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  1. Website. oscars .org. 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. [1]

  2. Oscar Winners for Best Original Score - Classical Music. All the winners and nominated film scores from the history of the Oscars.

  3. Apr 11, 2021 · By Chris Heckmann on April 11, 2021. The Academy Award for Best Original Score is one of the most prestigious honors a composer can be given. Over the years, some of the world’s most acclaimed composers, like John Williams and Max Steiner, have won the award.

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