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The Academy Award for Original Score is given to the best body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring that is written specifically for a movie.[1]
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
Year
Film
Nominees
1934 (7th) [note 1]
One Night of Love Columbia Studio Music Department , Louis Silvers , head of department (Thematic music by Victor Schertzinger & Gus Kahn )
The Gay Divorcee RKO Radio Studio Music Department , Max Steiner , head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb & Sam Hoffenstein )
The Lost Patrol RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Steiner, head of department (Score by Steiner)
1935 (8th)
The Informer RKO Radio Studio Music Department , Max Steiner , head of department (Score by Steiner)
Captain Blood [note 2] [2] Warner Bros. -First National Studio Music Department , Leo F. Forbstein , head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold )
Mutiny on the Bounty Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department , Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart )
Peter Ibbetson Paramount Studio Music Department , Irvin Talbot, head of department (Score by Ernst Toch )
1936 (9th)
Anthony Adverse Warner Bros. Studio Music Department , Leo F. Forbstein , head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold )
The Charge of the Light Brigade Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner )
The Garden of Allah Selznick International Pictures Music Department , Steiner, head of department (Score by Steiner)
The General Died at Dawn Paramount Studio Music Department , Boris Morros , head of department (Score by Werner Janssen )
Winterset RKO Radio Studio Music Department , Nathaniel Shilkret , head of department (Score by Shilkret)
1937 (10th) [note 3]
One Hundred Men and a Girl Universal Studio Music Department , Charles Previn , head of department (no composer credit)
The Hurricane Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department , Alfred Newman , head of department (Score by Newman)
In Old Chicago 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department , Louis Silvers , head of department (no composer credit)
The Life of Emile Zola Warner Bros. Studio Music Department , Leo F. Forbstein , head of department (Score by Max Steiner )
Lost Horizon Columbia Studio Music Department , Morris Stoloff , head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin )
Make a Wish Principal Productions, Hugo Riesenfeld , head of department (Score by Riesenfeld)
Maytime Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department , Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart )
Portia on Trial Republic Studio Music Department , Alberto Colombo , head of department (Score by Colombo)
The Prisoner of Zenda Selznick International Pictures Music Department , Alfred Newman , head of department (Score by Newman)
Quality Street RKO Radio Studio Music Department , Roy Webb , head of department (Score by Webb)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney Studio Music Department , Leigh Harline , head of department (Score by Frank Churchill , Harline & Paul Smith )
Something to Sing About Grand National Studio Music Department , Constantin Bakaleinikoff , head of department (Score by Victor Schertzinger )
Souls at Sea Paramount Studio Music Department , Boris Morros , head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling & Milan Roder)
Way Out West Hal Roach Studio Music Department , Marvin Hatley , head of department (Score by Hatley)
1938 (11th)
Original Score
The Adventures of Robin Hood Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Army Girl Victor Young
Block-Heads Marvin Hatley
Blockade Werner Janssen
Breaking the Ice Young
The Cowboy and the Lady Alfred Newman
If I Were King Richard Hageman
Marie Antoinette Herbert Stothart
Pacific Liner Russell Bennett
Suez Louis Silvers
The Young in Heart Franz Waxman
Scoring
Alexander's Ragtime Band Newman
Carefree Victor Baravalle
Girls' School Morris Stoloff & Gregory Stone
The Goldwyn Follies Newman
Jezebel Max Steiner
Mad About Music Charles Previn & Frank Skinner
Storm Over Bengal Cy Feuer
Sweethearts Herbert Stothart
There Goes My Heart Marvin Hatley
Tropic Holiday Boris Morros
The Young in Heart Waxman
1939 (12th)
Original Score
The Wizard of Oz Herbert Stothart
Dark Victory Max Steiner
Eternally Yours Werner Janssen
Golden Boy Victor Young
Gone with the Wind Steiner
Gulliver's Travels Young
The Man in the Iron Mask Lud Gluskin & Lucien Moraweck
Man of Conquest Young
Nurse Edith Cavell Anthony Collins
Of Mice and Men Aaron Copland
The Rains Came Alfred Newman
Wuthering Heights
Scoring
Stagecoach Richard Hageman , W. Franke Harling , John Leipold & Leo Shuken
Babes in Arms Roger Edens & Georgie Stoll
First Love Charles Previn
The Great Victor Herbert Phil Boutelje & Arthur Lange
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Newman
Intermezzo Lou Forbes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Dimitri Tiomkin
Of Mice and Men Aaron Copland
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Erich Wolfgang Korngold
She Married a Cop Cy Feuer
Swanee River Louis Silvers
They Shall Have Music Newman
Way Down South Young
Year
Film
Nominees
1940 (13th)
Original Score
Pinocchio Leigh Harline , Paul Smith & Ned Washington
Arizona Victor Young
Dark Command
The Fight for Life Louis Gruenberg
The Great Dictator Meredith Willson
The House of the Seven Gables Frank Skinner
The Howards of Virginia Richard Hageman
The Letter Max Steiner
The Long Voyage Home Hageman
The Mark of Zorro Alfred Newman
My Favorite Wife Roy Webb
North West Mounted Police Young
One Million B.C. Werner Heymann
Our Town Aaron Copland
Rebecca Franz Waxman
The Thief of Bagdad Miklós Rózsa
Waterloo Bridge Herbert Stothart
Scoring
Tin Pan Alley Newman
Arise, My Love Young
Hit Parade of 1941 Cy Feuer
Irene Anthony Collins
Our Town Copland
The Sea Hawk Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Second Chorus Artie Shaw
Spring Parade Charles Previn
Strike Up the Band Roger Edens & Georgie Stoll
1941 (14th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
The Devil and Daniel Webster Bernard Herrmann
Back Street Frank Skinner
Ball of Fire Alfred Newman
Cheers for Miss Bishop Edward Ward
Citizen Kane Herrmann
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Franz Waxman
Hold Back the Dawn Victor Young
How Green Was My Valley Newman
King of the Zombies Edward Kay
Ladies in Retirement Morris Stoloff & Ernst Toch
The Little Foxes Meredith Willson
Lydia Miklós Rózsa
Mercy Island Cy Feuer & Walter Scharf
Sergeant York Max Steiner
So Ends Our Night Louis Gruenberg
Sundown Rózsa
Suspicion Waxman
Tanks a Million Ward
That Uncertain Feeling Werner Heymann
This Woman Is Mine Richard Hageman
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Dumbo Frank Churchill & Oliver Wallace
All-American Co-Ed Ward
Birth of the Blues Robert E. Dolan
Buck Privates Charles Previn
The Chocolate Soldier Herbert Stothart & Bronisław Kaper
Ice-Capades Cy Feuer
The Strawberry Blonde Heinz Roemheld
Sun Valley Serenade Emil Newman
Sunny Anthony Collins
You'll Never Get Rich Morris Stoloff
1942 (15th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Now, Voyager Max Steiner
Arabian Nights Frank Skinner
Bambi Frank Churchill (p.n. ) & Edward Plumb
The Black Swan Alfred Newman
The Corsican Brothers Dimitri Tiomkin
Flying Tigers Victor Young
The Gold Rush Max Terr
I Married a Witch Roy Webb
Joan of Paris
Jungle Book Miklós Rózsa
Klondike Fury Edward Kay
The Pride of the Yankees Leigh Harline
Random Harvest Herbert Stothart
The Shanghai Gesture Richard Hageman
Silver Queen Victor Young
Take a Letter, Darling
The Talk of the Town Friedrich Hollaender & Morris Stoloff
To Be or Not to Be Werner Heymann
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Yankee Doodle Dandy Ray Heindorf & Heinz Roemheld
Flying with Music Edward Ward
For Me and My Gal Roger Edens & Georgie Stoll
Holiday Inn Robert E. Dolan
It Started with Eve Hans J. Salter & Charles Previn
Johnny Doughboy Walter Scharf
My Gal Sal Alfred Newman
You Were Never Lovelier Leigh Harline
1943 (16th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
The Song of Bernadette Alfred Newman
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Frank Skinner & Hans J. Salter
Casablanca Max Steiner
Commandos Strike at Dawn Morris Stoloff & Louis Gruenberg
The Fallen Sparrow Roy Webb & Constantin Bakaleinikoff
For Whom the Bell Tolls Victor Young
Hangmen Also Die! Hanns Eisler
Hi Diddle Diddle Phil Boutelje
In Old Oklahoma Walter Scharf
Johnny Come Lately Leigh Harline
The Kansan Gerard Carbonara
Lady of Burlesque Arthur Lange
Madame Curie Herbert Stothart
The Moon and Sixpence Dimitri Tiomkin
The North Star Aaron Copland
Victory Through Air Power Edward Plumb , Paul Smith & Oliver Wallace
Scoring of a Musical Picture
This Is the Army Ray Heindorf
Coney Island Alfred Newman
Hit Parade of 1943 Walter Scharf
Phantom of the Opera Edward Ward
Saludos Amigos Plumb, Smith & Charles Wolcott
The Sky's the Limit Leigh Harline
Something to Shout About Morris Stoloff
Stage Door Canteen Fred Rich
Star Spangled Rhythm Robert E. Dolan
Thousands Cheer Herbert P. Stothart
1944 (17th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Since You Went Away Max Steiner
Address Unknown Morris Stoloff & Ernst Toch
The Adventures of Mark Twain Steiner
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Dimitri Tiomkin
Casanova Brown Arthur Lange
Christmas Holiday Hans J. Salter
Double Indemnity Miklós Rózsa
The Fighting Seabees Walter Scharf & Roy Webb
The Hairy Ape Michel Michelet & Edward Paul
It Happened Tomorrow Robert Stolz
Jack London Fred Rich
Kismet Herbert Stothart
None but the Lonely Heart Constantin Bakaleinikoff & Hanns Eisler
The Princess and the Pirate David Rose
Summer Storm Karl Hajos
Three Russian Girls Franke Harling
Up in Mabel's Room Edward Paul
Voice in the Wind Michel Michelet
Wilson Alfred Newman
The Woman of the Town Miklós Rózsa
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Cover Girl Morris Stoloff & Carmen Dragon
Brazil Walter Scharf
Higher and Higher Bakaleinikoff
Hollywood Canteen Ray Heindorf
Irish Eyes Are Smiling Newman
Knickerbocker Holiday Werner Heymann & Kurt Weill
Lady in the Dark Robert Emmett Dolan
Lady, Let's Dance Edward Kay
Meet Me in St. Louis Georgie Stoll
The Merry Monahans Hans J. Salter
Minstrel Man Ferde Grofé & Leo Erdody
Sensations of 1945 Mahlon Merrick
Song of the Open Road Charles Previn
Up in Arms Louis Forbes & Ray Heindorf
1945 (18th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Spellbound Miklós Rózsa
The Bells of St. Mary's Robert E. Dolan
Brewster's Millions Louis Forbes
Captain Kidd Werner Janssen
The Enchanted Cottage Roy Webb
Flame of Barbary Coast Morton Scott & Dale Butts
G. I. Honeymoon Edward J. Kay
G. I. Joe Louis Applebaum & Ann Ronell
Guest in the House Janssen
Guest Wife Daniele Amfitheatrof
The Keys of the Kingdom Alfred Newman
The Lost Weekend Miklós Rózsa
Love Letters Victor Young
The Man Who Walked Alone Karl Hajos
Objective, Burma! Franz Waxman
Paris Underground Alexandre Tansman
A Song to Remember Rózsa & Morris Stoloff
The Southerner Werner Janssen
This Love of Ours Hans J. Salter
The Valley of Decision Herbert Stothart
The Woman in the Window Arthur Lange & Hugo Friedhofer
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Anchors Aweigh Georgie Stoll
Belle of the Yukon Lange
Can't Help Singing Jerome Kern (p.n. ) & Salter
Hitchhike to Happiness Morton Scott
Incendiary Blonde Robert E. Dolan
Rhapsody in Blue Ray Heindorf & Max Steiner
State Fair Alfred Newman & Charles Henderson
Sunbonnet Sue Edward J. Kay
The Three Caballeros Edward Plumb , Paul Smith & Charles Wolcott
Tonight and Every Night Marlin Skiles & Morris Stoloff
Why Girls Leave Home Walter Greene
Wonder Man Louis Forbes & Ray Heindorf
1946 (19th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
The Best Years of Our Lives Hugo Friedhofer
Anna and the King of Siam Bernard Herrmann
Henry V William Walton
Humoresque Franz Waxman
The Killers Miklós Rózsa
Scoring of a Musical Picture
The Jolson Story Morris Stoloff
Blue Skies Robert Emmett Dolan
Centennial Summer Alfred Newman
The Harvey Girls Lennie Hayton
Night and Day Ray Heindorf & Max Steiner
1947 (20th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
A Double Life Miklós Rózsa
The Bishop's Wife Hugo Friedhofer
Captain from Castile Alfred Newman
Forever Amber David Raksin
Life with Father Max Steiner
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Mother Wore Tights Alfred Newman
Fiesta Johnny Green
My Wild Irish Rose Ray Heindorf & Max Steiner
Road to Rio Robert Emmett Dolan
Song of the South Daniele Amfitheatrof , Paul Smith & Charles Wolcott
1948 (21st)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
The Red Shoes Brian Easdale
Hamlet William Walton
Joan of Arc Hugo Friedhofer
Johnny Belinda Max Steiner
The Snake Pit Alfred Newman
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Easter Parade Johnny Green & Roger Edens
The Emperor Waltz Victor Young
The Pirate Lennie Hayton
Romance on the High Seas Ray Heindorf
When My Baby Smiles at Me Alfred Newman
1949 (22nd)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
The Heiress Aaron Copland
Beyond the Forest Max Steiner
Champion Dimitri Tiomkin
Scoring of a Musical Picture
On the Town Roger Edens & Lennie Hayton
Jolson Sings Again Morris Stoloff & George Duning
Look for the Silver Lining Ray Heindorf
Year
Film
Nominees
1960 (33rd)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Exodus Ernest Gold
The Alamo Dimitri Tiomkin
Elmer Gantry André Previn
The Magnificent Seven Elmer Bernstein
Spartacus Alex North
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Song Without End Morris Stoloff & Harry Sukman
Bells Are Ringing Red Mitchell & Previn
Can-Can Nelson Riddle
Let's Make Love Earle Hagen & Lionel Newman
Pepe Johnny Green
1961 (34th)
Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Breakfast at Tiffany's Henry Mancini
El Cid Miklós Rózsa
Fanny Morris Stoloff & Harry Sukman
The Guns of Navarone Dimitri Tiomkin
Summer and Smoke Elmer Bernstein
Scoring of a Musical Picture
West Side Story Saul Chaplin , Johnny Green , Irwin Kostal & Sid Ramin
Babes in Toyland George Bruns
Flower Drum Song Ken Darby & Alfred Newman
Khovanshchina Dmitri Shostakovich
Paris Blues Duke Ellington
1962 (35th)
Music Score — Substantially Original
Lawrence of Arabia Maurice Jarre
Freud Jerry Goldsmith
Mutiny on the Bounty Bronisław Kaper
Taras Bulba Franz Waxman
To Kill a Mockingbird Elmer Bernstein
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
The Music Man Ray Heindorf
Billy Rose's Jumbo Georgie Stoll
Gigot Michel Magne
Gypsy Frank Perkins
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Leigh Harline
1963 (36th)
Music Score — Substantially Original
Tom Jones John Addison
55 Days at Peking Dimitri Tiomkin
Cleopatra Alex North
How the West Was Won Ken Darby & Alfred Newman
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Ernest Gold
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
Irma la Douce André Previn
Bye Bye Birdie Johnny Green
A New Kind of Love Leith Stevens
Sundays and Cybele Maurice Jarre
The Sword in the Stone George Bruns
1964 (37th)
Music Score — Substantially Original
Mary Poppins Sherman Brothers
Becket Laurence Rosenthal
The Fall of the Roman Empire Dimitri Tiomkin
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte De Vol
The Pink Panther Henry Mancini
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
My Fair Lady André Previn
A Hard Day's Night George Martin
Mary Poppins Irwin Kostal
Robin and the 7 Hoods Nelson Riddle
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Robert Armbruster , Leo Arnaud , Jack Elliott , Jack Hayes , Calvin Jackson & Leo Shuken
1965 (38th)
Music Score — Substantially Original
Doctor Zhivago Maurice Jarre
The Agony and the Ecstasy Alex North
The Greatest Story Ever Told Alfred Newman
A Patch of Blue Jerry Goldsmith
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jacques Demy & Michel Legrand
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
The Sound of Music Irwin Kostal
Cat Ballou De Vol
The Pleasure Seekers Sandy Courage & Lionel Newman
A Thousand Clowns Don Walker
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Legrand
1966 (39th)
Original Music Score
Born Free John Barry
The Bible: In the Beginning... Toshiro Mayuzumi
Hawaii Elmer Bernstein
The Sand Pebbles Jerry Goldsmith
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Alex North
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Ken Thorne
The Gospel According to St. Matthew Luis Bacalov
Return of the Seven Bernstein
The Singing Nun Harry Sukman
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off Al Ham
1967 (40th)
Original Music Score
Thoroughly Modern Millie Elmer Bernstein
Cool Hand Luke Lalo Schifrin
Doctor Dolittle Leslie Bricusse
Far from the Madding Crowd Richard Rodney Bennett
In Cold Blood Quincy Jones
Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
Camelot Ken Darby & Alfred Newman
Doctor Dolittle Sandy Courage & Lionel Newman
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner De Vol
Thoroughly Modern Millie Joseph Gershenson & André Previn
Valley of the Dolls John Williams
1968 (41st)
Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical)
The Lion in Winter John Barry
The Fox Lalo Schifrin
Planet of the Apes Jerry Goldsmith
The Shoes of the Fisherman Alex North
The Thomas Crown Affair Michel Legrand
Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation
Oliver! Johnny Green (adaptation score)
Finian's Rainbow Ray Heindorf (adaptation score)
Funny Girl Walter Scharf (adaptation score)
Star! Lennie Hayton (adaptation score)
The Young Girls of Rochefort Legrand (music & adaptation score) & Jacques Demy (lyrics)
1969 (42nd)
Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Burt Bacharach
Anne of the Thousand Days Georges Delerue
The Reivers John Williams
The Secret of Santa Vittoria Ernest Gold
The Wild Bunch Jerry Fielding
Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation
Hello, Dolly! Lennie Hayton & Lionel Newman (adaptation score)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Leslie Bricusse (music & lyrics) & John Williams (adaptation score)
Paint Your Wagon Nelson Riddle (adaptation score)
Sweet Charity Cy Coleman (adaptation score)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Johnny Green & Albert Woodbury (adaptation score)
Year
Film
Nominees
1970 (43rd)
Original Score
Love Story Francis Lai
Airport Alfred Newman (p.n. )
Cromwell Frank Cordell
Patton Jerry Goldsmith
Sunflower Henry Mancini
Original Song Score
Let It Be The Beatles (music & lyrics)
The Baby Maker Fred Karlin (music) & Tylwyth Kymry (lyrics)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown Rod McKuen (music & lyrics) , Uncle John (music) , Bill Melendez , Al Shean (lyrics) , Vince Guaraldi (adaptation score)
Darling Lili Mancini (music) & Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
Scrooge Leslie Bricusse (music & lyrics) , Ian Fraser & Herbert W. Spencer (adaptation score)
1971 (44th)
Original Dramatic Score
Summer of '42 Michel Legrand
Mary, Queen of Scots John Barry
Nicholas and Alexandra Richard Rodney Bennett
Shaft Isaac Hayes
Straw Dogs Jerry Fielding
Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score
Fiddler on the Roof John Williams (adaptation score)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Sherman Brothers (song score) & Irwin Kostal (adaptation score)
The Boy Friend Peter Maxwell Davies & Peter Greenwell (adaptation score)
Tchaikovsky Dimitri Tiomkin (adaptation score)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (song score) & Walter Scharf (adaptation score)
1972 (45th)
Original Dramatic Score
Limelight [note 6] Charlie Chaplin , Raymond Rasch (p.r. ) & Larry Russell (p.r. )
The Godfather [note 7] [4] Nino Rota
Images John Williams
Napoleon and Samantha Buddy Baker
The Poseidon Adventure Williams
Sleuth John Addison
Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score
Cabaret Ralph Burns (adaptation score)
Lady Sings the Blues Gil Askey (adaptation score)
Man of La Mancha Laurence Rosenthal (adaptation score)
1973 (46th)
Original Dramatic Score
The Way We Were Marvin Hamlisch
Cinderella Liberty John Williams
The Day of the Dolphin Georges Delerue
Papillon Jerry Goldsmith
A Touch of Class John Cameron
Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation
The Sting Marvin Hamlisch (adaptation score)
Jesus Christ Superstar André Previn , Herbert W. Spencer & Andrew Lloyd Webber (adaptation score)
Tom Sawyer Sherman Brothers (song score) & Williams (adaptation score)
1974 (47th)
Original Dramatic Score
The Godfather Part II Nino Rota & Carmine Coppola
Chinatown Jerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient Express Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks Alex North
The Towering Inferno John Williams
Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation
The Great Gatsby Nelson Riddle (adaptation score)
The Little Prince Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (song score) , Douglas Gamley & Angela Morley (adaptation score)
Phantom of the Paradise Paul Williams (song & adaptation score) & George Tipton (adaptation score)
1975 (48th)
Original Score
Jaws John Williams
Birds Do It, Bees Do It Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion Jerry Goldsmith
Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation
Barry Lyndon Leonard Rosenman (adaptation score)
Funny Lady Peter Matz (adaptation score)
Tommy Pete Townshend (adaptation score)
1976 (49th)
Original Score
The Omen Jerry Goldsmith
Obsession Bernard Herrmann (p.n. )
The Outlaw Josey Wales Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver Herrmann (p.n. )
Voyage of the Damned Lalo Schifrin
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
Bound for Glory Leonard Rosenman (adaptation score)
Bugsy Malone Paul Williams (song & adaptation score)
A Star Is Born Roger Kellaway (adaptation score)
1977 (50th)
Original Score
Star Wars John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Williams
Julia Georges Delerue
Mohammad, Messenger of God Maurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved Me Marvin Hamlisch
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
A Little Night Music Jonathan Tunick (adaptation score)
Pete's Dragon Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha (song score) & Irwin Kostal (adaptation score)
The Slipper and the Rose Sherman Brothers (song score) & Angela Morley (adaptation score)
1978 (51st)
Original Score
Midnight Express Giorgio Moroder
The Boys from Brazil Jerry Goldsmith
Days of Heaven Ennio Morricone
Heaven Can Wait Dave Grusin
Superman John Williams
Adaptation Score
The Buddy Holly Story Joe Renzetti
Pretty Baby Jerry Wexler
The Wiz Quincy Jones
1979 (52nd)
Original Score
A Little Romance Georges Delerue
10 Henry Mancini
The Amityville Horror Lalo Schifrin
The Champ Dave Grusin
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Jerry Goldsmith
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
All That Jazz Ralph Burns (adaptation score)
Breaking Away Patrick Williams (adaptation score)
The Muppet Movie Paul Williams (song & adaptation score) & Kenny Ascher (song score)
Year
Film
Nominees
1980 (53rd)
Fame Michael Gore
Altered States John Corigliano
The Elephant Man John Morris
The Empire Strikes Back John Williams
Tess Philippe Sarde
1981 (54th)
Chariots of Fire Vangelis
Dragonslayer Alex North
On Golden Pond Dave Grusin
Ragtime Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams
1982 (55th)
Original Score
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial John Williams
Gandhi George Fenton & Ravi Shankar
An Officer and a Gentleman Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie's Choice Marvin Hamlisch
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
Victor/Victoria Henry Mancini (song & adaptation score) & Leslie Bricusse (song score)
Annie Ralph Burns (adaptation score)
One from the Heart Tom Waits (song score)
1983 (56th)
Original Score
The Right Stuff Bill Conti
Cross Creek Leonard Rosenman
Return of the Jedi John Williams
Terms of Endearment Michael Gore
Under Fire Jerry Goldsmith
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
Yentl Michel Legrand (song & adaptation score) & Alan & Marilyn Bergman (song score)
The Sting II Lalo Schifrin (adaptation score)
Trading Places Elmer Bernstein (adaptation score)
1984 (57th)
Original Score
A Passage to India Maurice Jarre
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom John Williams
The Natural Randy Newman
The River Williams
Under the Volcano Alex North
Original Song Score
Purple Rain Prince
The Muppets Take Manhattan Jeff Moss
Songwriter Kris Kristofferson
1985 (58th)
Out of Africa John Barry
Agnes of God Georges Delerue
The Color Purple Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli , Andraé Crouch , Jack Hayes , Jerry Hey , Quincy Jones , Randy Kerber , Jeremy Lubbock, Joel Rosenbaum, Caiphus Semenya , Fred Steiner & Rod Temperton
Silverado Bruce Broughton
Witness Maurice Jarre
1986 (59th)
Round Midnight Herbie Hancock
Aliens James Horner
Hoosiers Jerry Goldsmith
The Mission Ennio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Leonard Rosenman
1987 (60th)
The Last Emperor David Byrne , Ryuichi Sakamoto & Cong Su
Cry Freedom George Fenton & Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun John Williams
The Untouchables Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick Williams
1988 (61st)
The Milagro Beanfield War Dave Grusin
The Accidental Tourist John Williams
Dangerous Liaisons George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist Maurice Jarre
Rain Man Hans Zimmer
1989 (62nd)
The Little Mermaid Alan Menken
Born on the Fourth of July John Williams
The Fabulous Baker Boys Dave Grusin
Field of Dreams James Horner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Williams
↑ From 1934 until 1937, nominated films were represented by the head of the film studio's music department rather than the composer. Each film's actual composer(s) are listed in parentheses.
↑ Captain Blood ↑ From 1937 until 1945, film studios could submit one eligible film of their choosing, guaranteeing it a nomination.
↑ Blacklisted composer Larry Adler 's name was removed from American prints of the British-made Genevieve Muir Mathieson was credited instead and received an Oscar nomination. In 1986, the Academy's Board of Governors removed Mathieson's name from the nomination and gave it to Adler.
↑ In 1957, dramatic and comedy films competed with musicals in a combined category called Music – Scoring . Fifteen scores were shortlisted with ten from dramatic and comedy films and five from musicals. Voting resulted in no musical nominees.
↑ Limelight was originally released in 1952, but had never screened theatrically in Los Angeles until 1972, at which point it became eligible for Oscar consideration.↑ Nino Rota was nominated for The Godfather Fortunella The Godfather or select one of the five other shortlisted scores: Ben Walter Scharf , Fellini's Roma The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Maurice Jarre , The Other Jerry Goldsmith , or Sleuth John Addison . Sleuth received the most votes and became the fifth nominee.↑ From 1995 until 1998, Best Original Score was split into Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score . For musicals and comedies, songwriters and lyricists along with orchestral underscore composers were eligible for nomination.
↑ Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Badelt also received screen credit for the Gladiator ↑ The eligibility period for the 93rd ceremony was exceptionally extended through to February 28, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic .
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