Oscar for bedste musik

Oscar for bedste musik (på engelsk Academy Award for Original Music Score) er en oscar-statuette, der gives til den komponist der har begået den bedste originale underlægningsmusik til en film fra det forløbne år. 

Årstallene i nedenstående liste angiver derfor tidspunktet for filmens biografpremiere (i Californien) og dermed året før selve Oscaruddelingen.

2010'erne 
 2019 - Hildur Guðnadóttir - Joker
 2018 - Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther
 2017 - Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water 
 2016 – Justin Hurwitz for La La Land
 2015 – Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight
 2014 – Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel
 2013 – Steven Price for Gravity
 2012 – Mychael Danna for Life of Pi
 2011 – Ludovic Bource for The Artist
 2010 – Trent Reznor og Atticus Ross for The Social Network

2000'erne 
 2009 – Michael Giacchino for Op
 2008 – A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire
 2007 – Dario Marianelli for Atonement
 2006 – Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel
 2005 – Gustavo Santaolalla for Brokeback Mountain 
 2004 – Jan Kaczmarek for Finding Neverland
 2003 – Howard Shore for Ringenes Herre - Kongen vender tilbage
 2002 – Elliot Goldenthal for Frida
 2001 – Howard Shore for Ringenes Herre - Eventyret om Ringen
 2000 – Tan Dun for Tiger på spring, drage i skjul

1990'erne 
 1999 – John Corigliano for Den Røde Violin
 1998 (Opdelt)
 Drama – Nicola Piovani for Livet er smukt
 Komedie eller musical – Stephen Warbeck for Shakespeare in Love
 1997 (Opdelt)
 Drama – James Horner for Titanic
 Komedie eller musical – Anne Dudley for Det' bare mænd
 1996 (Opdelt)
 Drama – Gabriel Yared for Den engelske patient
 Komedie eller musical – Rachel Portman for Emma
 1995 (Opdelt)
 Drama – Luis Enríquez Bacalov for Il Postino
 Komedie eller musical – Alan Menken for Pocahontas
 1994 – Hans Zimmer for Løvernes Konge 
 1993 – John Williams for Schindlers liste
 1992 – Alan Menken for Aladdin
 1991 – Alan Menken for Skønheden og Udyret
 1990 – John Barry for Danser med ulve

1980'erne 
 1989 – Alan Menken for Den Lille Havfrue
 1988 – David Grusin for The Milagro Beanfield War
 1987 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su for Den sidste kejser 
 1986 – Herbie Hancock for Round Midnight 
 1985 – John Barry for Mit Afrika
 1984 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Maurice Jarre for A Passage to India
 Sangbaseret – Prince for Purple Rain 
 1983 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Bill Conti forThe Right Stuff 
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman for Yentl
 1982 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – John Williams for E.T. 
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini for Victor/Victoria
 1981 – Vangelis for Viljen til sejr 
 1980 – Michael Gore for Fame

1970'erne 
 1979 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Georges Delerue for A Little Romance
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Ralph Burns for All That Jazz
 1978 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Giorgio Moroder for Midnight Express
 Adapteret – Joe Renzetti for The Buddy Holly Story
 1977 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – John Williams for Star Wars
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Jonathan Tunick for A Little Night Music
 1976 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Jerry Goldsmith for Tegnet
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Leonard Rosenman for Bound for Glory
 1975 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – John Williams for Dødens gab
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Leonard Rosenman for Barry Lyndon
 1974 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Nino Rota og Carmine Coppola for The Godfather: Part II
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Nelson Riddle for Den store Gatsby
 1973 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Marvin Hamlisch for The Way We Were
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Marvin Hamlisch for Sidste stik
 1972 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch og Larry Russell for Rampelys
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Ralph Burns for Cabaret
 1971 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Michel Legrand for Summer of '42
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – John Williams for Spillemand på en tagryg
 1970 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Francis Lai for Love Story
 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – The Beatles for Let It Be

1960'erne 
 1969 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Burt Bacharach for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
 Musical eller adapteret – Lennie Hayton og Lionel Newman for Hello, Dolly!
 1968 (Opdelt
 Originalt – John Barry for The Lion in Winter
 Musical eller adapteret – John Green for Oliver!
 1967 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Elmer Bernstein for Thoroughly Modern Millie
 Adapteret – Alfred Newman og Ken Darby for Camelot
 1966 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – John Barry for Born Free
 Adapteret – Ken Thorne for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
 1965 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Maurice Jarre for Doktor Zhivago
 Adapteret – Irwin Kostal for The Sound of Music
 1964 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Richard M. Sherman og Robert B. Sherman for Mary Poppins
 Adapteret – Andre Previn for My Fair Lady
 1963 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – John Addison for Tom Jones
 Adapteret – Andre Previn for Irma la Douce
 1962 (Opdelt)
 Originalt – Maurice Jarre for Lawrence of Arabia
 Adapteret – Ray Heindorf for The Music Man
 1961 (Opdelt)
 Drama eller komedie – Henry Mancini for Breakfast at Tiffany's
 Musical – Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin og Irwin Kostal for West Side Story
 1960 (Opdelt)
 Drama eller komedie – Ernest Gold for Exodus
 Musical – Morris Stoloff og Harry Sukman for Song Without End

Ekstern henvisning 
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