Academy Awards - best score

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

Dramatic Score

Musical or Comedy Score

1998

Dramatic Score

Musical or Comedy Score

1997

Dramatic Score

The English Patient WinnerGabriel Yared
HamletPatrick Doyle
Michael CollinsElliot Goldenthal
ShineDavid Hirschfelder
SleepersJohn Williams

Musical or Comedy Score

Emma WinnerRachel Portman
The First Wives ClubMarc Shaiman
The Hunchback of Notre DameAlan Menken
James and the Giant PeachRandy Newman
The Preacher's WifeHans Zimmer

1996

Dramatic Score

Musical or Comedy Score

Pocahontas WinnerAlan Menken
The American PresidentMarch Shaiman
SabrinaJohn Williams
Toy StoryRandy Newman
Unstrung HeroesThomas Newman

1995

1994

Schindler's List WinnerJohn Williams
The Age of InnocenceElmer Bernstein
The FirmDave Grusin
The FugitiveJames Newton Howard
The Remains of the DayRichard Robbins

1993

Aladdin WinnerAlan Menken
Basic InstinctJerry Goldsmith
ChaplinJohn Barry
Howards EndRichard Robbins
A River Runs Through ItMark Isham

1992

Beauty and the Beast WinnerAlan Menken
BugsyEnnio Morricone
The Fisher KingGeorge Fenton
JFKJohn Williams
The Prince of TidesJames Newton Howard

1991

1990

1989

The Milagro Beanfield War WinnerDave Grusin
The Accidental TouristJohn Williams
Dangerous LiasonsGeorge Fenton
Gorillas in the MistMaurice Jarre
Rain ManHans Zimmer

1988

The Last Emperor WinnerR Sakamoto, D Byrne and Cong Su
Cry FreedomGeorge Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the SunJohn Williams
The UntouchablesEnnio Morricone
The Witches of EastwickJohn Williams

1987

'Round Midnight WinnerHerbie Hancock
AliensJames Horner
HoosiersJerry Goldsmith
The MissionEnnio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeLeonard Rosenman

1986

1985

A Passage to India WinnerMaurice Jarre
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomJohn Williams
The NaturalRandy Newman
The RiverJohn Williams
Under the VolcanoAlex North

1984

The Right Stuff WinnerBill Conti
Cross CheckLeonard Rosenman
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi John Williams
Terms of EndearmentMichael Gore
Under FireJerry Goldsmith

1983

E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial WinnerJohn Williams
GandhiRavi Shankar and George Fenton
An Officer and a GentlemanJack Nitzsche
PoltergeistJerry Goldsmith
Sophie's ChoiceMarvin Hamlich

1982

Chariots of Fire WinnerVangelis
DragonslayerAlex North
On Golden PondDave Grusin
RagtimeRandy Newman
Raiders of the Lost ArkJohn Williams

1981

Fame WinnerMichael Gore
Altered StatesJohn Corigliano
The Elephant ManJohn Morris
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackJohn Williams
TessPhilip Sarde

1980

A Little Romance WinnerGeorges Delerue
10Hentry Mancini
The Amityville HorrorLalo Schifrin
The ChampDave Grusin
Star Trek: The Motion PictureJerry Goldsmith

1979

Midnight Express WinnerGiorgio Moroder
The Boys from BrazilJerry Goldsmith
Days of HeavenEnnio Morricone
Heaven Can WaitDave Grusin
SupermanJohn Williams

1978

Star Wars: A New Hope WinnerJohn Williams
Close Encounters of the Third KindJohn Williams
JuliaGeorges Delerue
The MessageMaurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved MeMarvin Hamlisch

1977

The Omen WinnerJerry Goldsmith
ObsessionBernard Herrmann
The Outlaw Josey WalesJerry Fielding
Taxi DriverBernard Herrmann
Voyage of the DamnedLalo Schifrin

1976

Jaws Winner John Williams
Birds Do it, Bees Do itGerald Fried
Bite the BulletAlex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestJack Nitzsche
The Wind and the LionJerry Goldsmith

1975

The Godfather: Part II WinnerNino Rota and Carmine Coppola
ChinatownJerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient ExpressRichard Rodney Bennett
ShanksAlex North
The Towering InfernoJohn Williams

1974

The Way We Were WinnerMarvin Hamlisch
Cinderella LibertyJohn Williams
The Day of the DolphinGeorges Delerue
PapillonJerry Goldsmith
A Touch of ClassJohn Cameron

1973

Limelight WinnerCharles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell
The GodfatherNino Rota
ImagesJohn Williams
Napoleon and SamanthaBuddy Baker
The Poseidon AdventureJohn Williams
SleuthJohn Addison

1972

Summer of '42 WinnerMichel Legrand
Mary, Quenn of ScotsJohn Barry
Nicholas and AlexandraRichard Rodney Bennett
ShaftIsaac Hayes
Straw DogsJerry Fielding

1971

Love Story WinnerFrancis Lai
AirportAlfred Newman
CromwellFrank Cordell
I GirasoliHenry Mancini
PattonJerry Goldsmith

1970

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid WinnerBurt Bacharach
Anne of Thousand DayGeorges Delerue
The ReiversJohn Williams
The Secret of Santa VittoriaErnest Gold
The Wild BunchJerry Fielding

1969

1968

Thoroughly Modern Millie WinnerElmer Bernstein
Cool Hands LukeLalo Schifrin
Doctor DolittleLeslie Bricusse
Far from the Madding CrowdRichard Rodney Bennett
In Cold BloodQuincy Jones

1967

Born Free WinnerJohn Barry
The BibleToshiro Mayuzumi
HawaiiElmer Bernstein
The Sand PebblesJerry Goldsmith
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Alex North

1966

Doctor Zhivago WinnerMaurice Jarre
The Agony and the EcstasyAlex North
The Greatest Story Ever ToldAlfred Newman
Les Parapluies de CherbourgMichael Legrand and Jacques Demy
A Patch of BlueJerry Goldsmith

1965

Mary Poppins WinnerRichard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman
BecketLaurence Rosenthal
The Fall of the Roman EmpireDimitri Tiomkin
Hush Hush, Sweet CharlotteFrank De Vol
The Pink PantherHenry Mancini

1964

Tom Jones WinnerJohn Addison
55 Days at PekingDimitri Tiomkin
CleopatraAlex North
How the West Was WonAlfred Newman and Ken Darby
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldErnest Gold

1963

Lawrence of Arabia WinnerMaurice Jarre
FreudJerry Goldsmith
Mutiny on the BountyBronislau Kaper
Taras BulbaFranz Waxman
To Kill a MockingbirdElmer Bernstein

1962

Breakfast at Tiffany's WinnerHenry Mancini
El CidMiklos Rosza
FannyMorris Stoloff and Harry Sukman
Guns of NavaroneDimitri Tiomkin
Summer and SmokeElmer Bernstein

1961

Exodus WinnerErnest Gold
The AlamoDimitri Tiomkin
Elmer GantryAndré Previn
The Magnificent SevenElmer Bernstein
SpartacusAlex North

1960

Ben-Hur WinnerMiklos Rozsa
The Diary of Anne FrankAlfred Newman
The Nun's StoryFranz Waxman
On the BeachErnest Gold
Pillow TalkFrank De Vol

1959

The Old Man and the Sea WinnerDimitri Tiomkin
The Big CountryJerome Moross
Separate TablesDavid Raksin
White WildernessOliver G. Wallace
The Young LionsHugo Friedhofer

1958

The Bridge on the River Kwai WinnerMalcolm Arnold
An Affair to RememberHugo Friedhofer
Boy on a DolphinHugo Friedhofer
PerriPaul J. Smith
Raintree CountyJohnny Green

1957

Around the World in 80 Days WinnerVictor Young
AnastasiaAlfred Newman
Between Heaven and HellHugo Friedhofer
GiantDimitri Tiomkin
The RainmakerAlex North

1956

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing WinnerAlfred Newman
Battle CryMax Steiner
The Man with the Golden ArmElmer Bernstein
PicnicGeorge Duning
The Rose TattooAlex North

1955

The High and the Mighty WinnerDimitri Tiomkin
Caine MutinyMax Steiner
GenevieveLarry Adler
On the WaterfrontLeonard Bernstein
The Silver ChaliceFranz Waxman

1954

Lili WinnerBronislau Kaper
Above and BeyondHugo Friedhofer
From Here to EternityMorris Stolodd and George Duning
Julius CaesarMiklos Rozsa
This is CineramaLouis Forbes

1953

High Noon WinnerDimitri Tiomkin
IvanhoeMikloz Rozsa
The Miracle of Our Lady of FatimaMax Steiner
The ThiefHerschel Burke Gilbert
Viva Zapata!Alex North

1952

A Place in the Sun WinnerFranz Waxman
David and BathshebaAlfred Newman
Death of a SalesmanAlex North
Quo Vadis?Miklos Rozsa
A Streetcar Named DesireAlex North

1951

Sunset Blvd WinnerFranz Waxman
All About EveAlfred Newman
The Flame and the ArrowMax Steiner
No Sad Songs for MeGeorge Duning
Samson and DelilahVictor Young

1950

The Heiress WinnerAaron Copland
Beyond the ForestMax Steiner
ChampionDimitri Tiomkin

1949

The Red Shoes WinnerBrian Easdale
HamletWilliam Walton
Joan of ArcHugo Friedhofer
Johnny BelindaMax Steiner
The Snake PitAlfred Newman

1948

A Double Life WinnerMiklos Rozsa
The Bishop's WifeHugo Friedhofer
Captain from CastileAlfred Newman
Forever AmberDavid Raksin
Life with FatherMax Steiner

1947

The Best Years of Our Lives WinnerHugo Friedhofer
Anna and the King of SiamBernard Herrmann
Henry VWilliam Walton
HumoresqueFranz Waxman
The KillersMiklos Rozsa

1946

1945

1944

The Song of Bernadette WinnerAlfred Newman
The Amazing Mrs HollidayHans J Salter and Frank Skinner
CasablancaCasablanca
Commandos Strike at DawnLouis Gruenberg and Morris Stoloff
The Fallen SparrowC Bakaleinikoff and Roy Webb
For Whom the Bell TollsVictor Young
Hangman Also DieHanns Eisler
Hi Diddle DiddlePaul Boutelje
In Old OklahamaWalter Scharf
Johnny Come LatelyLeigh Harline
The KansanGerard Carbonara
Lady of BurlesqueArthur Lange
Madame CurieHerbert Stothart
The Moon and SixpenceDimitri Tiomkin
The North StarAaron Copland
Victory Through Air PowerEdward Plumb, Paul Smith and Oliver Wallace

1943

Now, Voyager WinnerMax Steiner
Arabian NightsFrank Skinner
BambiFrank Churchill and Edward H Plumb
The Black SwanAlfred Newman
The Corsican BrothersDimitri Tiomkin
Flying TigersVictor Young
The Gold RushMax Terr
I Married a WitchRoy Webb
Joan of ParisRoy Webb
Jungle BookMiklos Rozsa
Klondike FuryEdward J Kay
The Pride of the YankessLeigh Harline
Random HarvestHerbert Stothart
The Shanghai GestureRichard Hageman
Silver QueenVictor Young
Take a Letter, DarlingFrederick Hollander and Morris Stoloff
To Be or Not to BeWerner R Heymann

1942

1941

Pinocchio WinnerLeigh Harline, Paul Smith and New Washington
ArizonaVictor Young
The Dark CommandVictor Young
The Fight for LifeLouis Gruenberg
The House of Seven GablesFrank Skinner
The Howards of VirginiaRichard Hageman
The LetterMax Steiner
The Long Voyage HomeRichard Hageman
The Mark of ZorroAlfred Newman
My Favorite WifeRoy Webb
North West Mounted PoliceVictor Young
One Million B.C.Werner R Heymann
Our TownAaron Copland
RebeccaFranz Waxman
The Thief of BagdadMiklos Rozsa
Waterloo BridgeHerbert Stothart

1940

The Wizard of Oz WinnerHerbert Stothart
Dark VictoryMax Steiner
Eternally YoursWerner Janssen
Golden BoyVictor Young
Gone With the WindMax Steiner
Gulliver's TravelsVictor Young
The Man in the Iron MaskLud Gluskin and Lucien Moraweck
Man of ConquestVictor Young
Nurse Edith CavellAnthony Collins
Of Mice and MenAaron Copland
The Rains CameAlfred Newman
Wuthering HeightsAlfred Newman

1939

The Adventures of Robin Hood WinnerErich Wolfgang Korngold
Army GirlVictor Young
Block-HeadsMarvin Hatley
BlockadeWerner Janssen
Breaking the IceVictor Young
The Cowboy and the LadyAlfred Newman
If I Were KingRichard Hageman
Marie AntoinetteHerbert Stothart
Pacific LinerRobert Russell Bennett
SuezLouis Silvers
The Young in HeartFranz Waxman

1938

One Hundred Men and a Girl WinnerCharles Previn
The HurricaneAlfred Newman
In Old ChicagoLouis Silvers
The Life of Emile ZolaMax Steiner
Lost HorizonDimitri Tiomkin
Make a WishHugo Riesenfeld
MaytimeHerbert Stothart
Portia on TrialAlberto Colombo
The Prisoner of ZendaAlfred Newman
Quality StreetRoy Webb
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsFrank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul Smith
Something to Sing AboutVictor Schertzinger
Souls at SeaW Franke Harling and Milan Roder
Way Out WestMarvin Hatley

1937

Anthony Adverse WinnerErich Wolfgang Korngold
The Charge of the Light BrigadeMax Steiner
The Garden of AllahMax Steiner
The General Died at DawnWerner Janssen
WintersetNathaniel Shilkret

1936

The Informer WinnerMax Steiner
Mutiny on the BountyHerbert Stothart
Peter IbbetsonErnst Toch

1935

One Night of Love WinnerVictor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn
The Gay DiverceeKenneth S Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein
The Lost PatrolMax Steiner