BAFTA Award for Best Original Music

The BAFTA Award for Best Original Music is annual award for movie composers. It is given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. It used to be called Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music.

Awarded for	Excellence in film music
Location	United Kingdom

John Williams and Hans Zimmer have the most nominations.

1960s

Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
1968 (22nd)	The Lion in Winter	John Barry
	The Charge of the Light Brigade	John Addison
	Live For Life (Vivre Pour Vivre)	Francis Lai
	Romeo and Juliet	Nino Rota
1969 (23rd)	Z	Mikis Theodorakis
	Secret Ceremony	Richard Rodney Bennett
	The Thomas Crown Affair	Michel Legrand
	Women in Love	Georges Delerue

1970s

Year	movie	Recipient(s)
1970 (24th)	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	Burt Bacharach
	Alice's Restaurant	Arlo Guthrie
	Figures in a Landscape	Richard Rodney Bennett
	The Railway Children	Johnny Douglas
1971 (25th)	Summer of '42	Michel Legrand
	Little Big Man	John Hammond
	Shaft	Isaac Hayes
	Traffic	Charles Dumont
1972 (26th)	The Godfather	Nino Rota
	Lady Caroline Lamb	Richard Rodney Bennett
	The Tragedy of Macbeth	Third Ear Band
	Young Winston	Alfred Ralston
1973 (27th)	O Lucky Man!	Alan Price
	Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid	Bob Dylan
	Sounder	Taj Mahal
	State of Siege	Mikis Theodorakis
1974 (28th)	Murder on the Orient Express	Richard Rodney Bennett
	Chinatown	Jerry Goldsmith
	Happy New Year	Francis Lai
	Serpico	Mikis Theodorakis
	The Three Musketeers	Michel Legrand
1975 (29th)	Jaws and The Towering Inferno	John Williams
	The Godfather Part II	Nino Rota
	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	David Shire
	The Wind and the Lion	Jerry Goldsmith
1976 (30th)	Taxi Driver	Bernard Herrmann
	Bugsy Malone	Paul Williams
	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Jack Nitzsche
	The Slipper and the Rose	Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
1977 (31st)	A Bridge Too Far	John Addison
	Equus	Richard Rodney Bennett
	The Spy Who Loved Me	Marvin Hamlisch
	A Star Is Born	Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Ascher, Rupert Holmes, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Donna Weiss
1978 (32nd)	Star Wars	John Williams
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	John Williams
	Julia	Georges Delerue
	Saturday Night Fever	Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb
1979 (33rd)	Days of Heaven	Ennio Morricone
	Alien	Jerry Goldsmith
	Apocalypse Now	Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola
	Yanks	Richard Rodney Bennett

1980s

Best Original Film Music

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
1980 (34th)	The Empire Strikes Back	John Williams
	Breaking Glass	Hazel O'Connor
	Fame	Michael Gore
	Flash Gordon	John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and Howard Blake
1981 (35th)	The French Lieutenant's Woman	Carl Davis
	Chariots of Fire	Vangelis
	Raiders of the Lost Ark	John Williams
	Arthur	Burt Bacharach

Best Score for a Film

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
1982 (36th)	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	John Williams
	Gandhi	George Fenton and Ravi Shankar
	Blade Runner	Vangelis
	Missing
1983 (37th)	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	Ryuichi Sakamoto
	Flashdance	Giorgio Moroder
	Local Hero	Mark Knopfler
	An Officer and a Gentleman	Jack Nitzsche
1984 (38th)	Once Upon a Time in America	Ennio Morricone
	Carmen	Paco de Lucía
	The Killing Fields	Mike Oldfield
	Paris, Texas	Ry Cooder
1985 (39th)	Witness	Maurice Jarre
	Beverly Hills Cop	Harold Faltermeyer
	The Emerald Forest	Brian Gascoigne and Junior Homrich
	A Passage to India	Maurice Jarre
1986 (40th)	The Mission	Ennio Morricone
	Out of Africa	John Barry
	A Room with a View	Richard Robbins
	Round Midnight	Herbie Hancock
1987 (41st)	The Untouchables	Ennio Morricone
	Cry Freedom	George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
	Hope and Glory	Peter Martin
	Wish You Were Here	Stanley Myers
1988 (42nd)	Empire of the Sun	John Williams
	Bird	Lennie Niehaus
	The Last Emperor	Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su
	Moonstruck	Dick Hyman

Best Original Film Score

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
1989 (43rd)	Dead Poets Society	Maurice Jarre
	Dangerous Liaisons	George Fenton
	Mississippi Burning	Trevor Jones
	Working Girl	Carly Simon

1990s

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
1990 (44th)	Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)	Andrea Morricone and Ennio Morricone
	The Fabulous Baker Boys	Dave Grusin
	Memphis Belle	George Fenton
	Postcards from the Edge	Carly Simon
1991 (45th)	Cyrano de Bergerac	Jean-Claude Petit
	Dances with Wolves	John Barry
	The Silence of the Lambs	Howard Shore
	Thelma & Louise	Hans Zimmer
1992 (46th)	Strictly Ballroom	David Hirschfelder
	Beauty and the Beast	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
	Hear My Song	John Altman
	The Last of the Mohicans	Randy Edelman and Trevor Jones
1993 (47th)	Schindler's List	John Williams
	Aladdin	Alan Menken
	The Piano	Michael Nyman
	Sleepless in Seattle	Marc Shaiman

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
1994 (48th)	Backbeat	Don Was
	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	Guy Gross
	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Richard Rodney Bennett
	The Lion King	Hans Zimmer
1995 (49th)	The Postman (Il postino)	Luis Enríquez Bacalov
	Braveheart	James Horner
	The Madness of King George	George Fenton
	Sense and Sensibility	Patrick Doyle
1996 (50th)	The English Patient	Gabriel Yared
	Brassed Off	Trevor Jones
	Evita	Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
	Shine	David Hirschfelder
1997 (51st)	Romeo + Juliet	Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius de Vries
	The Full Monty	Anne Dudley
	L.A. Confidential	Jerry Goldsmith
	Titanic	James Horner
1998 (52nd)	Elizabeth	David Hirschfelder
	Hilary and Jackie	Barrington Pheloung
	Saving Private Ryan	John Williams
	Shakespeare in Love	Stephen Warbeck
1999 (53rd)	American Beauty	Thomas Newman
	Buena Vista Social Club	Ry Cooder and Nick Gold
	The End of the Affair	Michael Nyman
	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Gabriel Yared

2000s

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
2000 (54th)	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)	Tan Dun
	Almost Famous	Nancy Wilson
	Billy Elliot	Stephen Warbeck
	Gladiator	Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer
	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	T Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell
2001 (55th)	Moulin Rouge!	Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries
	Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)	Yann Tiersen
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Howard Shore
	Mulholland Dr.	Angelo Badalamenti
	Shrek	Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell
2002 (56th)	The Hours	Philip Glass
	Catch Me If You Can	John Williams
	Chicago	Fred Ebb, Danny Elfman, and John Kander
	Gangs of New York	Howard Shore
	The Pianist	Wojciech Kilar
2003 (57th)	Cold Mountain	T Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared
	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Alexandre Desplat
	Kill Bill: Volume 1	RZA
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Howard Shore
	Lost in Translation	Brian Reitzell and Kevin Shields
2004 (58th)	The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)	Gustavo Santaolalla
	The Aviator	Howard Shore
	The Chorus (Les choristes)	Bruno Coulais
	Finding Neverland	Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
	Ray	Craig Armstrong
2005 (59th)	Memoirs of a Geisha	John Williams
	Brokeback Mountain	Gustavo Santaolalla
	The Constant Gardener	Alberto Iglesias
	Mrs Henderson Presents	George Fenton
	Walk the Line	T Bone Burnett
2006 (60th)	Babel	Gustavo Santaolalla
	Casino Royale	David Arnold
	Dreamgirls	Henry Krieger
	Happy Feet	John Powell
	The Queen	Alexandre Desplat

Best Music

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
2007 (61st)	La Vie en Rose (La môme)	Christopher Gunning
	American Gangster	Marc Streitenfeld
	Atonement	Dario Marianelli
	The Kite Runner	Alberto Iglesias
	There Will Be Blood	Jonny Greenwood
2008 (62nd)	Slumdog Millionaire	A. R. Rahman
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Alexandre Desplat
	The Dark Knight	James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
	Mamma Mia!	Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
	WALL-E	Thomas Newman
2009 (63rd)	Up	Michael Giacchino
	Avatar	James Horner
	Crazy Heart	T Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton
	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Alexandre Desplat
	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	Chaz Jankel

2010s

Best Original Music

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
2010 (64th)	The King's Speech	Alexandre Desplat
	127 Hours	A. R. Rahman
	Alice in Wonderland	Danny Elfman
	How to Train Your Dragon	John Powell
	Inception	Hans Zimmer
2011 (65th)	The Artist	Ludovic Bource
	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
	Hugo	Howard Shore
	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Alberto Iglesias
	War Horse	John Williams
2012 (66th)	Skyfall	Thomas Newman
	Anna Karerina	Dario Marianelli
	Argo	Alexandre Desplat
	Life of Pi	Mychael Danna
	Lincoln	John Williams
2013 (67th)	Gravity	Steven Price
	12 Years a Slave	Hans Zimmer
	The Book Thief	John Williams
	Captain Phillips	Henry Jackman
	Saving Mr. Banks	Thomas Newman
2014 (68th)	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Alexandre Desplat
	Birdman	Antonio Sánchez
	Interstellar	Hans Zimmer
	The Theory of Everything	Jóhann Jóhannsson
	Under the Skin	Mica Levi
2015 (69th)	The Hateful Eight	Ennio Morricone
	Bridge of Spies	Thomas Newman
	The Revenant	Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carsten Nicolai
	Sicario	Jóhann Jóhannsson
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	John Williams
2016 (70th)	La La Land	Justin Hurwitz
	Arrival	Jóhann Jóhannsson
	Jackie	Mica Levi
	Lion	Hauschka and Dustin O'Halloran
	Nocturnal Animals	Abel Korzeniowski
2017 (71st)	The Shape of Water	Alexandre Desplat
	Blade Runner 2049	Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer
	Darkest Hour	Dario Marianelli
	Dunkirk	Hans Zimmer
	Phantom Thread	Jonny Greenwood
2018 (72nd)	A Star Is Born	Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, and Lukas Nelson
	BlacKkKlansman	Terence Blanchard
	If Beale Street Could Talk	Nicholas Britell
	Isle of Dogs	Alexandre Desplat
	Mary Poppins Returns	Marc Shaiman
2019 (73rd)	Joker	Hildur Guðnadóttir
	1917	Thomas Newman
	Jojo Rabbit	Michael Giacchino
	Little Women	Alexandre Desplat
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	John Williams

2020s

Year	Movie	Recipient(s)
2020 (74th)	Soul	Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross
	Minari	Emile Mosseri
	News of the World	James Newton Howard
	Promising Young Woman	Anthony Willis
	Mank	Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2021 (75th)	Dune	Hans Zimmer
	Being the Ricardos	Daniel Pemberton
	Don't Look Up	Nicholas Britell
	The French Dispatch	Alexandre Desplat
	The Power of the Dog	Jonny Greenwood

Multiple nominations and wins

Multiple nominations This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it. The following individuals have been nominated for the award multiple times: Nominations Recipient 17 John Williams 11 Alexandre Desplat 10 Hans Zimmer 7 Richard Rodney Bennett 6 Thomas Newman Ennio Morricone Howard Shore George Fenton 4 Jerry Goldsmith T Bone Burnett 3 John Barry James Horner Craig Armstrong Maurice Jarre Gustavo Santaolalla Gabriel Yared David Hirschfelder Jóhann Jóhannsson Vangelis Michel Legrand Nino Rota Alberto Iglesias Dario Marianelli John Powell Mikis Theodorakis Trevor Jones Ryuichi Sakamoto Jonny Greenwood Trent Reznor Atticus Ross 2 Francis Lai Michael Giacchino Marius De Vries Danny Elfman Alan Menken A. R. Rahman Mica Levi Marc Shaiman Stephen Warbeck Georges Delerue Jack Nitzsche Michael Nyman Carly Simon Burt Bacharach Paul Williams John Addison Ry Cooder Nicholas Britell James Newton Howard

Multiple wins This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it. The following individuals have won the award multiple times: Wins Recipient 7 John Williams 6 Ennio Morricone 3 Alexandre Desplat 2 Craig Armstrong David Hirschfelder Maurice Jarre Thomas Newman Gustavo Santaolalla Gabriel Yared Marius De Vries