BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

The Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (or BAFTA Award for Best Film Music) is an award given each year by British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Winners and Nominees

1960s
1968 - The Lion in Winter - John Barry
The Charge of the Light Brigade – John Addison
Romeo and Juliet – Nino Rota
Live for life – Francis Lai

1969 - Z - Mikis Theodorakis
Secret Ceremony – Richard Rodney Bennett
The Thomas Crown Affair – Michel Legrand
Women in Love – Georges Delerue

1970s
 1970 - 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 - Summer of '42 - Michel Legrand
Little Big Man – John Hammond
Shaft – Isaac Hayes
Traffic – Charles Dumont

1972 - The Godfather - Nino Rota
Lady Caroline Lamb – Richard Rodney Bennett
The Tragedy of Macbeth – Third Ear Band
Young Winston – Alfred Ralston

1973 - O Lucky Man! - Alan Price
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid – Bob Dylan
Sounder – Taj Mahal
State of Siege – Mikis Theodorakis

 1974 - Murder on the Orient Express - Richard Rodney Bennett
Happy New Year – Francis Lai
Chinatown – Jerry Goldsmith
Serpico – Mikis Theodorakis
The Three Musketeers – Michel Legrand

1975 - Jaws - John Williams 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 - 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 Robert B. Sherman

1977 - 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 Donna Weiss

1978 - Star Wars - John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Julia – Georges Delerue
Saturday Night Fever – Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb

 1979 - Days of Heaven - Ennio Morricone
Alien – Jerry Goldsmith
Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola  Francis Ford Coppola
Yanks – Richard Rodney Bennett

1980s
1980: Star Wars Episode V: 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 Blake1981: The French Lieutenant's Woman - Carl Davis
Arthur – Burt Bacharach
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams

1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams
Blade Runner – Vangelis
Gandhi – George Fenton and Ravi Shankar 
Missing – Vangelis1983: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence – Ryuichi Sakamoto
Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder
Local Hero – Mark Knopfler
An Officer and a Gentleman – Jack Nitzsche

1984: Once Upon a Time in America – Ennio Morricone
Carmen – Paco de Lucía
The Killing Fields – Mike Oldfield
Paris, Texas – Ry Cooder1985: Witness – Maurice Jarre
Beverly Hills Cop – Harold Faltermeyer
The Emerald Forest – Brian Gascoigne and Junior Homrich
A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre

1986 The Mission - Ennio Morricone
Out of Africa - John Barry
A Room with a View - Richard Robbins
Round Midnight - Herbie Hancock
1987 The Untouchables - Ennio Morricone
Cry Freedom - George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Hope and Glory - Peter Martin
Wish You Were Here - Stanley Myers
1988 Empire of the Sun - John Williams
Bird - Lennie Niehaus
The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su
Moonstruck - Dick Hyman
1989 Dead Poets Society - Maurice Jarre
Dangerous Liaisons - George Fenton
Mississippi Burning - Trevor Jones
Working Girl - Carly Simon

1990s
1990: Cinema Paradiso – Andrea and Ennio Morricone 
The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin
Memphis Belle – George Fenton
Postcards from the Edge – Carly Simon1991: Cyrano de Bergerac – Jean-Claude Petit
Dances with Wolves – John Barry
The Silence of the Lambs – Howard Shore
Thelma & Louise – Hans Zimmer

1992: 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

Best Score1993: Schindler's List – John Williams
Aladdin – Alan Menken
The Piano – Michael Nyman
Sleepless in Seattle – Marc Shaiman

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
1994: 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 Zimmer1995: The Postman (Il postino) – Luis Enríquez Bacalov
Braveheart – James Horner
The Madness of King George – George Fenton
Sense and Sensibility – Patrick Doyle

1996: The English Patient – Gabriel Yared
Brassed Off – Trevor Jones
Evita – Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Shine – David Hirschfelder1997: Romeo + Juliet – Nellee Hooper
The Full Monty – Anne Dudley
L.A. Confidential – Jerry Goldsmith
Titanic – James Horner

1998: Elizabeth – David Hirschfelder
Hilary and Jackie – Barrington Pheloung
Saving Private Ryan – John Williams
Shakespeare in Love – Stephen Warbeck1999: 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
2000: 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 Burwell2001: 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: 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 Kilar2003: Cold Mountain – T-Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Alexandre Desplat
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 – RZA
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore
Lost in Translation – Brian Reitzell and Kevin Shields

2004: 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 Armstrong2005: 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: Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
Casino Royale – David Arnold
Dreamgirls – Henry Krieger
Happy Feet – John Powell
The Queen – Alexandre Desplat2007: 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: 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 Newman2009: 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
2010 :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 Zimmer2011: The Artist   Ludovic Bource' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy   Alberto Iglesias
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo   Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
 Hugo   Howard Shore
 War Horse''   John Williams

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