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The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.
Apr 11, 2021 · Henry Mancini won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, as well as the Academy Award for Best Song for his work on Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Here's a sample — take a listen to the jazzy, romantic, and melancholy suite.
All the winners and nominated film scores from the history of the Oscars.
- All Quiet on the Western Front – Volker Bertelmann. 2023: German composer Volker Bertelmann took home the accolade for his score to anti-war epic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’.
- Dune – Hans Zimmer. 2022: Zimmer’s 27-year wait for his second Oscar – his first being in 1994 for The Lion King – set a new composer record, one previously held by Breakfast at Tiffany’s composer Henry Mancini.
- Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. 2021: Three musical greats picked up the Best Score award for Disney and Pixar’s animation about a jazz musician who winds up trapped in an alternate world, and must connect to his true purpose on Earth to find his way out.
- Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir. 2020: Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first woman to win an Academy Award for a film score since 1997. In her speech, she urged women and girls to “please speak up; we need to hear your voices.”
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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. From 1934-1937, the head of the music department (rather than the actual composer or composers, in most cases) received the nominations or award. A variety of people have been nominated for this award including composers, band leaders, rock musicians, pop stars and record producers.
This category has had numerous name changes throughout the years which will be reflected through the nominees and winners list below with links to those categories.
The official name of the award has changed several times over the years:
•1934 — 1937: Best Scoring
•1938 — 1940: Divided into two Categories, Best Original Score and Best Scoring
•1941: Divided into two Categories, Best Score of a Dramatic Picture and Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
1930s
11th Academy Awards (1938)
Winner The Adventures of Robin Hood — Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Nominees Army Girl — Victor Young — Marvin Hatley — Werner Janssen — Victor Young — Alfred Newman — Richard Hageman — Herbert Stothart — Russell Bennett — Louis Silvers — Franz Waxman
12th Academy Awards (1939)
Winner The Wizard of Oz — Herbert Stothart
•Best Adapted Score
•Best Score of a Dramatic Picture
•Best Scoring
•Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
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.
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Jan 24, 2024 · Göransson won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2019 with his score for Marvel's Black Panther. He was nominated again for 2022's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , with Oppenheimer marking his third career nomination.
