From "One Night Of Love" in 1935 to "Atonement" in 2008, the Academy Awards have recognized great achievement in film scoring throughout the years.
Other notable films to have won the Oscar for Best Original Score include "The Sound Of Music", "Purple Rain", "The Lion King" and "The Lord of the Rings".
Who Won Oscars for Original Score?
| 2008 Atonement |    |
| Dario Marianelli | |
| Other Nominees: The Kite Runner; Michael Clayton; Ratatouille; 3:10 To Yuma | |
| 2007 Babel | |
| Other Nominees: The Good German; Notes on a Scandal; Pan's Labyrinth; The Queen | |
| 2006 Brokeback Mountain |  |
| Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| Other Nominees: The Constant Gardener; Memoirs of a Geisha; Munich; Pride and Prejudice | |
| 2005 Finding Neverland | |
| Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | |
| Other Nominees: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events; The Passion of the Christ; The Village | |
| 2004 The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King |  |
| Howard Shore | |
| Other Nominees: Big Fish; Cold Mountain; Finding Nemo; House of Sand and Fog | |
| 2003 Frida | |
| Elliot Goldenthal | |
| Other Nominees: Catch Me If You Can; Far From Heaven; The Hours; Road To Perdition | |
| 2002 The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring |  |
| Howard Shore | |
| Other Nominees: A.I. Artificial Intelligence; A Beautiful Mind; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Monsters Inc | |
| 2001 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon | |
| Tan Dun | |
| Other Nominees: Chocolat; Gladiator; Malena; The Patriot | |
| 2000 The Red Violin | |
| John Corigliano | |
| Other Nominees: American Beauty; Angela's Ashes; The Cider House Rules; The Talented Mr Ripley | |
| 1999 Life Is Beautiful | |
| Nicola Piovani | |
| Other Nominees: Elizabeth; Pleasantville; Saving Private Ryan; The Thin Red Line | |
| 1997 Emma | |
| Rachel Portman | |
| Other Nominees: The First Wives Club; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; James and the Giant Peach; The Preacher's Wife | |
| 1997 The English Patient | |
| Gabriel Yared | |
| Other Nominees: Hamlet; Michael Collins; Shine; Sleepers | |
| 1996 The Postman | |
| Luis Enrique Bacalov | |
| Other Nominees: Apollo 13; Braveheart; Nixon; Sense and Sensibility | |
| 1996 Pocahontas | |
| Alan Menken; Stephen Schwartz | |
| Other Nominees: The American President; Sabrina; Toy Story; Unstrung Heroes | |
| 1995 The Lion King | |
| Hans Zimmer | |
| Other Nominees: Forrest Gump; Interview With the Vampire; Little Women; The Shawshank Redemption | |
| 1994 Schindler's List |  |
| John Williams | |
| Other Nominees: The Age of Innocence; The Firm; The Fugitive; The Remains of the Day | |
| 1993 Aladdin |  |
| Alan Menken | |
| Other Nominees: Basic Instinct; Chaplin; Howards End; A River Runs Through It | |
| 1992 Beauty and the Beast | |
| Alan Menken | |
| Other Nominees: Bugsy; The Fisher King; JFK; The Prince of Tides | |
| 1991 Dances With Wolves | |
| John Barry | |
| Other Nominees: Avalon; Ghost; Havana; Home Alone | |
| 1990 The Little Mermaid | |
| Alan Menken | |
| Other Nominees: Born on the Fourth of July; The Fabulous Baker Boys; Field of Dreams; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | |
| 1989 The Milagro Beanfield War | |
| Dave Grusin | |
| Other Nominees: The Accidental Tourist; Dangerous Liaisons; Gorillas In the Mist; Rain Man | |
| 1988 The Last Emperor | |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto; David Byrne; Cong Su | |
| Other Nominees: Cry Freedom; Empire of the Sun; The Untouchables; The Witches of Eastwick | |
| 1987 Round Midnight | |
| Herbie Hancock | |
| Other Nominees: Aliens; Hoosiers; The Mission; Star Trek IV The Voyage Home | |
| 1986 Out of Africa | |
| John Barry | |
| Other Nominees: Agnes of God; The Color Purple; Silverado; Witness | |
| 1985 A Passage To India |  |
| Maurice Jarre | |
| Other Nominees: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; The Natural; The River; Under the Volcano | |
| 1985 Purple Rain | |
| Prince | |
| Other Nominees: The Muppets Take Manhattan; Songwriter | |
| 1984 Yentl | |
| Michel Legrand; Alan Bergman; Marily Bergman | |
| Other Nominees: The Sting II; Trading Places | |
| 1984 The Right Stuff | |
| Bill Conti | |
| Other Nominees: Cross Creek; Return of the Jedi; Terms of Endearment; Under Fire | |
| 1983 Victor/Victoria | |
| Henry Mancini; Leslie Bricusse | |
| Other Nominees: Annie; One From the Heart | |
| 1983 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | |
| John Williams | |
| Other Nominees: Gandhi; An Officer and a Gentleman; Poltergeist; Sophie's Choice | |
| 1982 Chariots of Fire | |
| Vangelis | |
| Other Nominees: Dragonslayer; On Golden Pond; Ragtime; Raiders of the Lost Ark | |
| 1981 Fame | |
| Michael Gore | |
| Other Nominees: Altered States; The Elephant Man; The Empire Strikes Back; Tess | |
| 1980 All That Jazz |  |
| Ralph Burns | |
| Other Nominees: Breaking Away; The Muppet Movie | |
| 1980 A Little Romance |  |
| Georges Delerue | |
| Other Nominees: The Amityville Horror; The Champ; Star Trek The Motion Picture; 10 | |
| 1979 The Buddy Holly Story | |
| Joe Renzetti | |
| Other Nominees: Pretty Baby; The Wiz | |
| 1979 Midnight Express | |
| Giorgio Moroder | |
| Other Nominees: The Boys From Brazil; Days Of Heaven; Heaven Can Wait; Superman | |
| 1978 A Little Night Music |  |
| Jonathan Tunick | |
| Other Nominees: Pete's Dragon; The Slipper and the Rose | |
| 1978 Star Wars | |
| John Williams | |
| Other Nominees: Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Julia; Mohammad Messenger of God; The Spy Who Loved Me | |
| 1977 Bound For Glory | |
| Leonard Rosenman | |
| Other Nominees: Bugsy Malone; A Star Is Born | |
| 1977 The Omen | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | |
| Other Nominees: Obsession; The Outlaw Josey Wales; Taxi Driver; Voyage of the Damned | |
| 1976 Barry Lyndon | |
| Leonard Rosenman | |
| Other Nominees: Funny Lady; Tommy | |
| 1976 Jaws | |
| John Williams | |
| Other Nominees: Birds Do It Bees Do It; Bite the Bullet; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; The Wind and the Lion | |
| 1975 The Great Gatsby | |
| Nelson Riddle | |
| Other Nominees: The Little Prince; Phantom of the Paradise | |
| 1975 The Godfather Part II | |
| Nino Rota; Carmine Coppola | |
| Other Nominees: Chinatown; Murder on the Orient Express; Shanks; The Towering Inferno | |
| 1974 The Sting | |
| Marvin Hamlisch | |
| Other Nominees: Jesus Christ Superstar; Tom Sawyer | |
| 1974 The Way We Were | |
| Marvin Hamlisch | |
| Other Nominees: Cinderella Liberty; The Day of the Dolphin; Papillon; A Touch of Class | |
| 1973 Cabaret | |
| Ralph Burns | |
| Other Nominees: Lady Sings the Blues; Man of La Mancha | |
| 1973 Limelight | |
| Charles Chaplin; Raymond Rasch; Larry Russell | |
| Other Nominees: images; Napoleon and Samantha; The Poseidon Adventure; Sleuth | |
| 1972 Fiddler On The Roof | |
| John Williams | |
| Other Nominees: Bedknobs and Broomsticks; The Boy Friend; Tchaikovsky; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | |
| 1972 Summer of '42 | |
| Michel Legrand | |
| Other Nominees: Mary Queen of Scots; Nicholas and Alexandra; Shaft; Straw Dogs | |
| 1971 Love Story | |
| Francis Lai | |
| Other Nominees: Airport; Cromwell; Patton; Sunflower | |
| 1971 Let It Be | |
| The Beatles | |
| Other Nominees: The Baby Maker; A Boy Named Charlie Brown; Darling Lili; Scrooge | |
| 1970 Hello Dolly! | |
| Lennie Hayton; Lionel Newman | |
| Other Nominees: Goodbye Mr Chips; Paint Your Wagon; Sweet Charity; They Shoot Horses Don't They? | |
| 1970 Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid | |
| Burt Bacharach | |
| Other Nominees: Anne of the Thousand Days; The Reivers; The Secret of Santa Vittoria; The Wild Bunch | |
| 1969 Oliver! | |
| John Green | |
| Other Nominees: Finian's Rainbow; Funny Girl; Star!; The Young Girls of Rochefort | |
| 1969 The Lion In Winter | |
| John Barry | |
| Other Nominees: The Fox; Planet of the Apes; The Shoes of the Fisherman; The Thomas Crown Affair | |
| 1968 Camelot | |
| Alfred Newman; Ken Darby | |
| Other Nominees: Doctor Dolittle; Guess Who's Coming To Dinner; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Valley of the Dolls | |
| 1968 Thoroughly Modern Millie | |
| Elmer Bernstein | |
| Other Nominees: Cool Hand Luke; Doctor Dolittle; Far From the Madding Crowd; In Cold Blood | |
| 1967 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum |  |
| Ken Thorne | |
| Other Nominees: The Gospel According to St Matthew; Return of the Seven; The Singing Nun; Stop the World I Want To Get Off | |
| 1967 Born Free | |
| John Barry | |
| Other Nominees: The Bible; Hawaii; The Sand Pebbles; Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? | |
| 1966 The Sound Of Music | |
| Irwin Kostal | |
| Other Nominees: Cat Ballou; The Pleasure Seekers; A Thousand Clowns; The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | |
| 1966 Doctor Zhivago | |
| Maurice Jarre | |
| Other Nominees: The Agony and the Ecstasy; The Greatest Story Ever Told; A Patch of Blue; The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | |
| 1965 My Fair Lady | |
| Andre Previn | |
| Other Nominees: A Hard Day's Night; Mary Poppins; Robin and the 7 Hoods; The Unsinkable Molly Brown | |
| 1965 Mary Poppins | |
| Richard M Sherman; Robert B Sherman | |
| Other Nominees: Becket; The Fall of the Roman Empire; Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte; The Pink Panther | |
| 1964 Irma La Douce | |
| Andre Previn | |
| Other Nominees: Bye Bye Birdie; A New Kind Of Love; Sundays and Cybele; The Sword in the Stone | |
| 1964 Tom Jones | |
| John Addison | |
| Other Nominees: Cleopatra; 55 Days At Peking; How the West Was Won; It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World | |
| 1963 The Music Man | |
| Ray Heindorf | |
| Other Nominees: Billy Rose's Jumbo; Gigot; Gypsy; The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | |
| 1963 Lawrence of Arabia | |
| Maurice Jarre | |
| Other Nominees: Freud; Mutiny on the Bounty; Taras Bulba; To Kill A Mockingbird | |
| 1962 Breakfast At Tiffany's | |
| Henry Mancini | |
| Other Nominees: El Cid; Fanny; The Guns of Navarone; Summer and Smoke | |
| 1962 West Side Story | |
| Saul Chaplin; Johnny Green; Sid Ramin; Irwin Kostal | |
| Other Nominees: Babes In Toyland; Flower Drum Song; Khovanshchina; Paris Blues | |
| 1961 Exodus | |
| Ernest Gold | |
| Other Nominees: The Alamo; Elmer Gantry; The Magnificent Seven; Spartacus | |
| 1961 Song Without End | |
| Morris Stoloff; Harry Sukman | |
| Other Nominees: Bells Are Ringing; Can-Can; Let's Make Love; Pepe | |
| 1960 Ben-Hur |  |
| Miklos Rozsa | |
| Other Nominees: The Diary of Anne Frank; The Nun's Story; On the Beach; Pillow Talk | |
| 1960 Porgy and Bess | |
| Andre Previn; Ken Darby | |
| Other Nominees: The Five Pennies; Li'l Abner; Say One For Me; Sleeping Beauty | |
| 1959 The Old Man And The Sea | |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | |
| Other Nominees: The Big Country; Separate Tables; White Wilderness; The Young Lions | |
| 1959 Gigi | |
| Andre Previn | |
| Other Nominees: The Bolshoi Ballet; Damn Yankees; Mardi Gras; South Pacific | |
| 1958 The Bridge On The River Kwai | |
| Malcolm Arnold | |
| Other Nominees: An Affair To Remember; Boy On A Dolphin; Perri; Raintree County | |
| 1957 Around The World In 80 Days |  |
| Victor Young | |
| Other Nominees: Anastasia; Between Heaven and Hell; Giant; The Rainmaker | |
| 1957 The King and I | |
| Alfred Newman; Ken Darby | |
| Other Nominees: The Best Things In Life Are Free; The Eddy Duchin Story; High Society; Meet Me in Las Vegas | |
| 1956 Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: Battle Cry; The Man With the Golden Arm; Picnic; The Rose Tattoo | |
| 1956 Oklahoma! | |
| Robert Russell Bennett; Jay Blackton; Adolph Deutsch | |
| Other Nominees: Daddy Long Legs; Guys and Dolls; It's Always Fair Weather; Love Me or Leave Me | |
| 1955 The High and the Mighty | |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | |
| Other Nominees: The Caine Mutiny; Genevieve; On the Waterfront; The Silver Chalice | |
| 1955 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers | |
| Adolph Deutsch; Saul Chaplin | |
| Other Nominees: Carmen Jones; The Glenn Miller Story; A Star Is Born; There's No Business Like Show Business | |
| 1954 Lili | |
| Bronislau Kaper | |
| Other Nominees: Above and Beyond; From Here To Eternity; Julius Caesar; This Is Cinerama | |
| 1954 Call Me Madam | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: The Band Wagon; Calamity Jane; The 5000 Fingers of Dr T; Kiss Me Kate | |
| 1953 High Noon | |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | |
| Other Nominees: Ivanhoe; Miracle of Fatima; The Thief; Viva Zapata! | |
| 1953 With A Song In My Heart | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: Hans Christian Andersen; The Jazz Singer; The Medium; Singin' In the Rain | |
| 1952 A Place In The Sun |  |
| Franz Waxman | |
| Other Nominees: David and Bathsheba; Death of a Salesman; Quo Vadis; A Streetcar Named Desire | |
| 1952 An American In Paris |  |
| Johnny Green; Saul Chaplin | |
| Other Nominees: Alice in Wonderland; The Great Caruso; On the Riviera; Show Boat | |
| 1951 Sunset Blvd | |
| Franz Waxman | |
| Other Nominees: All About Eve; The Flame and the Arrow; No Sad Songs for Me; Samson and Delilah | |
| 1951 Annie Get Your Gun |  |
| Adolph Deutsch; Roger Edens | |
| Other Nominees: Cinderella; I'll Get By; Three Little Words; The West Point Story | |
| 1950 The Heiress | |
| Aaron Copland | |
| Other Nominees: Beyond the Forest; Champion | |
| 1950 On The Town | |
| Roger Edens; Lennie Hayton | |
| Other Nominees: Jolson Sings Again; Look For the Silver Lining | |
| 1949 The Red Shoes | |
| Brian Easdale | |
| Other Nominees: Hamlet; Joan of Arc; Johnny Belinda; The Snake Pit | |
| 1949 Easter Parade | |
| Johnny Green; Roger Edens | |
| Other Nominees: The Emperor Waltz; The Pirate; Romance on the High Seas; When My Baby Smiles At Me | |
| 1948 A Double Life |  |
| Miklos Rozsa | |
| Other Nominees: The Bishop's Wife; Captain from Castile; Forever Amber; Life With Father | |
| 1948 Mother Wore Tights | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: Fiesta; My Wild Irish Rose; Road To Rio; Song of the South | |
| 1947 The Best Years Of Our Lives | |
| Hugo Friedhofer | |
| Other Nominees: Anna and the King of Siam; Henry V; Humoresque; The Killers | |
| 1947 The Jolson Story | |
| Morris Stoloff | |
| Other Nominees: Blue Skies; Centennial Summer; The Harvey Girls; Night and Day | |
| 1946 Spellbound | |
| Miklos Rozsa | |
| Other Nominees: The Bells of St Mary's; Brewster's Millions; Captain Kidd; The Enchanted Cottage; Flame of Barbary Coast; GI Honeymoon; GI Joe; Guest In The House; Guest Wife; The Keys of the Kingdom; The Lost Weekend; Love Letters; The Man Who Walked Alone; Objective Bu | |
| 1946 Anchors Aweigh |  |
| Georgie Stoll | |
| Other Nominees: Belle of the Yukon; Can't Help Singing; Hitchhike to Happiness; Incendiary Blonde; Rhapsody In Blue; State Fair; Sunbonnet Sue; The Three Caballeros; Tonight and Every Night; Why Girls Leave Home; Wonder Man | |
| 1945 Since You Went Away | |
| Max Steiner | |
| Other Nominees: Address Unknown; The Adventures of Mark Twain; The Bridge of San Luis Rey; Casanova Brown; Christmas Holiday; Double Indemnity; The Fighting Seabees; The Hairy Ape; It Happened Tomorrow; Jack London; Kismet; None But the Lonely Heart; The Princess and the | |
| 1945 Cover Girl | |
| Morris Stoloff; Carmen Dragon | |
| Other Nominees: Brazil; Higher and Higher; Hollywood Canteen; Irish Eyes Are Smiling; Knickerbocker Holiday; Lady in the Dark; Lady Let's Dance; Meet Me In St Louis; The Merry Monahans; Minstrel Man; Sensations of 1945; Song of the Open Road; Up In Arms | |
| 1944 The Song of Bernadette | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: The Amazing Mr Holliday; Casablanca; Commandos Strike At Dawn; The Fallen Sparrow; For Whom the Bell Tolls; Hangmen Also Die; Hi Diddle Diddle; In Old Oklahoma; Johnny Come Lately; The Kansan; Lady of Burlesque; Madame Curie; The Moon and Sixpence; The No | |
| 1944 This Is The Army | |
| Ray Heindorf | |
| Other Nominees: Coney Island; Hit Parade of 1943; Phantom of the Opera; Saludos Amigos; The Sky's The Limit; Something To Shout About; Stage Door Canteen; Star Spangled Rhythm; Thousands Cheer | |
| 1943 Now Voyager | |
| Max Steiner | |
| Other Nominees: Arabian Nights; Bambi; The Black Swan; The Corsican Brothers; Flying Tigers; The Gold Rush; I Married A Witch; Joan of Paris; Jungle Book; Klondike Fury; The Pride of the Yankees; Random Harvest; The Shanghai Gesture; Silver Queen; Take a Letter Darling; | |
| 1943 Yankee Doodle Dandy | |
| Ray Heindorf; Heinz Roemheld | |
| Other Nominees: Flying with Music; For Me and My Gal; Holiday Inn; It Started With Eve; Johnny Doughboy; My Gal Sal; You Were Never Lovelier | |
| 1942 All That Money Can Buy | |
| Bernard Herrmann | |
| Other Nominees: Back Street; Ball of Fire; Cheers for Miss Bishop; Citizen Kane; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Hold Back the Dawn; How Green Was My Valley; King of the Zombies; Ladies in Retirement; The Little Foxes; Lydia; Mercy Island; Sergeant York; So Ends Our Night; Sundow | |
| 1942 Dumbo | |
| Frank Churchill; Oliver Wallace | |
| Other Nominees: All-American Co-Ed; Birth of the Blues; Buck Privates; The Chocolate Soldier; Ice-Capades; The Strawberry Blonde; Sun Valley Serenade; Sunny; You'll Never Get Rich | |
| 1941 Pinocchio | |
| Leigh Harline; Paul J Smith; Ned Washington | |
| Other Nominees: Arizona; The Dark Command; The Fight For Life; The Great Dictator; The House of the Seven Gables; The Howards of Virginia; The Letter; The Long Voyage Home; The Mark of Zorro; My Favorite Wife; North West Mounted Police; One Million BC; Our Town; Rebecca; | |
| 1941 Tin Pan Alley | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: Arise My Love; Hit Parade of 1941; Irene; Our Town; The Sea Hawk; Second Chorus; Spring Parade; Strike Up The Band | |
| 1940 The Wizard of Oz | |
| Herbert Stothart | |
| Other Nominees: Dark Victory; Eternally Yours; Golden Boy; Gone With the Wind; Gulliver's Travels; The Man in the Iron Mask; Man of Conquest; Nurse Edith Cavell; Of Mice and Men; The Rains Came; Wuthering Heights | |
| 1940 Stagecoach | |
| Richard Hageman; Frank Harling; John Leipold; Leo Shuken | |
| Other Nominees: Babes In Arms; First Love; The Great Victor Herbert; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Intermezzo; Mr Smith Goes To Washington; Of Mice and Men; The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex; She Married A Cop; Swanee River; They Shall Have Music; Way Down South | |
| 1939 The Adventures of Robin Hood | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | |
| Other Nominees: Army Girl; Block-Heads; Blockade; Breaking the Ice; The Cowboy and the Lady; If I Were King; Marie Antoinette; Pacific Liner; Suez; The Young at Heart | |
| 1939 Alexander's Ragtime Band | |
| Alfred Newman | |
| Other Nominees: Carefree; Girls' School; The Goldwyn Follies; Jezebel; Mad About Music; Storm Over Bengal; Sweethearts; There Goes My Heart; Tropic Holiday; The Young In Heart | |
| 1938 One Hundred Men And A Girl | |
| Other Nominees: The Hurricane; In Old Chicago; The Life of Emile Zola; Lost Horizon; Make a Wish; Maytime; Portia on Trial; The Prisoner of Zenda; Quality Street; Snow White; Something To Sing About; Souls at Sea; Way Out West | |
| 1937 Anthony Adverse | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | |
| Other Nominees: The Charge of the Light Brigade; The Garden of Allah; The General Died at Dawn; Winterset | |
| 1936 The Informer | |
| Max Steiner | |
| Other Nominees: Captain Blood; Mutiny on the Bounty; Peter Ibbetson | |
| 1935 One Night Of Love | |
| Victor Schertzinger; Gus Kahn | |
| Other Nominees: The Gay Divorcee; The Lost Patrol | |
Movie Trailer for 'Atonement'
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