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1970
Original Score : Love Story - Francis Lai
Airport - Alfred Newman (posthumous nomination)
Cromwell - Frank Cordell
Patton - Jerry Goldsmith
I Girasoli - Henry Mancini
Original Song Score : Let It Be - music and lyrics by The Beatles
The Baby Maker - music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry
A Boy Named Charlie Brown - music by Rod McKuen, John Scott Trotter; lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Meléndez; Al Shean; adaptation score by Vince Guaraldi
Darling Lili - Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Scrooge - music by Leslie Bricusse; lyrics by Ian Fraser; Herbert W. Spencer
1971
Original Score : Summer of '42 - Michel Legrand
Mary, Queen of Scots - John Barry
Nicholas and Alexandra - Richard Rodney Bennett
Shaft - Isaac Hayes
Straw Dogs - Jerry Fielding
Original Song Score and Adaptation : Fiddler on the Roof - Adaptation Score by John Williams
Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Song Score by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by Irwin Kostal
The Boy Friend - Adaptation Score by Peter Maxwell Davies, Peter Greenwell
Tchaikovsky - Adaptation Score by Dimitri Tiomkin
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - Song Score by Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley; Adaptation Score by Walter Scharf
1972
Original Score : Limelight - Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch (posthumous award), Larry Russell (posthumous award) (Note: This phim was originally released in 1952, but did not play in Los Angeles until 1972, at which point it become eligible for nomination)
The Godfather - Nino Rota (Note: Was withdrawn when found that Rota had used music from an earlier score and was replaced by that of Sleuth)
Images - John Williams
Napoleon and Samantha -- Buddy Baker
The Poseidon Adventure -- John Williams
Sleuth - John Addison
Original Song Score and Adaptation : Cabaret —Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
Lady Sings the Blues - Adaptation Score by Gil Askey
Man of La Mancha - Adaptation Score by Laurence Rosenthal
1973
Original Score : The Way We Were - Marvin Hamlisch
Cinderella Liberty - John Williams
The Day of the Dolphin - Georges Delerue
Papillon - Jerry Goldsmith
A Touch of Class - John Cameron
Original Song Score and Adaptation : The Sting - Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
Jesus Christ Superstar - Adaptation Score by André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer và Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tom Sawyer—Song Score by Richard M. Sherman và Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by John Williams
1974
Original Score : The Godfather Part II - Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
Chinatown - Jerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient Express - Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks - Alex North
The Towering Inferno - John Williams
Original Song Score and Adaptation : The Great Gatsby - Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle
The Little Prince - Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner và Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley và Douglas Gamley
Phantom of the Paradise - Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams và George Aliceson Tipton
1975
Original Score : Jaws - John Williams
Birds Do It, Bees Do It - Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet (phim) - Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion - Jerry Goldsmith
Original Song Score and Adaptation : Barry Lyndon - Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
Funny Lady - Adaptation Score by Peter Matz
Tommy - Adaptation Score by Peter Townshend
1976
Original Score : The Omen - Jerry Goldsmith
Obsession - Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
The Outlaw Josey Wales - Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
Voyage of the Damned - Lalo Schifrin
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score : Bound for Glory - Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
Bugsy Malone - Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
A Star Is Born - Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
1977
Original Score : Star Wars - John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - John Williams
Julia - Georges Delerue
Mohammad, Messenger of God - Maurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score : A Little Night Music - Adaptation Score by Jonathan Tunick
Pete's Dragon - Song Score by Al Kasha và Joel Hirschhorn; Adaptation Score by Irwin Kostal
The Slipper and the Rose--The Story of Cinderella - Song Score by Richard M. Sherman và Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley
1978
Original Score : Midnight Express - Giorgio Moroder
The Boys from Brazil - Jerry Goldsmith
Days of Heaven - Ennio Morricone
Heaven Can Wait - Dave Grusin
Superman - John Williams
Adaptation Score : The Buddy Holly Story - Joe Renzetti
Pretty Baby - Jerry Wexler
The Wiz - Quincy Jones
1979
Original Score : A Little Romance - Georges Delerue
The Amityville Horror - Lalo Schifrin
The Champ - Dave Grusin
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Jerry Goldsmith
10 - Henry Mancini
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score : All That Jazz - Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
Breaking Away - Adaptation Score by Patrick Williams
The Muppet Movie - Song Score by Paul Williams và Kenny Ascher; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
1980 Fame - Michael Gore
Altered States - John Corigliano
The Elephant Man - John Morris
The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
Tess - Philippe Sarde
1981 Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
Dragonslayer - Alex North
On Golden Pond - Dave Grusin
Ragtime - Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
1982
Original Score : E.T. - John Williams
Gandhi - Ravi Shankar; George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman - Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist - Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie's Choice - Marvin Hamlisch
Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score : Victor/Victoria - Song Score by Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse Adaptation Score by Henry Mancini
Annie - Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
One from the Heart - Song Score by Tom Waits
1983
Original Score: The Right Stuff - Bill Conti
Cross Creek - Leonard Rosenman
Return of the Jedi - John Williams
Terms of Endearment - Michael Gore
Under Fire - Jerry Goldsmith
Original Song Score or Adaptation Score: Yentl - Song Score by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
Sting II - Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
Trading Places - Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
1984
Original Score : A Passage to India - Maurice Jarre
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - John Williams
The Natural - Randy Newman
The River - John Williams
Under the Volcano - Alex North
Original Song Score : Purple Rain - Prince
The Muppets Take Manhattan - Jeff Moss
Songwriter - Kris Kristofferson
Best Original Score
1985 Out of Africa - John Barry
Agnes of God - Georges Delerue
The Color Purple - Quincy Jones; Jeremy Lubbock; Rod Temperton; Caiphus Semenya; Andraé Crouch; Chris Boardman; Jorge Calandrelli; Joel Rosenbaum; Fred Steiner; Jack Hayes; Jerry Hey; Randy Kerber
Silverado - Bruce Broughton
Witness - Maurice Jarre
1986 'Round Midnight - Herbie Hancock
Aliens - James Horner
Hoosiers - Jerry Goldsmith
The Mission - Ennio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Leonard Rosenman
1987 The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
Cry Freedom - George Fenton; Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun - John Williams
The Untouchables - Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick - John Williams
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War - Dave Grusin
The Accidental Tourist - John Williams
Dangerous Liaisons - George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist - Maurice Jarre
Rain Man - Hans Zimmer
1989 The Little Mermaid - Alan Menken
Born on the Fourth of July - John Williams
The Fabulous Baker Boys - Dave Grusin
Field of Dreams - James Horner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - John Williams
1990 (63rd) Dances with Wolves - John Barry
Avalon - Randy Newman
Ghost - Maurice Jarre
Havana - Dave Grusin
Home Alone - John Williams
1991 (64th) Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken
Bugsy - Ennio Morricone
The Fisher King - George Fenton
JFK - John Williams
The Prince of Tides - James Newton Howard
1992 (65th) Aladdin - Alan Menken
Basic Instinct - Jerry Goldsmith
Chaplin - John Barry
Howards End - Richard Robbins
A River Runs Through It - Mark Isham
1993 (66th) Schindler's List - John Williams
The Age of Innocence - Elmer Bernstein
The Firm - Dave Grusin
The Fugitive - James Newton Howard
The Remains of the Day - Richard Robbins
1994 (67th) The Lion King - Hans Zimmer
Forrest Gump - Alan Silvestri
Interview with the Vampire - Elliot Goldenthal
Little Women - Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
1995 (68th)
Best Original Dramatic Score : Il postino (The Postman) - Luis Enríquez Bacalov
Apollo 13 - James Horner
Braveheart - James Horner
Nixon - John Williams
Sense and Sensibility - Patrick Doyle
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score : Pocahontas - Alan Menken; Stephen Schwartz
The American President - Marc Shaiman
Sabrina - John Williams
Toy Story - Randy Newman
Unstrung Heroes - Thomas Newman
1996 (69th) separate awards:
Best Original Dramatic Score : The English Patient - Gabriel Yared
Hamlet - Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins - Elliot Goldenthal
Shine - David Hirschfelder
Sleepers - John Williams
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score : Emma - Rachel Portman
The First Wives Club - Marc Shaiman
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Alan Menken; Stephen Schwartz
James and the Giant Peach - Randy Newman
The Preacher's Wife - Hans Zimmer
1997 (70th) separate awards:
Best Original Dramatic Score : Titanic - James Horner
Amistad - John Williams
Good Will Hunting - Danny Elfman
Kundun - Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential - Jerry Goldsmith
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score : The Full Monty - Anne Dudley
Anastasia - Stephen Flaherty; Lynn Ahrens; David Newman
As Good as It Gets - Hans Zimmer
Men in Black - Danny Elfman
My Best Friend's Wedding - James Newton Howard
1998 (71st) separate awards:
Best Original Dramatic Score : La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) - Nicola Piovani
Elizabeth - David Hirschfelder
Pleasantville - Randy Newman
Saving Private Ryan - John Williams
The Thin Red Line - Hans Zimmer
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score : Shakespeare in Love - Stephen Warbeck
A Bug's Life - Randy Newman
Mulan - Matthew Wilder (music); David Zippel (lyrics); Jerry Goldsmith (orchestral score)
Patch Adams - Marc Shaiman
The Prince of Egypt - Stephen Schwartz (music/lyrics); Hans Zimmer (orchestral score)
Best Original Score
1999 (72nd) The Red Violin - John Corigliano
American Beauty - Thomas Newman
Angela's Ashes - John Williams
The Cider House Rules - Rachel Portman
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Gabriel Yared