# AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.

## Previous winners

| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
| 1970s |||
| 1975 | The Cars That Ate Paris | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1975 | The Great Macarthy | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1977 | The Picture Show Man | Peter Best |
| 1977 | Storm Boy | Michael Carlos |
| 1977 | Mad Dog Morgan | Patrick Flynn |
| 1977 | Oz | Ross Wilson |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1978 | The Last Wave | Charles Wain |
| 1978 | The Mango Tree | Marc Wilkinson |
| 1978 | Newsfront | William Motzing |
| 1979 | Mad Max | Brian May |
| 1979 | The Night the Prowler | Cameron Allen |
| 1979 | In Search of Anna | John Martyn |
| 1979 | The Last of the Knucklemen | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1980s |||
| 1980 | Manganinnie | Peter Sculthorpe |
| 1980 | ...Maybe This Time | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1980 | Stir | Cameron Allan |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Andrew Thomas Wilson |
| 1981 | Fatty Finn | Grahame Bond, Rory O'Donoghue |
| 1981 | Grendel Grendel Grendel | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1981 | Roadgames | Brian May |
| 1981 | Wrong Side of the Road | Jordy Butler |
| 1982 | The Man from Snowy River | Bruce Rowland |
| 1982 | Mad Max 2 | Brian May |
| 1982 | Starstruck | Dennis James, Phil Judd, Bill Miller, Mark Moffatt |
| 1982 | We of the Never Never | Peter Best |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Bruce Rowland |
| 1983 | Buddies | Chris Neal |
| 1983 | Careful, He Might Hear You | Ray Cook |
| 1983 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Maurice Jarre |
| 1984 | Street Hero | Garth Porter, Bruce Rowland |
| 1984 | Annie's Coming Out | Simon Walker |
| 1984 | Razorback | Iva Davies |
| 1984 | Silver City | William Motzing |
| 1985 | Rebel | Peter Best, Billy Byers, Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Bruce Rowland |
| 1985 | Bliss | Peter Best |
| 1985 | The Coca-Cola Kid | Tim Finn, William Motzing |
| 1985 | Frog Dreaming | Brian May |
| 1986 | Young Einstein | Martin Armiger, William Motzing |
| 1986 | Burke & Wills | Peter Sculthorpe |
| 1986 | For Love Alone | Nathan Waks |
| 1986 | The More Things Change... | Peter Best |
| 1987 | The Tale of Ruby Rose | Paul Schutze |
| 1987 | Echoes of Paradise | William Motzing |
| 1987 | Those Dear Departed | Phillip Scott |
| 1987 | The Umbrella Woman | Cameron Allan |
| 1988 | The Lighthorsemen | Mario Millo |
| 1988 | Daisy and Simon | Andrew Hagen, Morton Wilson |
| 1988 | Fever | Frank Strangio |
| 1988 | Incident at Raven's Gate | Roman Kronen, Graham Tardif |
| 1989 | Dead Calm | Graeme Revell |
| 1989 | Evil Angels | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1989 | Georgia | Paul Grabowsky |
| 1989 | Ghosts… of the Civil Dead | Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey |
| 1990s |||
| 1990 | The Big Steal | Chris Gough, Phil Judd |
| 1990 | Sher Mountain Killings Mystery | Art Phillips |
| 1990 | Struck by Lightning | Paul Smyth |
| 1990 | Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1991 | Dingo | Miles Davis, Michel Legrand |
| 1991 | Aya | Roger Mason |
| 1991 | Stan and George's New Life | Michael Atkinson |
| 1991 | A Woman's Tale | Paul Grabowsky |
| 1992 | Romper Stomper | John Clifford White |
| 1992 | Black Robe | Georges Delerue |
| 1992 | The Last Days of Chez Nous | Paul Grabowsky |
| 1992 | Redheads | Felicity Foxx |
| 1993 | The Piano | Michael Nyman |
| 1993 | Flynn | Billy Childs, Anthony Marinelli |
| 1993 | Map of the Human Heart | Gabriel Yared |
| 1993 | On My Own | Franco Piersanti |
| 1994 | Traps | Stephen Rae |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Guy Gross |
| 1994 | Exile | Paul Grabowsky |
| 1994 | Sirens | Rachel Portman |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Peter Best |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| 1995 | Mushrooms | Paul Grabowsky |
| 1995 | Sanctuary | Christopher Gordon |
| 1996 | Shine | David Hirschfelder |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Nigel Westlake |
| 1996 | Dead Heart | Stephen Rae |
| 1996 | Lilian's Story | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline | Peter Best |
| 1997 | Idiot Box | Nick Launay, Tim Rogers |
| 1997 | Road to Nhill | Elizabeth Drake |
| 1997 | The Well | Stephen Rae |
| 1998 | Oscar and Lucinda | Thomas Newman |
| 1998 | The Boys | The Necks |
| 1998 | Head On | Ollie Olsen |
| 1998 | The Interview | David Hirschfelder |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land | David Bridie |
| 1999 | Praise | Dirty Three |
| 1999 | Soft Fruit | Antony Partos |
| 1999 | Two Hands | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2000s |||
| 2000 | Bootmen | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2000 | Better Than Sex | David Hirschfelder |
| 2000 | Chopper | Mick Harvey |
| 2000 | 15 Amore | Carlo Giacco |
| 2001 | La Spagnola | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2001 | The Bank | Alan John |
| 2001 | The Dish | Edmund Choi |
| 2001 | Lantana | Paul Kelly |
| 2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Peter Gabriel |
| 2002 | Australian Rules | Mick Harvey |
| 2002 | Beneath Clouds | Ivan Sen, Alister Spence |
| 2002 | Walking on Water | Antony Partos |
| 2003 | Japanese Story | Elizabeth Drake |
| 2003 | Alexandra's Project | Graham Tardif |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | 3KShort |
| 2003 | Travelling Light | Richard Vella |
| 2004 | Somersault | Decoder Ring |
| 2004 | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | Graham Tardif |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | David Hobson |
| 2004 | Thunderstruck | Frank Tetaz, David Thrussell |
| 2005 | The Proposition | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Nathan Larson |
| 2005 | Three Dollars | Alan John |
| 2005 | Wolf Creek | Frank Tetaz |
| 2006 | Suburban Mayhem | Mick Harvey |
| 2006 | The Book of Revelation | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2006 | Jindabyne | Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe |
| 2006 | Macbeth | John Clifford White |
| 2007 | The Home Song Stories | Antony Partos |
| 2007 | Noise | Bryony Marks |
| 2007 | Razzle Dazzle | Roger Mason |
| 2007 | Romulus, My Father | Basil Hogios |
| 2008 | Unfinished Sky | Antony Partos |
| 2008 | The Black Balloon | Michael Yezerski |
| 2008 | The Square | Ben Lee, Frank Tetaz |
| 2008 | The Tender Hook | Chris Abrahams |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | Christopher Gordon |
| 2009 | Australia | David Hirschfelder |
| 2009 | Balibo | Lisa Gerrard |
| 2009 | Samson and Delilah | Warwick Thornton |
| 2010s |||
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Antony Partos |
| 2010 | Beneath Hill 60 | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2010 | Bran Nue Dae | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2010 | Bright Star | Mark Bradshaw |
| AACTA Awards |||
| 2011 (1st) | The Hunter | Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira, Matteo Zingales |
| 2011 (1st) | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | David Hirschfelder |
| 2011 (1st) | Red Dog | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2011 (1st) | Snowtown | Jed Kurzel |
| 2012 (2nd) | Not Suitable for Children | Jono Ma, Matteo Zingales |
| 2012 (2nd) | A Few Best Men | Guy Gross |
| 2012 (2nd) | Mental | Michael Yezerski |
| 2012 (2nd) | 33 Postcards | Antony Partos |
| 2013 (3rd) | The Great Gatsby | Craig Armstrong |
| 2013 (3rd) | Dead Europe | Jed Kurzel |
| 2013 (3rd) | Drift | Michael Yezerski |
| 2013 (3rd) | The Rocket | Caitlin Yeo |
| 2014 (4th) | The Railway Man | David Hirschfelder |
| 2014 (4th) | Healing | David Hirschfelder |
| 2014 (4th) | Predestination | Peter Spierig |
| 2014 (4th) | The Rover | Antony Partos, Sam Petty |
| 2015 (5th) | Mad Max: Fury Road | Junkie XL |
| 2015 (5th) | The Dressmaker | David Hirschfelder |
| 2015 (5th) | Paper Planes | Nigel Westlake |
| 2015 (5th) | Partisan | Oneohtrix Point Never |
| 2016 (6th) | Tanna | Antony Partos |
| 2016 (6th) | Boys in the Trees | Darrin Verhagen |
| 2016 (6th) | Gods of Egypt | Marco Beltrami |
| 2016 (6th) | Teenage Kicks | David Barber |
| 2017 (7th) | Lion | Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O’Halloran |
| 2017 (7th) | Ali's Wedding (soundtrack) | Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| 2017 (7th) | Berlin Syndrome | Bryony Marks |
| 2017 (7th) | The Butterfly Tree | Caitlin Yeo |
| 2018 (8th) | Ladies in Black | Christopher Gordon |
| 2018 (8th) | Mary Magdalene | Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson |
| 2018 (8th) | Peter Rabbit | Dominic Lewis |
| 2018 (8th) | Upgrade | Jed Palmer |
| 2019 (9th) | Judy and Punch | François Tétaz |
| 2019 (9th) | Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan | Caitlin Yeo |
| 2019 (9th) | Hotel Mumbai | Volker Bertelmann |
| 2019 (9th) | Ride Like a Girl | David Hirschfelder |
| 2020s |||
| 2020 (10th) | Babyteeth | Amanda Brown |
| 2020 (10th) | Dirt Music | Craig Armstrong |
| 2020 (10th) | H is for Happiness | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
| 2020 (10th) | I Am Woman | Rafael May |
| 2020 (10th) | True History of the Kelly Gang | Jed Kurzel |
| 2021 (11th) | June Again | Christopher Gordon |
| 2021 (11th) | The Dry | Peter Raeburn |
| 2021 (11th) | Nitram | Jed Kurzel |
| 2021 (11th) | Penguin Bloom | Marcelo Zarvos |
| 2021 (11th) | Rams | Antony Partos |
| 2022 (12th) | Falling for Figaro | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 2022 (12th) | A Stitch in Time | Angela Little |
| 2022 (12th) | Elvis | Elliott Wheeler |
| 2022 (12th) | The Drover's Wife | Salliana Seven Campbell |
| 2022 (12th) | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Tom Holkenborg |
| 2024 (13th) | Talk to Me | Cornel Wilczek |
| 2024 (13th) | Blueback | Nigel Westlake |
| 2024 (13th) | Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism | Dmitri Golovko |
| 2024 (13th) | Suka (film) | Me-Lee Hay |
| 2024 (13th) | The Big Dog | Sam Weiss |
| 2025 (14th) | Better Man | Batu Sener |
| 2025 (14th) | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Tom Holkenborg |
| 2025 (14th) | How to Make Gravy | Sam Dixon |
| 2025 (14th) | Late Night with the Devil | Roscoe James Irwin, Glenn Richards |
| 2025 (14th) | Memoir of a Snail | Elena Kats-Chernin |