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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.
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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
All the winners and nominated film scores from the history of the Oscars.
Mar 8, 2023 · 95th Oscars: Best Original Score | Nominee Spotlight. A film's score sets the mood and elevates the story — from heart-wrenching melodies to hair-raising motifs. We're thrilled to celebrate the talented composers in this year's Original Score category: Volker Bertelmann ( All Quiet on the Western Front ), Justin Hurwitz ( Babylon ), Carter ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Over the course of the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Best Original Score category has seen multiple shifts and modifications, until becoming what it is...
Mar 14, 2022 · Oscar nominees for the best original score and song categories at the 94th Academy Awards weigh in on their respective success.