Awards & Winners

Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Academy Awards

The Academy Award for Best Original Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.

Check all the winners of Academy Award for Best Original Music Score presented under Academy Awards since 1934 .


Steven Price

Honored for : Gravity

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams The Book Thief
Steven Price Gravity
William Butler Her
Owen Pallett Her
Thomas Newman Saving Mr. Banks
Alexandre Desplat Philomena

Mychael Danna

Honored for : Life of Pi

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dario Marianelli Anna Karenina
Alexandre Desplat Argo
Mychael Danna Life of Pi
John Williams Lincoln
Thomas Newman Skyfall

Ludovic Bource

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shore Hugo
John Williams The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Alberto Iglesias Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Ludovic Bource The Artist
John Williams War Horse

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Honored for : The Social Network

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Powell How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer Inception
Alexandre Desplat The King's Speech
A. R. Rahman 127 Hours
Trent Reznor The Social Network
Atticus Ross The Social Network

Michael Giacchino

Honored for : Up

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Horner Avatar
Alexandre Desplat Fantastic Mr. Fox
Marco Beltrami The Hurt Locker
Buck Sanders The Hurt Locker
Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes
Michael Giacchino Up

A. R. Rahman

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
A. R. Rahman Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Elfman Milk
Alexandre Desplat The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Newton Howard Defiance
Thomas Newman WALL-E

Dario Marianelli

Honored for : Atonement

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dario Marianelli Atonement
Alberto Iglesias The Kite Runner
James Newton Howard Michael Clayton
Michael Giacchino Ratatouille
Marco Beltrami 3:10 to Yuma

Gustavo Santaolalla

Honored for : Babel

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandre Desplat The Queen
Thomas Newman The Good German
Philip Glass Notes on a Scandal
Javier Navarrete Pan's Labyrinth
Gustavo Santaolalla Babel

Gustavo Santaolalla

Honored for : Brokeback Mountain

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gustavo Santaolalla Brokeback Mountain
Alberto Iglesias The Constant Gardener
John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams Munich
Dario Marianelli Pride & Prejudice

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Honored for : Finding Neverland

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Newman Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
James Newton Howard The Village
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Finding Neverland
John Williams Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
John Debney The Passion of the Christ

Howard Shore

Honored for : The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabriel Yared Cold Mountain
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Danny Elfman Big Fish
Thomas Newman Finding Nemo
James Horner House of Sand and Fog

Elliot Goldenthal

Honored for : Frida

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elliot Goldenthal Frida
John Williams Catch Me If You Can
Elmer Bernstein Far from Heaven
Philip Glass The Hours
Thomas Newman Road to Perdition

Howard Shore

Honored for : The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
John Williams A.I. Artificial Intelligence
James Horner A Beautiful Mind
John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Randy Newman Monsters, Inc.

Tan Dun

Honored for : Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tan Dun Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Rachel Portman Chocolat
Hans Zimmer Gladiator
Ennio Morricone Malèna
John Williams The Patriot

John Corigliano

Honored for : The Red Violin

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Corigliano The Red Violin
Gabriel Yared The Talented Mr. Ripley
Thomas Newman American Beauty
John Williams Angela's Ashes
Rachel Portman The Cider House Rules

Nicola Piovani

Honored for : Life Is Beautiful

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicola Piovani Life Is Beautiful
Hans Zimmer The Thin Red Line
David Hirschfelder Elizabeth
Randy Newman Pleasantville
John Williams Saving Private Ryan

James Horner

Honored for : Titanic

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Danny Elfman Good Will Hunting
James Horner Titanic
John Williams Amistad
Philip Glass Kundun
Jerry Goldsmith L.A. Confidential

Gabriel Yared

Honored for : The English Patient

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gabriel Yared The English Patient
Patrick Doyle Hamlet
Elliot Goldenthal Michael Collins
David Hirschfelder Shine
John Williams Sleepers

Luis Bacalov

Honored for : Il Postino: The Postman

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luis Bacalov Il Postino: The Postman
James Horner Apollo 13
James Horner Braveheart
John Williams Nixon
Patrick Doyle Sense and Sensibility

Hans Zimmer

Honored for : The Lion King

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Newman The Shawshank Redemption
Hans Zimmer The Lion King
Alan Silvestri Forrest Gump
Elliot Goldenthal Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Thomas Newman Little Women

John Williams

Honored for : Schindler's List

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Schindler's List
Elmer Bernstein The Age of Innocence
Dave Grusin The Firm
James Newton Howard The Fugitive
Richard Robbins The Remains of the Day

Alan Menken

Honored for : Aladdin

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Menken Aladdin
Jerry Goldsmith Basic Instinct
John Barry Chaplin
Richard Robbins Howards End
Mark Isham A River Runs Through It

Alan Menken

Honored for : Beauty and the Beast

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Menken Beauty and the Beast
Ennio Morricone Bugsy
George Fenton The Fisher King
John Williams JFK
James Newton Howard The Prince of Tides

John Barry

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Barry Dances with Wolves
Randy Newman Avalon
Maurice Jarre Ghost
Dave Grusin Havana
John Williams Home Alone

Alan Menken

Honored for : The Little Mermaid

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Menken The Little Mermaid
John Williams Born on the Fourth of July
Dave Grusin The Fabulous Baker Boys
James Horner Field of Dreams
John Williams Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Dave Grusin

Honored for : The Milagro Beanfield War

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams The Accidental Tourist
Dave Grusin The Milagro Beanfield War
George Fenton Dangerous Liaisons
Maurice Jarre Gorillas in the Mist
Hans Zimmer Rain Man

David Byrne, Cong Su, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Honored for : The Last Emperor

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ryuichi Sakamoto The Last Emperor
David Byrne The Last Emperor
Cong Su The Last Emperor
George Fenton Cry Freedom
Jonas Gwangwa Cry Freedom
John Williams Empire of the Sun
Ennio Morricone The Untouchables
John Williams The Witches of Eastwick

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : Round Midnight

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock Round Midnight
James Horner Aliens
Jerry Goldsmith Hoosiers
Ennio Morricone The Mission
Leonard Rosenman Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

John Barry

Honored for : Out of Africa

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Barry Out of Africa
Georges Delerue Agnes of God
Quincy Jones The Color Purple
Jeremy Lubbock The Color Purple
Rod Temperton The Color Purple
Caiphus Semenya The Color Purple
Andraé Crouch The Color Purple
Chris Boardman The Color Purple
Jorge Calandrelli The Color Purple
Joel Rosenbaum The Color Purple
Fred Steiner The Color Purple
Jack Hayes The Color Purple
Jerry Hey The Color Purple
Randy Kerber The Color Purple
Bruce Broughton Silverado
Maurice Jarre Witness

Maurice Jarre

Honored for : A Passage to India

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maurice Jarre A Passage to India
John Williams Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Randy Newman The Natural
John Williams The River
Alex North Under the Volcano

Bill Conti

Honored for : The Right Stuff

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Conti The Right Stuff
Leonard Rosenman Cross Creek
John Williams Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Michael Gore Terms of Endearment
Jerry Goldsmith Under Fire

John Williams

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Ravi Shankar Gandhi
George Fenton Gandhi
Jack Nitzsche An Officer and a Gentleman
Jerry Goldsmith Poltergeist
Marvin Hamlisch Sophie's Choice

Vangelis

Honored for : Chariots of Fire

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vangelis Chariots of Fire
Alex North Dragonslayer
Dave Grusin On Golden Pond
Randy Newman Ragtime
John Williams Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Michael Gore

Honored for : Fame

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gore Fame
John Corigliano Altered States
John Morris The Elephant Man
John Williams Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Philippe Sarde Tess

Georges Delerue

Honored for : A Little Romance

Giorgio Moroder

Honored for : Midnight Express

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Giorgio Moroder Midnight Express
Jerry Goldsmith The Boys from Brazil
Ennio Morricone Days of Heaven
Dave Grusin Heaven Can Wait
John Williams Superman

John Williams

Honored for : Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Georges Delerue Julia
Maurice Jarre Mohammad, Messenger of God
Marvin Hamlisch The Spy Who Loved Me

Jerry Goldsmith

Honored for : The Omen

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerry Goldsmith The Omen
Bernard Herrmann Obsession
Jerry Fielding The Outlaw Josey Wales
Bernard Herrmann Taxi Driver
Lalo Schifrin Voyage of the Damned

John Williams

Honored for : Jaws

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Jaws
Jerry Goldsmith The Wind and the Lion
Alex North Bite the Bullet
Gerald Fried Birds Do It, Bees Do It
Jack Nitzsche One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola

Honored for : The Godfather Part II

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nino Rota The Godfather Part II
Carmine Coppola The Godfather Part II
Jerry Goldsmith Chinatown
Richard Rodney Bennett Murder on the Orient Express
Alex North Shanks
John Williams The Towering Inferno

Marvin Hamlisch

Honored for : The Way We Were

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marvin Hamlisch The Way We Were
John Williams Cinderella Liberty
Georges Delerue The Day of the Dolphin
Jerry Goldsmith Papillon
John Cameron A Touch of Class

Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry Russell

Honored for : Limelight

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlie Chaplin Limelight
Raymond Rasch Limelight
Larry Russell Limelight
John Williams Images
Buddy Baker Napoleon and Samantha
John Williams The Poseidon Adventure
John Addison Sleuth
Sleuth was named as nominee after the exclusion of The Godfather score and a re-balloting process.
Nino Rota The Godfather
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After nominations, 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.

Michel Legrand

Honored for : Summer of '42

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michel Legrand Summer of '42
John Barry Mary, Queen of Scots
Richard Rodney Bennett Nicholas and Alexandra
Isaac Hayes Shaft
Jerry Fielding Straw Dogs

Francis Lai

Honored for : Love Story

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Francis Lai Love Story
Alfred Newman Airport
Frank Cordell Cromwell
Jerry Goldsmith Patton
Henry Mancini Sunflower

Burt Bacharach

Honored for : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Burt Bacharach Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Georges Delerue Anne of the Thousand Days
John Williams The Reivers
Ernest Gold The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Jerry Fielding The Wild Bunch

John Barry

Honored for : The Lion in Winter

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Barry The Lion in Winter
Lalo Schifrin The Fox
Jerry Goldsmith Planet of the Apes
Alex North The Shoes of the Fisherman
Michel Legrand The Thomas Crown Affair

Elmer Bernstein

Honored for : Thoroughly Modern Millie

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elmer Bernstein Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lalo Schifrin Cool Hand Luke
Leslie Bricusse Doctor Dolittle
Richard Rodney Bennett Far from the Madding Crowd
Quincy Jones In Cold Blood
Alfred Newman Camelot
Ken Darby Camelot
Lionel Newman Doctor Dolittle
Alexander Courage Doctor Dolittle
Frank De Vol Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
André Previn Thoroughly Modern Millie
Joseph Gershenson Thoroughly Modern Millie
John Williams Valley of the Dolls

Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

Honored for : Camelot
(Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elmer Bernstein Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lalo Schifrin Cool Hand Luke
Leslie Bricusse Doctor Dolittle
Richard Rodney Bennett Far from the Madding Crowd
Quincy Jones In Cold Blood
Alfred Newman Camelot
Ken Darby Camelot
Lionel Newman Doctor Dolittle
Alexander Courage Doctor Dolittle
Frank De Vol Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
André Previn Thoroughly Modern Millie
Joseph Gershenson Thoroughly Modern Millie
John Williams Valley of the Dolls

John Barry

Honored for : Born Free

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Barry Born Free
Toshiro Mayuzumi The Bible: In the Beginning
Elmer Bernstein Hawaii
Jerry Goldsmith The Sand Pebbles
Alex North Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Ken Thorne A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Luis Bacalov The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Elmer Bernstein Return of the Seven
Harry Sukman The Singing Nun
Al Ham Stop the World: I Want to Get Off

Ken Thorne

Honored for : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Barry Born Free
Toshiro Mayuzumi The Bible: In the Beginning
Elmer Bernstein Hawaii
Jerry Goldsmith The Sand Pebbles
Alex North Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Ken Thorne A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Luis Bacalov The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Elmer Bernstein Return of the Seven
Harry Sukman The Singing Nun
Al Ham Stop the World: I Want to Get Off

Maurice Jarre

Honored for : Doctor Zhivago

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maurice Jarre Doctor Zhivago
Alex North The Agony and the Ecstasy
Alfred Newman The Greatest Story Ever Told
Jerry Goldsmith A Patch of Blue
Michel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jacques Demy The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Irwin Kostal The Sound of Music
Frank De Vol Cat Ballou
Lionel Newman The Pleasure Seekers
Alexander Courage The Pleasure Seekers
Don Walker A Thousand Clowns
Michel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Irwin Kostal

Honored for : The Sound of Music
(Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maurice Jarre Doctor Zhivago
Alex North The Agony and the Ecstasy
Alfred Newman The Greatest Story Ever Told
Jerry Goldsmith A Patch of Blue
Michel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jacques Demy The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Irwin Kostal The Sound of Music
Frank De Vol Cat Ballou
Lionel Newman The Pleasure Seekers
Alexander Courage The Pleasure Seekers
Don Walker A Thousand Clowns
Michel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman

Honored for : Mary Poppins

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard M. Sherman Mary Poppins
Robert B. Sherman Mary Poppins
Henry Mancini The Pink Panther
Frank De Vol Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Laurence Rosenthal Becket
Dimitri Tiomkin The Fall of the Roman Empire
André Previn My Fair Lady
George Martin A Hard Day's Night
Irwin Kostal Mary Poppins
Nelson Riddle Robin and the Seven Hoods
Robert Armbruster The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Arnaud The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Elliott The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Hayes The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Calvin Jackson The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Shuken The Unsinkable Molly Brown

André Previn

Honored for : My Fair Lady
(-\t Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard M. Sherman Mary Poppins
Robert B. Sherman Mary Poppins
Henry Mancini The Pink Panther
Frank De Vol Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Laurence Rosenthal Becket
Dimitri Tiomkin The Fall of the Roman Empire
André Previn My Fair Lady
George Martin A Hard Day's Night
Irwin Kostal Mary Poppins
Nelson Riddle Robin and the Seven Hoods
Robert Armbruster The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Arnaud The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Elliott The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Hayes The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Calvin Jackson The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Shuken The Unsinkable Molly Brown

John Addison

Honored for : Tom Jones

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex North Cleopatra
Ken Darby How the West Was Won
Alfred Newman How the West Was Won
Ernest Gold It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
John Addison Tom Jones
Dimitri Tiomkin 55 Days at Peking
André Previn Irma la Douce
Johnny Green Bye Bye Birdie
Leith Stevens A New Kind of Love
Maurice Jarre Sundays and Cybelle
George Bruns The Sword in the Stone

André Previn

Honored for : Irma la Douce
(Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex North Cleopatra
Ken Darby How the West Was Won
Alfred Newman How the West Was Won
Ernest Gold It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
John Addison Tom Jones
Dimitri Tiomkin 55 Days at Peking
André Previn Irma la Douce
Johnny Green Bye Bye Birdie
Leith Stevens A New Kind of Love
Maurice Jarre Sundays and Cybelle
George Bruns The Sword in the Stone

Maurice Jarre

Honored for : Lawrence of Arabia

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elmer Bernstein To Kill a Mockingbird
Franz Waxman Taras Bulba
Bronis?aw Kaper Mutiny on the Bounty
Jerry Goldsmith Freud: The Secret Passion
Maurice Jarre Lawrence of Arabia
Ray Heindorf The Music Man
Georgie Stoll Billy Rose's Jumbo
Michel Magne Gigot
Frank Perkins Gypsy
Leigh Harline The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Ray Heindorf

Honored for : The Music Man
(Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elmer Bernstein To Kill a Mockingbird
Franz Waxman Taras Bulba
Bronis?aw Kaper Mutiny on the Bounty
Jerry Goldsmith Freud: The Secret Passion
Maurice Jarre Lawrence of Arabia
Ray Heindorf The Music Man
Georgie Stoll Billy Rose's Jumbo
Michel Magne Gigot
Frank Perkins Gypsy
Leigh Harline The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Henry Mancini

Honored for : Breakfast at Tiffany's

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Mancini Breakfast at Tiffany's
Miklós Rózsa El Cid
Morris Stoloff Fanny
Harry Sukman Fanny
Dimitri Tiomkin The Guns of Navarone
Elmer Bernstein Summer and Smoke

Ernest Gold

Honored for : Exodus

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dimitri Tiomkin The Alamo
Ernest Gold Exodus
André Previn Elmer Gantry
Elmer Bernstein The Magnificent Seven
Alex North Spartacus

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa Ben-Hur
Alfred Newman The Diary of Anne Frank
Franz Waxman The Nun's Story
Ernest Gold On the Beach
Frank De Vol Pillow Talk

Dimitri Tiomkin

Honored for : The Old Man and the Sea

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dimitri Tiomkin The Old Man and the Sea
Jerome Moross The Big Country
David Raksin Separate Tables
Oliver Wallace White Wilderness
Hugo Friedhofer The Young Lions

Malcolm Arnold

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Friedhofer An Affair to Remember
Johnny Green Raintree County
Hugo Friedhofer Boy on a Dolphin
Paul Smith Perri
Malcolm Arnold The Bridge on the River Kwai

Victor Young

Honored for : Around the World in 80 Days

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Young Around the World in 80 Days
Alfred Newman Anastasia
Hugo Friedhofer Between Heaven and Hell
Dimitri Tiomkin Giant
Alex North The Rainmaker

Alfred Newman

Honored for : Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alfred Newman Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Max Steiner Battle Cry
Elmer Bernstein The Man with the Golden Arm
George Duning Picnic
Alex North The Rose Tattoo

Dimitri Tiomkin

Honored for : The High and the Mighty

Nominations 1954 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dimitri Tiomkin The High and the Mighty
Max Steiner The Caine Mutiny
Larry Adler Genevieve
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 his proper credit, which Mr. Mathieson had never claimed. Mr. Mathieson's name was removed from the nomination and Mr. Adler's inserted.
Leonard Bernstein On the Waterfront
Franz Waxman The Silver Chalice

Bronis?aw Kaper

Honored for : Lili

Nominations 1953 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bronis?aw Kaper Lili
Hugo Friedhofer Above and Beyond
Morris Stoloff From Here to Eternity
George Duning From Here to Eternity
Miklós Rózsa Julius Caesar
Louis Forbes This Is Cinerama

Dimitri Tiomkin

Honored for : High Noon

Nominations 1952 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dimitri Tiomkin High Noon
Miklós Rózsa Ivanhoe
Max Steiner The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Herschel Burke Gilbert The Thief
Alex North Viva Zapata!

Franz Waxman

Honored for : A Place in the Sun

Nominations 1951 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Franz Waxman A Place in the Sun
Alfred Newman David and Bathsheba
Alex North Death of a Salesman
Miklós Rózsa Quo Vadis
Alex North A Streetcar Named Desire

Franz Waxman

Honored for : Sunset Boulevard

Nominations 1950 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Franz Waxman Sunset Boulevard
Alfred Newman All About Eve
Max Steiner The Flame and the Arrow
George Duning No Sad Songs for Me
Victor Young Samson and Delilah

Aaron Copland

Honored for : The Heiress

Nominations 1949 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Copland The Heiress
Max Steiner Beyond the Forest
Dimitri Tiomkin Champion

Brian Easdale

Honored for : The Red Shoes

Nominations 1948 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Easdale The Red Shoes
William Walton Hamlet
Hugo Friedhofer Joan of Arc
Max Steiner Johnny Belinda
Alfred Newman The Snake Pit

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : A Double Life

Nominations 1947 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa A Double Life
Hugo Friedhofer The Bishop's Wife
Alfred Newman Captain from Castile
David Raksin Forever Amber
Max Steiner Life with Father

Hugo Friedhofer

Honored for : The Best Years of Our Lives

Nominations 1946 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Friedhofer The Best Years of Our Lives
Bernard Herrmann Anna and the King of Siam
William Walton Henry V
Franz Waxman Humoresque
Miklós Rózsa The Killers

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : Spellbound

Nominations 1945 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa Spellbound
Robert E. Dolan The Bells of St. Mary's
Louis Forbes Brewster's Millions
Werner Janssen Captain Kidd
Roy Webb The Enchanted Cottage
R. Dale Butts Flame of Barbary Coast
Morton Scott Flame of Barbary Coast
Edward J. Kay G. I. Honeymoon
Werner Janssen Guest in the House
Daniele Amfitheatrof Guest Wife
Alfred Newman The Keys of the Kingdom
Miklós Rózsa The Lost Weekend
Victor Young Love Letters
Karl Hajos The Man Who Walked Alone
Franz Waxman Objective, Burma!
Alexandre Tansman Paris Underground
Miklós Rózsa A Song to Remember
Morris Stoloff A Song to Remember
Werner Janssen The Southerner
Louis Applebaum The Story of G.I. Joe
Ann Ronell The Story of G.I. Joe
Hans J. Salter This Love of Ours
Herbert Stothart The Valley of Decision
Hugo Friedhofer The Woman in the Window
Arthur Lange The Woman in the Window

Max Steiner

Honored for : Since You Went Away

Nominations 1944 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Max Steiner Since You Went Away
Morris Stoloff Address Unknown
Ernst Toch Address Unknown
Max Steiner The Adventures of Mark Twain
Dimitri Tiomkin The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Arthur Lange Casanova Brown
Hans J. Salter Christmas Holiday
Miklós Rózsa Double Indemnity
Walter Scharf The Fighting Seabees
Roy Webb The Fighting Seabees
Michel Michelet The Hairy Ape
Edward Paul The Hairy Ape
Robert Stolz It Happened Tomorrow
Fred Rich Jack London
Herbert Stothart Kismet
Constantin Bakaleinikoff None but the Lonely Heart
Hanns Eisler None but the Lonely Heart
David Rose The Princess and the Pirate
Karl Hajos Summer Storm
W. Franke Harling Three Russian Girls
Edward Paul Up in Mabel's Room
Michel Michelet Voice in the Wind
Alfred Newman Wilson
Miklós Rózsa The Woman of the Town

Alfred Newman

Honored for : The Song of Bernadette

Nominations 1943 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alfred Newman The Song of Bernadette
Hans J. Salter The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Frank Skinner The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Max Steiner Casablanca
Louis Gruenberg Commandos Strike at Dawn
Morris Stoloff Commandos Strike at Dawn
Constantin Bakaleinikoff The Fallen Sparrow
Roy Webb The Fallen Sparrow
Victor Young For Whom the Bell Tolls
Hanns Eisler Hangmen Also Die!
Phil Boutelje Hi Diddle Diddle
Leigh Harline Johnny Come Lately
Gerard Carbonara The Kansan
Arthur Lange Lady of Burlesque
Herbert Stothart Madame Curie
Dimitri Tiomkin The Moon and Sixpence
Aaron Copland The North Star
Edward H. Plumb Victory Through Air Power
Paul Smith Victory Through Air Power
Oliver Wallace Victory Through Air Power
Walter Scharf In Old Oklahoma

Max Steiner

Honored for : Now, Voyager

Nominations 1942 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Max Steiner Now, Voyager
Frank Skinner Arabian Nights
Frank Churchill Bambi
Edward H. Plumb Bambi
Alfred Newman The Black Swan
Dimitri Tiomkin The Corsican Brothers
Victor Young Flying Tigers
Max Terr The Gold Rush
Roy Webb I Married a Witch
Roy Webb Joan of Paris
Miklós Rózsa Jungle Book
Edward J. Kay Klondike Fury
Leigh Harline The Pride of the Yankees
Herbert Stothart Random Harvest
Richard Hageman The Shanghai Gesture
Victor Young Silver Queen
Victor Young Take a Letter, Darling
Friedrich Hollaender The Talk of the Town
Morris Stoloff The Talk of the Town
Werner R. Heymann To Be or Not to Be

Bernard Herrmann

Honored for : The Devil and Daniel Webster

Nominations 1941 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bernard Herrmann The Devil and Daniel Webster
Edward J. Kay King of the Zombies
Meredith Willson The Little Foxes
Frank Skinner Back Street
Franz Waxman Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Alfred Newman Ball of Fire
Miklós Rózsa Lydia
Werner R. Heymann That Uncertain Feeling
Cy Feuer Mercy Island
Walter Scharf Mercy Island
Morris Stoloff Ladies in Retirement
Ernst Toch Ladies in Retirement
Victor Young Hold Back the Dawn
Edward Ward Tanks a Million
Louis Gruenberg So Ends Our Night
Max Steiner Sergeant York
Richard Hageman This Woman Is Mine
Edward Ward Cheers for Miss Bishop
Bernard Herrmann Citizen Kane
Alfred Newman How Green Was My Valley
Franz Waxman Suspicion
Miklós Rózsa Sundown

Paul Smith, Leigh Harline, Ned Washington

Honored for : Pinocchio

Nominations 1940 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Young North West Mounted Police
Leigh Harline Pinocchio
Paul Smith Pinocchio
Ned Washington Pinocchio
Victor Young Arizona
Victor Young Dark Command
Louis Gruenberg The Fight for Life
Meredith Willson The Great Dictator
Frank Skinner The House of the Seven Gables
Richard Hageman The Howards of Virginia
Max Steiner The Letter
Richard Hageman The Long Voyage Home
Alfred Newman The Mark of Zorro
Roy Webb My Favourite Wife
Werner R. Heymann One Million B.C.
Aaron Copland Our Town
Franz Waxman Rebecca
Miklós Rózsa The Thief of Bagdad
Herbert Stothart Waterloo Bridge

Alfred Newman

Honored for : Tin Pan Alley

Nominations 1940 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Young North West Mounted Police
Leigh Harline Pinocchio
Paul Smith Pinocchio
Ned Washington Pinocchio
Victor Young Arizona
Victor Young Dark Command
Louis Gruenberg The Fight for Life
Meredith Willson The Great Dictator
Frank Skinner The House of the Seven Gables
Richard Hageman The Howards of Virginia
Max Steiner The Letter
Richard Hageman The Long Voyage Home
Alfred Newman The Mark of Zorro
Roy Webb My Favourite Wife
Werner R. Heymann One Million B.C.
Aaron Copland Our Town
Franz Waxman Rebecca
Miklós Rózsa The Thief of Bagdad
Herbert Stothart Waterloo Bridge

Herbert Stothart

Honored for : The Wizard of Oz

Nominations 1939 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbert Stothart The Wizard of Oz
Max Steiner Dark Victory
Werner Janssen Eternally Yours
Victor Young Golden Boy
Max Steiner Gone with the Wind
Victor Young Gulliver's Travels
Lud Gluskin The Man in the Iron Mask
Lucien Moraweck The Man in the Iron Mask
Victor Young Man of Conquest
Anthony Collins Nurse Edith Cavell
Aaron Copland Of Mice and Men
Alfred Newman The Rains Came
Alfred Newman Wuthering Heights

Nominations 1939 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbert Stothart The Wizard of Oz
Max Steiner Dark Victory
Werner Janssen Eternally Yours
Victor Young Golden Boy
Max Steiner Gone with the Wind
Victor Young Gulliver's Travels
Lud Gluskin The Man in the Iron Mask
Lucien Moraweck The Man in the Iron Mask
Victor Young Man of Conquest
Anthony Collins Nurse Edith Cavell
Aaron Copland Of Mice and Men
Alfred Newman The Rains Came
Alfred Newman Wuthering Heights

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Honored for : The Adventures of Robin Hood

Nominations 1938 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Erich Wolfgang Korngold The Adventures of Robin Hood
Victor Young Army Girl
Werner Janssen Blockade
Marvin Hatley Block-Heads
Victor Young Breaking the Ice
Alfred Newman The Cowboy and the Lady
Richard Hageman If I Were King
Herbert Stothart Marie Antoinette
Robert Russell Bennett Pacific Liner
Louis Silvers Suez
Franz Waxman The Young in Heart

Alfred Newman

Honored for : Alexander's Ragtime Band

Nominations 1938 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Erich Wolfgang Korngold The Adventures of Robin Hood
Victor Young Army Girl
Werner Janssen Blockade
Marvin Hatley Block-Heads
Victor Young Breaking the Ice
Alfred Newman The Cowboy and the Lady
Richard Hageman If I Were King
Herbert Stothart Marie Antoinette
Robert Russell Bennett Pacific Liner
Louis Silvers Suez
Franz Waxman The Young in Heart

Charles Previn

Honored for : One Hundred Men and a Girl
(Universal Studio Music Department)

Nominations 1937 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Previn One Hundred Men and a Girl
Universal Studio Music Department
Frank Churchill Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Leigh Harline Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Paul Smith Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Alfred Newman The Hurricane
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department
Louis Silvers In Old Chicago
20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein The Life of Emile Zola
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department
Morris Stoloff Lost Horizon
Columbia Studio Music Department
Hugo Riesenfeld Make a Wish
RKO Radio","Score by Hugo Riesenfeld.
Nat W. Finston Maytime
M-G-M Studio Music Department","Score by Herbert Stothart.
Alberto Colombo Portia on Trial
Republic Studio Music Department","Score by Alberto Colombo.
Alfred Newman The Prisoner of Zenda
Selznick International Pictures Music Department","Score by Alfred Newman.
Roy Webb Quality Street
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Roy Webb.
Constantin Bakaleinikoff Something to Sing About
Grand National Studio Music Department","Score by Victor Schertzinger.
Boris Morros Souls at Sea
Paramount Studio Music Department","Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder.
Marvin Hatley Way Out West
Roach Studio Music Department","Score by Marvin Hatley.

Leo F. Forbstein

Honored for : Anthony Adverse
(Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

Nominations 1936 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leo F. Forbstein Anthony Adverse
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department","Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Leo F. Forbstein The Charge of the Light Brigade
Warner Bros. Studio Music Department","Score by Max Steiner
Max Steiner The Garden of Allah
Selznick International Pictures Music Department","Score by Max Steiner
Boris Morros The General Died at Dawn
Paramount Studio Music Department","Score by Werner Janssen
Nathaniel Shilkret Winterset
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Nathaniel Shilkret

Max Steiner

Honored for : The Informer
(RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Score by Max Steiner)

Nominations 1935 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Max Steiner The Informer
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Max Steiner
Nat W. Finston Mutiny on the Bounty
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department","Score by Herbert Stothart","came in 2nd
Irvin Talbot Peter Ibbetson
Paramount Studio Music Department","Score by Ernst Toch
Leo F. Forbstein Captain Blood
Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department","Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold","came in 3rd","Write-in candidate.

Louis Silvers

Honored for : One Night of Love
(Columbia Studio Music Department, Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn)

Nominations 1934 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Samuel Hoffenstein The Gay Divorcee
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein","came in 2nd
Max Steiner The Gay Divorcee
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein","came in 2nd
Kenneth Webb The Gay Divorcee
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein","came in 2nd
Max Steiner The Lost Patrol
RKO Radio Studio Music Department","Score by Max Steiner","came in 3rd
Gus Kahn One Night of Love
Columbia Studio Music Department","Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn
Louis Silvers One Night of Love
Columbia Studio Music Department","Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn