BEST MUSIC -- ORIGINAL SCORE


1934 : Louis Silvers for ONE NIGHT OF LOVE

1935 : Max Steiner for THE INFORMER

1936 : Leo Forbstein for ANTHONY ADVERSE

1937 : Charles Previn for ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL

  ORIGINAL SCORE SCORING
1938 Erich Wolfgang Korngold for
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Alfred Newman for
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
1939 Herbert Stothart for
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Richard Hageman, Frank Harling, John Leipold, Leo Shuken for
STAGECOACH
1940 Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, and Ned Washington for
PINOCCHIO
Alfred Newman for
TIN PAN ALLEY
  MUSIC SCORE OF A
DRAMATIC OR COMEDY PICTURE
SCORING OF A
MUSICAL PICTURE
1941 Bernard Herrmann for
ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY
Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace for
DUMBO
1942 Max Steiner for
NOW, VOYAGER
Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld for
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
1943 Alfred Newman for
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Ray Heindorf for
THIS IS THE ARMY
1944 Max Steiner for
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
Carmen Dragon and Morris Stoloff for
COVER GIRL
1945 Miklos Rozsa for
SPELLBOUND
Georgie Stoll for
ANCHORS AWEIGH
1946 Hugo Friedhofer for
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Morris Stoloff for
THE JOLSON STORY
1947 Dr. Miklos Rozsa for
A DOUBLE LIFE
Alfred Newman for
MOTHER WORE TIGHTS
1948 Brian Easdale for
THE RED SHOES
Roger Edens and Johnny Green for
EASTER PARADE
1949 Aaron Copland for
THE HEIRESS
Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton for
ON THE TOWN
1950 Franz Waxman for
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens for
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
1951 Franz Waxman for
A PLACE IN THE SUN
Saul Chaplin and Johnny Green for
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
1952 Dimitri Tiomkin for
HIGH NOON
Alfred Newman for
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
1953 Bronislau Kaper for
LILI
Alfred Newman for
CALL ME MADAM
1954 Dimitri Tiomkin for
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
Saul Chaplin and Adolph Deutsch for
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
1955 Alfred Newman for
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING
Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, and Adolph Deutsch for
OKLAHOMA!
1956 Victor Young for
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Ken Darby and Alfred Newman for
THE KING AND I

1957 : Malcolm Arnold for THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

  MUSIC SCORE OF A
DRAMATIC OR COMEDY PICTURE
SCORING OF A
MUSICAL PICTURE
1958 Dimitri Tiomkin for
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
Andre Previn for
GIGI
1959 Miklos Rozsa for
BEN-HUR
Ken Darby and Andre Previn for
PORGY AND BESS
1960 Ernest Gold for
EXODUS
Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman for
SONG WITHOUT END (THE STORY OF FRANZ LISZT)
1961 Henry Mancini for
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Irwin Kostal, and Sid Ramin for
WEST SIDE STORY
  MUSIC SCORE
SUBSTANTIALLY ORIGINAL
SCORING OF MUSIC
ADAPTATION OR TREATMENT
1962 Maurice Jarre for
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Ray Heindorf for
MEREDITH WILLSON'S THE MUSIC MAN
1963 John Addison for
TOM JONES
Andre Previn for
IRMA LA DOUCE
1964 Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman for
MARY POPPINS
Andre Previn for
MY FAIR LADY
1965 Maurice Jarre for
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Irwin Jostal for
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
1966 John Barry for
BORN FREE
Ken Thorne for
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
1967 Elmer Bernstein for
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Ken Darby and Alfred Newman for
CAMELOT
1968 John Barry for
THE LION IN WINTER
John Green for
OLIVER!
1969 Burt Bacharach for
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman for
HELLO, DOLLY!
  ORIGINAL SCORE /
ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE
ORIGINAL SONG SCORE /
SCORING ADAPTATION
1970 Francis Lai for
LOVE STORY
The Beatles for
LET IT BE
1971 Michel Legrand for
SUMMER OF '42
John Williams for
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
1972 Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, and Larry Russell for
LIMELIGHT
Ralph Burns for
CABARET
1973 Marvin Hamlisch for
THE WAY WE WERE
Marvin Hamlisch for
THE STING
1974 Carmine Coppola and Nino Rota for
THE GODFATHER PART II
Nelson Riddle for
THE GREAT GATSBY
1975 John Williams for
JAWS
Leonard Rosenman for
BARRY LYNDON
1976 Jerry Goldsmith for
THE OMEN
Leonard Rosenman for
BOUND FOR GLORY
1977 John Williams for
STAR WARS
Jonathan Tunick for
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
1978 Giorgio Moroder for
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
Joe Renzetti for
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
1979 Georges Delerue for
A LITTLE ROMANCE
Ralph Burns for
ALL THAT JAZZ

1980 : Michael Gore for FAME

1981 : Vangelis for CHARIOTS OF FIRE

  ORIGINAL SCORE ORIGINAL SONG SCORE
1982 John Williams for
E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
Leslie Bricusse and Henry Mancini for
VICTOR/VICTORIA
1983 Bill Conti for
THE RIGHT STUFF
Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Michel Legrand for
YENTL
1984 Maurice Jarre for
A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Prince for
PURPLE RAIN

1985 : John Barry for OUT OF AFRICA

1986 : Herbie Hancock for 'ROUND MIDNIGHT

1987 : David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto for THE LAST EMPEROR

1988 : Dave Grusin for THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR

1989 : Alan Menken for THE LITTLE MERMAID

1990 : John Barry for DANCES WITH WOLVES

1991 : Alan Menken for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

1992 : Alan Menken for ALADDIN

1993 : John Williams for SCHINDLER'S LIST

1994 : Hans Zimmer for THE LION KING

  ORIGINAL
DRAMATIC SCORE
ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR
COMEDY SCORE
1995 Luis Bacalov for
THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO)
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for
POCAHONTAS
1996 Gabriel Yared for
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Rachel Portman for
EMMA
1997 James Horner for
TITANIC
Anne Dudley for
THE FULL MONTY
1998 Nicola Piovani for
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Stephen Warbeck for
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
1999 John Corigliano for
THE RED VIOLIN
N/A
N/A
2000 CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON N/A
N/A
2001 LORD OF THE RINGS N/A
N/A
2002 FRIDA N/A
N/A
2003 "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" N/A
N/A
2004 FINDING NEVERLAND N/A
N/A

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