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Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Hans Zimmer Best Picture - James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, Producers Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks; Story by Mark Andrus
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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.
- February 27, 1935; 88 years ago
- Alfred Newman (9)
- 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.”
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23, 1998. With eleven awards, Titanic tied with Ben-Hur for the most Academy Awards in Oscar history. It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenwriting nomination since 1965's The Sound of Music.
- March 23, 1998
- Titanic (14)
- Titanic (11)
- Billy Crystal
Winner:Life is Beautiful (Nicola Piovani) "Buon Giorno Principessa"Nominations:Elizabeth (David Hirschfelder) "Coronation Banquet"Pleasantville (Randy Newman...
