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Franz Waxman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1951 (24th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
A Place in the Sun, Paramount. Franz Waxman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1952 (25th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1953 (26th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Lili, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bronislau Kaper.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Call Me Madam, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
1954 (27th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The High and the Mighty, Wayne-Fellows Productions; Warner Bros. Dimitri Tiomkin.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1955 (28th)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
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)
Around the World in 80 Days, The Michael Todd Co., Inc.; United Artists. Victor Young.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1957 (30th)
(Scoring)
The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Malcolm Arnold.
1958 (31st)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
The Old Man and the Sea, Leland Hayward; Warner Bros. Dimitri Tiomkin.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Gigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Andre Previn.
1959 (32nd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Miklos Rozsa.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
1960 (33rd)
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Exodus, Carlyle-Alpina S.A. Production; United Artists. Ernest Gold.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
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.
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
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)
Lawrence of Arabia, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.-Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia. (UK) Maurice Jarre.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
1963 (36th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
Tom Jones, Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures. (UK) John Addison.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
Irma La Douce, Mirisch-Phalanx Production; United Artists. Andre Previn.
1964 (37th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
My Fair Lady, Warner Bros. Andre Previn.
1965 (38th)
(Music Score—substantially original)
Doctor Zhivago, Sostar S.A.-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, Italy, UK, Liechtenstein) Maurice Jarre.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
The Sound of Music, Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox. Irwin Kostal.
1966 (39th)
(Original Music Score)
Born Free, Open Road Films, Ltd.-Atlas Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) John Barry.
(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.
1967 (40th)
(Original Music Score)
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Elmer Bernstein.
(Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
1968 (41st)
(Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical])
The Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. (UK, USA) John Barry.
(Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation)
Oliver!, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) Adaptation score by John Green.
1969 (42nd)
(Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical])
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, George Roy Hill-Paul Monash Production; 20th Century-Fox. Burt Bacharach.
(Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation)
Hello, Dolly!, Chenault Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman.
1970 (43rd)
(Original Score)
Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount. Francis Lai.
(Original Song Score)
Let It Be, Beatles-Apple Production; United Artists. (UK) Music and lyrics by The Beatles.
1971 (44th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Summer of ’42, Robert Mulligan-Richard Alan Roth Production; Warner Bros. Michel Legrand.
(Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)
Fiddler on the Roof, Mirisch-Cartier Productions; United Artists. Adaptation score by John Williams.
1972 (45th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
(Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)
Cabaret, ABC Pictures Production; Allied Artists. Adaptation score by Ralph Burns.
1973 (46th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
The Way We Were, Rastar Productions; Columbia. Marvin Hamlisch.
(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
The Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal. Adaptation score by Marvin Hamlisch.
1974 (47th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
The Great Gatsby, David Merrick Production; Paramount. Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle.
1975 (48th)
(Original Score)
Jaws, Universal-Zanuck/Brown Production; Universal. John Williams.
(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
Barry Lyndon, Hawk Films, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Adaptation score by Leonard Rosenman.
1976 (49th)
(Original Score)
The Omen, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) Jerry Goldsmith.
(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.
1977 (50th)
(Original Score)
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.
1978 (51st)
(Adaptation Score)
The Buddy Holly Story, Innovisions-ECA Production; Columbia. Joe Renzetti.
(Original Score)
Midnight Express, Casablanca Filmworks Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Giorgio Moroder.
1979 (52nd)
(Original Score)
A Little Romance, Pan Arts Associates Production; Orion Pictures Company. (France, USA) Georges Delerue.
(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.
1980 (53rd)
(Original Score)
Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Michael Gore.
1981 (54th)
(Original Score)
Chariots of Fire, Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. (UK) Vangelis.
1982 (55th)
(Original Score)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. John Williams.
(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
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)
The Right Stuff, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; The Ladd Company through Warner Bros. Bill Conti.
(Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
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)
A Passage to India, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Maurice Jarre.
(Original Song Score)
Purple Rain, Purple Films Company Production; Warner Bros. Prince.
1985 (58th)
(Original Score)
Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) John Barry.
1986 (59th)
(Original Score)
’Round Midnight, Irwin Winkler Production; Warner Bros. (USA, France) Herbie Hancock.
1987 (60th)
(Original Score)
The Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. (UK, Italy, China, France) Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su.
1988 (61st)
(Original Score)
The Milagro Beanfield War, Robert Redford/Moctesuma Esparza Production; Universal. Dave Grusin.
1989 (62nd)
(Original Score)
The Little Mermaid, Walt Disney Pictures Production in association with Silver Screen Partners IV; Buena Vista. Alan Menken.
1990 (63rd)
(Original Score)
Dances with Wolves, Tig Production; Orion. (USA, UK) John Barry.
1991 (64th)
(Original Score)
Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Alan Menken.
1992 (65th)
(Original Score)
Aladdin, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Alan Menken.
1993 (66th)
(Original Score)
Schindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. John Williams.
1994 (67th)
(Original Score)
The Lion King, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Hans Zimmer.
1995 (68th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
The Postman (Il Postino), Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Production/Pentafilm/Esterno Mediterraneo/Blue Dahlia Production; Miramax Films. (Italy, France, Belgium) Luis Enrique Bacalov.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Pocahontas, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; orchestral score by Alan Menken.
1996 (69th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Gabriel Yared.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Emma, Matchmaker Films/Haft Entertainment Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA) Rachel Portman.
1997 (70th)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. James Horner.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
The Full Monty, Redwave Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, USA) Anne Dudley.
1998 (71st)
(Original Dramatic Score)
Life Is Beautiful, Melampo Cinematografica Production; Miramax Films. (Italy) Nicola Piovani.
(Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Stephen Warbeck.
1999 (72nd)
(Original Score)
The Red Violin, Rhombus Media Production; Lions Gate Films. (Canada, Italy, USA, UK, Austria) John Corigliano.
2000 (73rd)
(Original Score)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zoom Hunt International Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China) Tan Dun.
2001 (74th)
(Original Score)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Howard Shore.
2002 (75th)
(Original Score)
Frida, Ventanarosa in association with Lions Gate Films Production; Miramax. (USA, Canada, Mexico) Elliot Goldenthal.
2003 (76th)
(Original Score)
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.
2005 (78th)
(Original Score)
Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Gustavo Santaolalla.
2006 (79th)
(Original Score)
Babel, Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount and Paramount Vantage. (France, USA, Mexico) Gustavo Santaolalla.
2007 (80th)
(Original Score)
Atonement, Working Title Production; Focus Features. (UK, France, USA) Dario Marianelli.
2008 (81st)
(Original Score)
Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, India) A. R. Rahman.
2009 (82nd)
(Original Score)
Up, Pixar Production; Walt Disney. Michael Giacchino.
2010 (83rd)
(Original Score)
The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
2011 (84th)
(Original Score)
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.
2012 (85th)
(Original Score)
Life of Pi, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada) Mychael Danna.
2013 (86th)
(Original Score)
Gravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Steven Price.
2014 (87th)
(Original Score)
The Grand Budapest Hotel, an American Empirical Production; Fox Searchlight. (Germany, USA) Alexandre Desplat.
2015 (88th)
(Original Score)
The Hateful Eight, a Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company. Ennio Morricone.
2016 (89th)
(Original Score)
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.
2017 (90th)
(Original Score)
The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight. Alexandre Desplat.
2018 (91st)
(Original Score)
Black Panther, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Ludwig Goransson.
2019 (92nd)
(Original Score)
Joker, A Joint Effort Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Hildur Guðnadóttir.
2020 (93rd)
(Original Score)
Soul, A Walt Disney Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste.
2021 (94th)
(Original Score)
Dune, A Legendary Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Hans Zimmer.
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.
2023 (96th)
(Original Score)
Oppenheimer, Universal Pictures/Syncopy/Atlas Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Ludwig Göransson.