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| 2009 | Winner | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | A.R. Rahman | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score |
| Nominated | Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) | Alexandre Desplat |
| Defiance (2008) | James Newton Howard |
| Milk (2008/I) | Danny Elfman |
| WALL·E (2008) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| 2008 | Winner | Atonement (2007) | Dario Marianelli |
| Nominated | 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | Marco Beltrami (I) |
| Kite Runner, The (2007) | Alberto Iglesias (I) |
| Michael Clayton (2007) | James Newton Howard |
| Ratatouille (2007) | Michael Giacchino |
| 2007 | Winner | Babel (2006) | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Nominated | Good German, The (2006) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) | Javier Navarrete (I) |
| Notes on a Scandal (2006) | Philip Glass |
| Queen, The (2006) | Alexandre Desplat |
| 2006 | Winner | Brokeback Mountain (2005) | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Nominated | Constant Gardener, The (2005) | Alberto Iglesias (I) |
| Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) | John Williams (I) |
| Munich (2005) |
| Pride & Prejudice (2005) | Dario Marianelli |
| 2005 | Winner | Finding Neverland (2004) | Jan A.P. Kaczmarek |
| Nominated | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | John Williams (I) |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| Passion of the Christ, The (2004) | John Debney |
| Village, The (2004) | James Newton Howard |
| 2004 | Winner | Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) | Howard Shore | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Big Fish (2003) | Danny Elfman |
| Cold Mountain (2003) | Gabriel Yared |
| Finding Nemo (2003) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| House of Sand and Fog (2003) | James Horner |
| 2003 | Winner | Frida (2002) | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Nominated | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | John Williams (I) |
| Far from Heaven (2002) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Hours, The (2002) | Philip Glass |
| Road to Perdition (2002) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| 2002 | Winner | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) | Howard Shore |
| Nominated | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) | John Williams (I) |
| Beautiful Mind, A (2001) | James Horner |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) | John Williams (I) |
| Monsters, Inc. (2001) | Randy Newman (I) |
| 2001 | Winner | Wo hu cang long (2000) | Tan Dun |
| Nominated | Chocolat (2000) | Rachel Portman |
| Gladiator (2000) | Hans Zimmer |
| Malèna (2000) | Ennio Morricone |
| Patriot, The (2000) | John Williams (I) |
| 2000 | Winner | Violon rouge, Le (1998) | John Corigliano |
| Nominated | American Beauty (1999) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| Angela's Ashes (1999) | John Williams (I) |
| Cider House Rules, The (1999) | Rachel Portman |
| Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999) | Gabriel Yared |
| 1999 | Winner | Vita è bella, La (1997) | Nicola Piovani | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Elizabeth (1998) | David Hirschfelder |
| Pleasantville (1998) | Randy Newman (I) |
| Saving Private Ryan (1998) | John Williams (I) |
| Thin Red Line, The (1998) | Hans Zimmer |
| 1999 | Winner | Shakespeare in Love (1998) | Stephen Warbeck | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score |
| Nominated | Bug's Life, A (1998) | Randy Newman (I) |
| Mulan (1998) | Matthew (music) Wilder (I), David (lyrics) Zippel, Jerry (orchestral score) Goldsmith |
| Patch Adams (1998) | Marc Shaiman |
| Prince of Egypt, The (1998) | Stephen (music/lyrics) Schwartz (I), Hans (orchestral score) Zimmer |
| 1998 | Winner | Titanic (1997) | James Horner | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Amistad (1997) | John Williams (I) |
| Good Will Hunting (1997) | Danny Elfman |
| Kundun (1997) | Philip Glass |
| L.A. Confidential (1997) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1998 | Winner | Full Monty, The (1997) | Anne Dudley | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score |
| Nominated | Anastasia (1997) | Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, David Newman (I) |
| As Good as It Gets (1997) | Hans Zimmer |
| Men in Black (1997) | Danny Elfman |
| My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) | James Newton Howard |
| 1997 | Winner | English Patient, The (1996) | Gabriel Yared | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Hamlet (1996) | Patrick Doyle (I) |
| Michael Collins (1996) | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Shine (1996) | David Hirschfelder |
| Sleepers (1996) | John Williams (I) |
| 1997 | Winner | Emma (1996) | Rachel Portman | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score |
| Nominated | First Wives Club, The (1996) | Marc Shaiman |
| Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz (I) |
| James and the Giant Peach (1996) | Randy Newman (I) |
| Preacher's Wife, The (1996) | Hans Zimmer |
| 1996 | Winner | Postino, Il (1994) | Luis Enríquez Bacalov | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Apollo 13 (1995) | James Horner |
| Braveheart (1995) |
| Nixon (1995) | John Williams (I) |
| Sense and Sensibility (1995) | Patrick Doyle (I) |
| 1996 | Winner | Pocahontas (1995) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz (I) | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score |
| Nominated | American President, The (1995) | Marc Shaiman |
| Sabrina (1995) | John Williams (I) |
| Toy Story (1995) | Randy Newman (I) |
| Unstrung Heroes (1995) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| 1995 | Winner | Lion King, The (1994) | Hans Zimmer | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Forrest Gump (1994) | Alan Silvestri |
| Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Little Women (1994) | Thomas Newman (I) |
| Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) |
| 1994 | Winner | Schindler's List (1993) | John Williams (I) |
| Nominated | Age of Innocence, The (1993) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Firm, The (1993) | Dave Grusin |
| Fugitive, The (1993) | James Newton Howard |
| Remains of the Day, The (1993) | Richard Robbins (I) |
| 1993 | Winner | Aladdin (1992) | Alan Menken |
| Nominated | Basic Instinct (1992) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Chaplin (1992) | John Barry (I) |
| Howards End (1992) | Richard Robbins (I) |
| River Runs Through It, A (1992) | Mark Isham |
| 1992 | Winner | Beauty and the Beast (1991) | Alan Menken |
| Nominated | Bugsy (1991) | Ennio Morricone |
| Fisher King, The (1991) | George Fenton |
| JFK (1991) | John Williams (I) |
| Prince of Tides, The (1991) | James Newton Howard |
| 1991 | Winner | Dances with Wolves (1990) | John Barry (I) |
| Nominated | Avalon (1990) | Randy Newman (I) |
| Ghost (1990) | Maurice Jarre (I) |
| Havana (1990/I) | Dave Grusin |
| Home Alone (1990) | John Williams (I) |
| 1990 | Winner | Little Mermaid, The (1989) | Alan Menken |
| Nominated | Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | John Williams (I) |
| Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989) | Dave Grusin |
| Field of Dreams (1989) | James Horner |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | John Williams (I) |
| 1989 | Winner | Milagro Beanfield War, The (1988) | Dave Grusin |
| Nominated | Accidental Tourist, The (1988) | John Williams (I) |
| Dangerous Liaisons (1988) | George Fenton |
| Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) | Maurice Jarre (I) |
| Rain Man (1988) | Hans Zimmer |
| 1988 | Winner | Last Emperor, The (1987) | Ryuichi Sakamoto (I), David Byrne (I), Cong Su |
| Nominated | Cry Freedom (1987) | George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa |
| Empire of the Sun (1987) | John Williams (I) |
| Untouchables, The (1987) | Ennio Morricone |
| Witches of Eastwick, The (1987) | John Williams (I) |
| 1987 | Winner | 'Round Midnight (1986) | Herbie Hancock |
| Nominated | Aliens (1986) | James Horner |
| Hoosiers (1986) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Mission, The (1986) | Ennio Morricone |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | Leonard Rosenman |
| 1986 | Winner | Out of Africa (1985) | John Barry (I) |
| Nominated | Agnes of God (1985) | Georges Delerue |
| Color Purple, The (1985) | Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman (I), Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes (I), Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber |
| Silverado (1985) | Bruce Broughton |
| Witness (1985) | Maurice Jarre (I) |
| 1985 | Winner | Passage to India, A (1984) |
| Nominated | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | John Williams (I) |
| Natural, The (1984) | Randy Newman (I) |
| River, The (1984) | John Williams (I) |
| Under the Volcano (1984) | Alex North |
| 1985 | Winner | Purple Rain (1984) | Prince (I) | Best Music, Original Song Score |
| Nominated | Muppets Take Manhattan, The (1984) | Jeff Moss (II) |
| Songwriter (1984) | Kris Kristofferson (I) |
| 1984 | Winner | Right Stuff, The (1983) | Bill Conti | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Cross Creek (1983) | Leonard Rosenman |
| Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | John Williams (I) |
| Terms of Endearment (1983) | Michael Gore (I) |
| Under Fire (1983) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1984 | Winner | Yentl (1983) | Michel (music) Legrand (I), Alan (lyrics) Bergman (I), Marilyn (lyrics) Bergman | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Nominated | Sting II, The (1983) | Lalo Schifrin |
| Trading Places (1983) | Elmer Bernstein |
| 1983 | Winner | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | John Williams (I) | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Gandhi (1982) | Ravi Shankar, George Fenton |
| Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982) | Jack Nitzsche |
| Poltergeist (1982) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Sophie's Choice (1982) | Marvin Hamlisch |
| 1983 | Winner | Victor Victoria (1982) | Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Nominated | Annie (1982) | Ralph Burns |
| One from the Heart (1982) | Tom Waits |
| 1982 | Winner | Chariots of Fire (1981) | Vangelis | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Dragonslayer (1981) | Alex North |
| On Golden Pond (1981) | Dave Grusin |
| Ragtime (1981) | Randy Newman (I) |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | John Williams (I) |
| 1981 | Winner | Fame (1980) | Michael Gore (I) |
| Nominated | Altered States (1980) | John Corigliano |
| Elephant Man, The (1980) | John Morris (II) |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | John Williams (I) |
| Tess (1979) | Philippe Sarde |
| 1980 | Winner | Little Romance, A (1979) | Georges Delerue |
| Nominated | 10 (1979) | Henry Mancini |
| Amityville Horror, The (1979) | Lalo Schifrin |
| Champ, The (1979) | Dave Grusin |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1980 | Winner | All That Jazz (1979) | Ralph Burns | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Nominated | Breaking Away (1979) | Patrick Williams (I) |
| Muppet Movie, The (1979) | Paul Williams (III), Kenny Ascher |
| 1979 | Winner | Midnight Express (1978) | Giorgio Moroder | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Boys from Brazil, The (1978) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Days of Heaven (1978) | Ennio Morricone |
| Heaven Can Wait (1978) | Dave Grusin |
| Superman (1978) | John Williams (I) |
| 1979 | Winner | Buddy Holly Story, The (1978) | Joe Renzetti | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Nominated | Pretty Baby (1978) | Jerry Wexler |
| Wiz, The (1978) | Quincy Jones |
| 1978 | Winner | Star Wars (1977) | John Williams (I) | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
| Julia (1977) | Georges Delerue |
| Message, The (1976) | Maurice Jarre (I) |
| Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977) | Marvin Hamlisch |
| 1978 | Winner | Little Night Music, A (1977) | Jonathan Tunick | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Nominated | Pete's Dragon (1977) | Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Irwin Kostal |
| Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella, The (1976) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Angela Morley |
| 1977 | Winner | Omen, The (1976) | Jerry Goldsmith | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Obsession (1976) | Bernard Herrmann |
| Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) | Jerry Fielding |
| Taxi Driver (1976) | Bernard Herrmann |
| Voyage of the Damned (1976) | Lalo Schifrin |
| 1977 | Winner | Bound for Glory (1976) | Leonard Rosenman | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Nominated | Bugsy Malone (1976) | Paul Williams (III) |
| Star Is Born, A (1976) | Roger Kellaway |
| 1976 | Winner | Jaws (1975) | John Williams (I) | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1974) | Gerald Fried |
| Bite the Bullet (1975) | Alex North |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | Jack Nitzsche |
| Wind and the Lion, The (1975) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1976 | Winner | Barry Lyndon (1975) | Leonard Rosenman | Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation |
| Nominated | Funny Lady (1975) | Peter Matz (I) |
| Tommy (1975) | Pete Townshend |
| 1975 | Winner | Godfather: Part II, The (1974) | Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Chinatown (1974) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Murder on the Orient Express (1974) | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Shanks (1974) | Alex North |
| Towering Inferno, The (1974) | John Williams (I) |
| 1975 | Winner | Great Gatsby, The (1974) | Nelson Riddle | Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation |
| Nominated | Little Prince, The (1974) | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Angela Morley, Douglas Gamley |
| Phantom of the Paradise (1974) | Paul Williams (III), George Aliceson Tipton |
| 1974 | Winner | Way We Were, The (1973) | Marvin Hamlisch | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Cinderella Liberty (1973) | John Williams (I) |
| Day of the Dolphin, The (1973) | Georges Delerue |
| Papillon (1973) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Touch of Class, A (1973) | John Cameron (I) |
| 1974 | Winner | Sting, The (1973) | Marvin Hamlisch | Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation |
| Nominated | Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) | André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer, Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Tom Sawyer (1973) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams (I) |
| 1973 | Winner | Limelight (1952) | Charles Chaplin, Ray Rasch, Larry Russell (I) | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Godfather, The (1972) | Nino Rota |
| Images (1972) | John Williams (I) |
| Napoleon and Samantha (1972) | Buddy Baker (I) |
| Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) | John Williams (I) |
| Sleuth (1972) | John Addison (I) |
| 1973 | Winner | Cabaret (1972) | Ralph Burns | Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation |
| Nominated | Lady Sings the Blues (1972) | Gil Askey |
| Man of La Mancha (1972) | Laurence Rosenthal (I) |
| 1972 | Winner | Summer of '42 (1971) | Michel Legrand (I) | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score |
| Nominated | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | John Barry (I) |
| Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Shaft (1971) | Isaac Hayes |
| Straw Dogs (1971) | Jerry Fielding |
| 1972 | Winner | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) | John Williams (I) | Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score |
| Nominated | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Irwin Kostal |
| Boy Friend, The (1971) | Peter Maxwell Davies, Peter Greenwell |
| Chaykovskiy (1969) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Walter Scharf |
| 1971 | Winner | Love Story (1970) | Francis Lai | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Airport (1970) | Alfred Newman |
| Cromwell (1970) | Frank Cordell (II) |
| Girasoli, I (1970) | Henry Mancini |
| Patton (1970) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1971 | Winner | Let It Be (1970) | Paul McCartney, John Lennon (I), George Harrison (I), Ringo Starr | Best Music, Original Song Score |
| Nominated | Baby Maker, The (1970) | Fred Karlin, Tylwyth Kymry |
| Boy Named Charlie Brown, A (1969) | Rod McKuen, John Scott Trotter, Bill Melendez, Alan Shean, Vince Guaraldi |
| Darling Lili (1970) | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer |
| Scrooge (1970) | Leslie Bricusse, Ian Fraser (I), Herbert W. Spencer |
| 1970 | Winner | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | Burt Bacharach | Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) |
| Nominated | Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) | Georges Delerue |
| Reivers, The (1969) | John Williams (I) |
| Secret of Santa Vittoria, The (1969) | Ernest Gold |
| Wild Bunch, The (1969) | Jerry Fielding |
| 1970 | Winner | Hello, Dolly! (1969) | Lennie Hayton, Lionel Newman | Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) |
| Nominated | Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) | Leslie Bricusse, John Williams (I) |
| Paint Your Wagon (1969) | Nelson Riddle |
| Sweet Charity (1969) | Cy Coleman |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) | Johnny Green (I), Albert Woodbury |
| 1969 | Winner | Lion in Winter, The (1968) | John Barry (I) | Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) |
| Nominated | Fox, The (1967) | Lalo Schifrin |
| Planet of the Apes (1968) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Shoes of the Fisherman, The (1968/I) | Alex North |
| Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968) | Michel Legrand (I) |
| 1969 | Winner | Oliver! (1968) | Johnny Green (I) | Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) |
| Nominated | Demoiselles de Rochefort, Les (1967) | Michel Legrand (I), Jacques Demy |
| Finian's Rainbow (1968) | Ray Heindorf |
| Funny Girl (1968) | Walter Scharf |
| Star! (1968) | Lennie Hayton |
| 1968 | Winner | Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) | Elmer Bernstein | Best Music, Original Music Score |
| Nominated | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | Lalo Schifrin |
| Doctor Dolittle (1967) | Leslie Bricusse |
| Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| In Cold Blood (1967) | Quincy Jones |
| 1968 | Winner | Camelot (1967) | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
| Nominated | Doctor Dolittle (1967) | Lionel Newman, Alexander Courage |
| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) | Frank De Vol |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) | André Previn, Joseph Gershenson |
| Valley of the Dolls (1967) | John Williams (I) |
| 1967 | Winner | Born Free (1966) | John Barry (I) | Best Music, Original Music Score |
| Nominated | Bible: In the Beginning..., The (1966) | Toshirô Mayuzumi |
| Hawaii (1966) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Sand Pebbles, The (1966) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | Alex North |
| 1967 | Winner | Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A (1966) | Ken Thorne | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
| Nominated | Return of the Seven (1966) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Singing Nun, The (1966) | Harry Sukman |
| Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966) | Al Ham |
| Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) | Luis Enríquez Bacalov |
| 1966 | Winner | Doctor Zhivago (1965) | Maurice Jarre (I) | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original |
| Nominated | Agony and the Ecstasy, The (1965) | Alex North |
| Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) | Alfred Newman |
| Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les (1964) | Michel Legrand (I), Jacques Demy |
| Patch of Blue, A (1965) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| 1966 | Winner | Sound of Music, The (1965) | Irwin Kostal | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
| Nominated | Cat Ballou (1965) | Frank De Vol |
| Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les (1964) | Michel Legrand (I) |
| Pleasure Seekers, The (1964) | Lionel Newman, Alexander Courage |
| Thousand Clowns, A (1965) | Don Walker (I) |
| 1965 | Winner | Mary Poppins (1964) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original |
| Nominated | Becket (1964) | Laurence Rosenthal (I) |
| Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) | Frank De Vol |
| Pink Panther, The (1963) | Henry Mancini |
| 1965 | Winner | My Fair Lady (1964) | André Previn | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
| Nominated | Hard Day's Night, A (1964) | George Martin (I) |
| Mary Poppins (1964) | Irwin Kostal |
| Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) | Nelson Riddle |
| Unsinkable Molly Brown, The (1964) | Robert Armbruster, Leo Arnaud, Jack Elliott (I), Jack Hayes (I), Calvin Jackson (I), Leo Shuken |
| 1964 | Winner | Tom Jones (1963) | John Addison (I) | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original |
| Nominated | 55 Days at Peking (1963) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cleopatra (1963) | Alex North |
| How the West Was Won (1962) | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) | Ernest Gold |
| 1964 | Winner | Irma la Douce (1963) | André Previn | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
| Nominated | Bye Bye Birdie (1963) | Johnny Green (I) |
| Dimanches de Ville d'Avray, Les (1962) | Maurice Jarre (I) |
| New Kind of Love, A (1963) | Leith Stevens |
| Sword in the Stone, The (1963) | George Bruns |
| 1963 | Winner | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | Maurice Jarre (I) | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original |
| Nominated | Freud (1962) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) | Bronislau Kaper |
| Taras Bulba (1962) | Franz Waxman |
| To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | Elmer Bernstein |
| 1963 | Winner | Music Man, The (1962) | Ray Heindorf | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
| Nominated | Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) | George E. Stoll |
| Gigot (1962) | Michel Magne |
| Gypsy (1962) | Frank Perkins |
| Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962) | Leigh Harline |
| 1962 | Winner | Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) | Henry Mancini | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | El Cid (1961) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Fanny (1961) | Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman |
| Guns of Navarone, The (1961) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Summer and Smoke (1961) | Elmer Bernstein |
| 1962 | Winner | West Side Story (1961) | Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green (I), Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Babes in Toyland (1961) | George Bruns |
| Flower Drum Song (1961) | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby |
| Khovanshchina (1960) | Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Paris Blues (1961) | Duke Ellington |
| 1961 | Winner | Exodus (1960) | Ernest Gold | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Alamo, The (1960) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Elmer Gantry (1960) | André Previn |
| Magnificent Seven, The (1960) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Spartacus (1960) | Alex North |
| 1961 | Winner | Song Without End (1960) | Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Bells Are Ringing (1960) | André Previn |
| Can-Can (1960) | Nelson Riddle |
| Let's Make Love (1960) | Lionel Newman, Earle Hagen |
| Pepe (1960) | Johnny Green (I) |
| 1960 | Winner | Ben-Hur (1959) | Miklós Rózsa | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959) | Alfred Newman |
| Nun's Story, The (1959) | Franz Waxman |
| On the Beach (1959) | Ernest Gold |
| Pillow Talk (1959) | Frank De Vol |
| 1960 | Winner | Porgy and Bess (1959) | André Previn, Ken Darby | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Five Pennies, The (1959) | Leith Stevens |
| Li'l Abner (1959) | Nelson Riddle, Joseph J. Lilley |
| Say One for Me (1959) | Lionel Newman |
| Sleeping Beauty (1959) | George Bruns |
| 1959 | Winner | Old Man and the Sea, The (1958) | Dimitri Tiomkin | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Big Country, The (1958) | Jerome Moross |
| Separate Tables (1958) | David Raksin |
| White Wilderness (1958) | Oliver Wallace |
| Young Lions, The (1958) | Hugo Friedhofer |
| 1959 | Winner | Gigi (1958) | André Previn | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Bolshoi Ballet, The (1957) | Yuri Faier, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky |
| Damn Yankees! (1958) | Ray Heindorf |
| Mardi Gras (1958) | Lionel Newman |
| South Pacific (1958) | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby |
| 1958 | Winner | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) | Malcolm Arnold (I) | Best Music, Scoring |
| Nominated | Affair to Remember, An (1957) | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Boy on a Dolphin (1957) |
| Perri (1957) | Paul J. Smith (III) |
| Raintree County (1957) | Johnny Green (I) |
| 1957 | Winner | Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) | Victor Young (I) | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Anastasia (1956) | Alfred Newman |
| Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Giant (1956) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Rainmaker, The (1956) | Alex North |
| 1957 | Winner | King and I, The (1956) | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Best Things in Life Are Free, The (1956) | Lionel Newman |
| Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956) | Morris Stoloff, George Duning |
| High Society (1956) | Johnny Green (I), Saul Chaplin |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) | George E. Stoll, Johnny Green (I) |
| 1956 | Winner | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Battle Cry (1955) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Man with the Golden Arm, The (1955) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Picnic (1955) | George Duning |
| Rose Tattoo, The (1955) | Alex North |
| 1956 | Winner | Oklahoma! (1955) | Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Adolph Deutsch | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Daddy Long Legs (1955) | Alfred Newman |
| Guys and Dolls (1955/I) | Jay Blackton, Cyril J. Mockridge |
| It's Always Fair Weather (1955) | André Previn |
| Love Me or Leave Me (1955) | Percy Faith, George E. Stoll |
| 1955 | Winner | High and the Mighty, The (1954) | Dimitri Tiomkin | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Caine Mutiny, The (1954) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Genevieve (1953) | Larry Adler (I) |
| On the Waterfront (1954) | Leonard Bernstein |
| Silver Chalice, The (1954) | Franz Waxman |
| 1955 | Winner | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) | Adolph Deutsch, Saul Chaplin | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Carmen Jones (1954) | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Glenn Miller Story, The (1954) | Joseph Gershenson, Henry Mancini |
| Star Is Born, A (1954) | Ray Heindorf |
| There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) | Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman |
| 1954 | Winner | Lili (1953) | Bronislau Kaper | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Above and Beyond (1952) | Hugo Friedhofer |
| From Here to Eternity (1953) | Morris Stoloff, George Duning |
| Julius Caesar (1953) | Miklós Rózsa |
| This Is Cinerama (1952) | Louis Forbes |
| 1954 | Winner | Call Me Madam (1953) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T., The (1953) | Friedrich Hollaender, Morris Stoloff |
| Band Wagon, The (1953) | Adolph Deutsch |
| Calamity Jane (1953) | Ray Heindorf |
| Kiss Me Kate (1953) | André Previn, Saul Chaplin |
| 1953 | Winner | High Noon (1952) | Dimitri Tiomkin | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Ivanhoe (1952) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, The (1952) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Thief, The (1952) | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Viva Zapata! (1952) | Alex North |
| 1953 | Winner | With a Song in My Heart (1952) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Hans Christian Andersen (1952) | Walter Scharf |
| Jazz Singer, The (1952) | Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner (I) |
| Medium, The (1951) | Gian Carlo Menotti |
| Singin' in the Rain (1952) | Lennie Hayton |
| 1952 | Winner | Place in the Sun, A (1951) | Franz Waxman | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | David and Bathsheba (1951) | Alfred Newman |
| Death of a Salesman (1951) | Alex North |
| Quo Vadis (1951) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) | Alex North |
| 1952 | Winner | American in Paris, An (1951) | Johnny Green (I), Saul Chaplin | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Alice in Wonderland (1951) | Oliver Wallace |
| Great Caruso, The (1951) | Peter Herman Adler, Johnny Green (I) |
| On the Riviera (1951) | Alfred Newman |
| Show Boat (1951) | Adolph Deutsch, Conrad Salinger |
| 1951 | Winner | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | Franz Waxman | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | All About Eve (1950) | Alfred Newman |
| Flame and the Arrow, The (1950) | Max Steiner (I) |
| No Sad Songs for Me (1950) | George Duning |
| Samson and Delilah (1949) | Victor Young (I) |
| 1951 | Winner | Annie Get Your Gun (1950) | Adolph Deutsch, Roger Edens | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Cinderella (1950) | Oliver Wallace, Paul J. Smith (III) |
| I'll Get By (1950) | Lionel Newman |
| Three Little Words (1950) | André Previn |
| West Point Story, The (1950) | Ray Heindorf |
| 1950 | Winner | Heiress, The (1949) | Aaron Copland | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Beyond the Forest (1949) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Champion (1949) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| 1950 | Winner | On the Town (1949) | Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Jolson Sings Again (1949) | Morris Stoloff, George Duning |
| Look for the Silver Lining (1949) | Ray Heindorf |
| 1949 | Winner | Red Shoes, The (1948) | Brian Easdale | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Hamlet (1948) | William Walton (I) |
| Joan of Arc (1948) | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Johnny Belinda (1948) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Snake Pit, The (1948) | Alfred Newman |
| 1949 | Winner | Easter Parade (1948) | Johnny Green (I), Roger Edens | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Emperor Waltz, The (1948) | Victor Young (I) |
| Pirate, The (1948) | Lennie Hayton |
| Romance on the High Seas (1948) | Ray Heindorf |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | Alfred Newman |
| 1948 | Winner | Double Life, A (1947) | Miklós Rózsa | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Bishop's Wife, The (1947) | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Captain from Castile (1947) | Alfred Newman |
| Forever Amber (1947) | David Raksin |
| Life with Father (1947) | Max Steiner (I) |
| 1948 | Winner | Mother Wore Tights (1947) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Fiesta (1947) | Johnny Green (I) |
| My Wild Irish Rose (1947) | Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner (I) |
| Road to Rio (1947) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Song of the South (1946) | Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith (III), Charles Wolcott |
| 1947 | Winner | Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) | Hugo Friedhofer | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Anna and the King of Siam (1946) | Bernard Herrmann |
| Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944) | William Walton (I) |
| Humoresque (1946) | Franz Waxman |
| Killers, The (1946) | Miklós Rózsa |
| 1947 | Winner | Jolson Story, The (1946) | Morris Stoloff | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Blue Skies (1946) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Centennial Summer (1946) | Alfred Newman |
| Harvey Girls, The (1946) | Lennie Hayton |
| Night and Day (1946) | Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner (I) |
| 1946 | Winner | Spellbound (1945) | Miklós Rózsa | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Brewster's Millions (1945) | Louis Forbes |
| Captain Kidd (1945) | Werner Janssen |
| Enchanted Cottage, The (1945) | Roy Webb (I) |
| Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) | R. Dale Butts, Morton Scott |
| G.I. Honeymoon (1945) | Edward J. Kay |
| Guest in the House (1944) | Werner Janssen |
| Guest Wife (1945) | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Keys of the Kingdom, The (1944) | Alfred Newman |
| Lost Weekend, The (1945) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Love Letters (1945) | Victor Young (I) |
| Man Who Walked Alone, The (1945) | Karl Hajos |
| Objective, Burma! (1945) | Franz Waxman |
| Paris Underground (1945) | Alexander Tansman |
| Song to Remember, A (1945) | Miklós Rózsa, Morris Stoloff |
| Southerner, The (1945) | Werner Janssen |
| Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | Louis Applebaum, Ann Ronell |
| This Love of Ours (1945) | Hans J. Salter |
| Valley of Decision, The (1945) | Herbert Stothart |
| Woman in the Window, The (1944) | Hugo Friedhofer, Arthur Lange |
| 1946 | Winner | Anchors Aweigh (1945) | George E. Stoll | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Belle of the Yukon (1944) | Arthur Lange |
| Can't Help Singing (1944) | Jerome Kern, Hans J. Salter |
| Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) | Morton Scott |
| Incendiary Blonde (1945) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Rhapsody in Blue (1945) | Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner (I) |
| State Fair (1945) | Charles Henderson (I), Alfred Newman |
| Sunbonnet Sue (1945) | Edward J. Kay |
| Three Caballeros, The (1944) | Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith (III), Charles Wolcott |
| Tonight and Every Night (1945) | Marlin Skiles, Morris Stoloff |
| Why Girls Leave Home (1945) | Walter Greene (II) |
| Wonder Man (1945) | Louis Forbes, Ray Heindorf |
| 1945 | Winner | Since You Went Away (1944) | Max Steiner (I) | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Address Unknown (1944) | Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch |
| Adventures of Mark Twain, The (1944) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Bridge of San Luis Rey, The (1944) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Casanova Brown (1944) | Arthur Lange |
| Christmas Holiday (1944) | Hans J. Salter |
| Double Indemnity (1944) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Fighting Seabees, The (1944) | Walter Scharf, Roy Webb (I) |
| Hairy Ape, The (1944) | Michel Michelet, Edward Paul (II) |
| It Happened Tomorrow (1944) | Robert Stolz |
| Jack London (1943) | Freddie Rich |
| Kismet (1944) | Herbert Stothart |
| None But the Lonely Heart (1944) | C. Bakaleinikoff, Hanns Eisler |
| Princess and the Pirate, The (1944) | David Rose (I) |
| Summer Storm (1944) | Karl Hajos |
| Three Russian Girls (1943) | W. Franke Harling |
| Up in Mabel's Room (1944) | Edward Paul (II) |
| Voice in the Wind (1944) | Michel Michelet |
| Wilson (1944) | Alfred Newman |
| Woman of the Town, The (1943) | Miklós Rózsa |
| 1945 | Winner | Cover Girl (1944) | Carmen Dragon, Morris Stoloff | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Brazil (1944) | Walter Scharf |
| Higher and Higher (1943) | C. Bakaleinikoff |
| Hollywood Canteen (1944) | Ray Heindorf |
| Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) | Alfred Newman |
| Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) | Werner R. Heymann, Kurt Weill |
| Lady in the Dark (1944) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Lady, Let's Dance (1944) | Edward J. Kay |
| Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | George E. Stoll |
| Merry Monahans, The (1944) | Hans J. Salter |
| Minstrel Man (1944) | Leo Erdody, Ferde Grofé Sr. |
| Sensations of 1945 (1944) | Mahlon Merrick |
| Song of the Open Road (1944) | Charles Previn |
| Up in Arms (1944) | Louis Forbes, Ray Heindorf |
| 1944 | Winner | Song of Bernadette, The (1943) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Amazing Mrs. Holliday, The (1943) | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner (I) |
| Casablanca (1942) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) | Louis Gruenberg, Morris Stoloff |
| Fallen Sparrow, The (1943) | C. Bakaleinikoff, Roy Webb (I) |
| For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) | Victor Young (I) |
| Hangmen Also Die! (1943) | Hanns Eisler |
| Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) | Phil Boutelje |
| In Old Oklahoma (1943) | Walter Scharf |
| Johnny Come Lately (1943) | Leigh Harline |
| Kansan, The (1943) | Gerard Carbonara |
| Lady of Burlesque (1943) | Arthur Lange |
| Madame Curie (1943) | Herbert Stothart |
| Moon and Sixpence, The (1942) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| North Star, The (1943) | Aaron Copland |
| Victory Through Air Power (1943) | Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith (III), Oliver Wallace |
| 1944 | Winner | This Is the Army (1943) | Ray Heindorf | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Coney Island (1943) | Alfred Newman |
| Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) | Walter Scharf |
| Phantom of the Opera (1943) | Edward Ward (I) |
| Saludos Amigos (1942) | Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith (III), Charles Wolcott |
| Sky's the Limit, The (1943) | Leigh Harline |
| Something to Shout About (1943) | Morris Stoloff |
| Stage Door Canteen (1943) | Freddie Rich |
| Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Thousands Cheer (1943) | Herbert Stothart |
| 1943 | Winner | Now, Voyager (1942) | Max Steiner (I) | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
| Nominated | Arabian Nights (1942) | Frank Skinner (I) |
| Bambi (1942) | Frank Churchill, Edward H. Plumb |
| Black Swan, The (1942) | Alfred Newman |
| Corsican Brothers, The (1941) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Flying Tigers (1942) | Victor Young (I) |
| Gold Rush, The (1925) | Max Terr |
| I Married a Witch (1942) | Roy Webb (I) |
| Joan of Paris (1942) |
| Jungle Book (1942) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Klondike Fury (1942) | Edward J. Kay |
| Pride of the Yankees, The (1942) | Leigh Harline |
| Random Harvest (1942) | Herbert Stothart |
| Shanghai Gesture, The (1941) | Richard Hageman |
| Silver Queen (1942) | Victor Young (I) |
| Take a Letter, Darling (1942) |
| Talk of the Town, The (1942) | Friedrich Hollaender, Morris Stoloff |
| To Be or Not to Be (1942) | Werner R. Heymann |
| 1943 | Winner | Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) | Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | Flying with Music (1942) | Edward Ward (I) |
| For Me and My Gal (1942) | Roger Edens, George E. Stoll |
| Holiday Inn (1942) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| It Started with Eve (1941) | Charles Previn, Hans J. Salter |
| Johnny Doughboy (1942) | Walter Scharf |
| My Gal Sal (1942) | Alfred Newman |
| You Were Never Lovelier (1942) | Leigh Harline |
| 1942 | Winner | Devil and Daniel Webster, The (1941) | Bernard Herrmann | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture |
| Nominated | Back Street (1941) | Frank Skinner (I) |
| Ball of Fire (1941) | Alfred Newman |
| Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) | Edward Ward (I) |
| Citizen Kane (1941) | Bernard Herrmann |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) | Franz Waxman |
| Hold Back the Dawn (1941) | Victor Young (I) |
| How Green Was My Valley (1941) | Alfred Newman |
| King of the Zombies (1941) | Edward J. Kay |
| Ladies in Retirement (1941) | Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch |
| Little Foxes, The (1941) | Meredith Willson |
| Lydia (1941) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Mercy Island (1941) | Cy Feuer, Walter Scharf |
| Sergeant York (1941) | Max Steiner (I) |
| So Ends Our Night (1941) | Louis Gruenberg |
| Sundown (1941) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Suspicion (1941) | Franz Waxman |
| Tanks a Million (1941) | Edward Ward (I) |
| That Uncertain Feeling (1941) | Werner R. Heymann |
| This Woman Is Mine (1941) | Richard Hageman |
| 1942 | Winner | Dumbo (1941) | Frank Churchill, Oliver Wallace | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture |
| Nominated | All-American Co-Ed (1941) | Edward Ward (I) |
| Birth of the Blues (1941) | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Buck Privates (1941) | Charles Previn |
| Chocolate Soldier, The (1941) | Herbert Stothart, Bronislau Kaper |
| Ice-Capades (1941) | Cy Feuer |
| Strawberry Blonde, The (1941) | Heinz Roemheld |
| Sun Valley Serenade (1941) | Emil Newman |
| Sunny (1941) | Anthony Collins (I) |
| You'll Never Get Rich (1941) | Morris Stoloff |
| 1941 | Winner | Pinocchio (1940) | Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith (III), Ned Washington | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Arizona (1940) | Victor Young (I) |
| Dark Command (1940) |
| Fight for Life, The (1940) | Louis Gruenberg |
| Great Dictator, The (1940) | Meredith Willson |
| House of the Seven Gables, The (1940) | Frank Skinner (I) |
| Howards of Virginia, The (1940) | Richard Hageman |
| Letter, The (1940) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Long Voyage Home, The (1940) | Richard Hageman |
| Mark of Zorro, The (1940) | Alfred Newman |
| My Favorite Wife (1940) | Roy Webb (I) |
| North West Mounted Police (1940) | Victor Young (I) |
| One Million B.C. (1940) | Werner R. Heymann |
| Our Town (1940) | Aaron Copland |
| Rebecca (1940) | Franz Waxman |
| Thief of Bagdad, The (1940) | Miklós Rózsa |
| Waterloo Bridge (1940) | Herbert Stothart |
| 1941 | Winner | Tin Pan Alley (1940) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Score |
| Nominated | Arise, My Love (1940) | Victor Young (I) |
| Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) | Cy Feuer |
| Irene (1940) | Anthony Collins (I) |
| Our Town (1940) | Aaron Copland |
| Sea Hawk, The (1940) | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Second Chorus (1940) | Artie Shaw |
| Spring Parade (1940) | Charles Previn |
| Strike Up the Band (1940) | George E. Stoll, Roger Edens |
| 1940 | Winner | Wizard of Oz, The (1939) | Herbert Stothart | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Dark Victory (1939) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Eternally Yours (1939) | Werner Janssen |
| Golden Boy (1939) | Victor Young (I) |
| Gone with the Wind (1939) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Gulliver's Travels (1939) | Victor Young (I) |
| Man in the Iron Mask, The (1939) | Lud Gluskin, Lucien Moraweck |
| Man of Conquest (1939) | Victor Young (I) |
| Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) | Anthony Collins (I) |
| Of Mice and Men (1939) | Aaron Copland |
| Rains Came, The (1939) | Alfred Newman |
| Wuthering Heights (1939) |
| 1940 | Winner | Stagecoach (1939) | Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold (I), Leo Shuken | Best Music, Scoring |
| Nominated | Babes in Arms (1939) | Roger Edens, George E. Stoll |
| First Love (1939) | Charles Previn |
| Great Victor Herbert, The (1939) | Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange |
| Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939) | Alfred Newman |
| Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) | Louis Forbes |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Of Mice and Men (1939) | Aaron Copland |
| Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939) | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| She Married a Cop (1939) | Cy Feuer |
| Swanee River (1939) | Louis Silvers (I) |
| They Shall Have Music (1939) | Alfred Newman |
| Way Down South (1939) | Victor Young (I) |
| 1939 | Winner | Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Best Music, Original Score |
| Nominated | Army Girl (1938) | Victor Young (I) |
| Block-Heads (1938) | Marvin Hatley |
| Blockade (1938) | Werner Janssen |
| Breaking the Ice (1938) | Victor Young (I) |
| Cowboy and the Lady, The (1938) | Alfred Newman |
| If I Were King (1938) | Richard Hageman |
| Marie Antoinette (1938) | Herbert Stothart |
| Pacific Liner (1939) | Robert Russell Bennett |
| Suez (1938) | Louis Silvers (I) |
| Young in Heart, The (1938) | Franz Waxman |
| 1939 | Winner | Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) | Alfred Newman | Best Music, Scoring |
| Nominated | Carefree (1938) | Victor Baravalle |
| Girls' School (1938) | Morris Stoloff, Gregory Stone (I) |
| Goldwyn Follies, The (1938) | Alfred Newman |
| Jezebel (1938) | Max Steiner (I) |
| Mad About Music (1938) | Charles Previn, Frank Skinner (I) |
| Storm Over Bengal (1938) | Cy Feuer |
| Sweethearts (1938) | Herbert Stothart |
| There Goes My Heart (1938) | Marvin Hatley |
| Tropic Holiday (1938) | Boris Morros |
| Young in Heart, The (1938) | Franz Waxman |
| 1938 | Winner | One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) | Charles (head of department) Previn | Best Music, Score |
| Nominated | Hurricane, The (1937) | Alfred (head of department) Newman |
| In Old Chicago (1937) | Louis (head of department) Silvers (I) |
| Life of Emile Zola, The (1937) | Leo F. (head of department) Forbstein |
| Lost Horizon (1937) | Morris (head of department) Stoloff |
| Make a Wish (1937) | Hugo (musical director) Riesenfeld |
| Maytime (1937) | Nat W. (head of department) Finston |
| Portia on Trial (1937) | Alberto (head of department) Colombo (I) |
| Prisoner of Zenda, The (1937) | Alfred (musical director) Newman |
| Quality Street (1937) | Roy (musical director) Webb (I) |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Leigh (head of department) Harline |
| Something to Sing About (1937) | C. (musical director) Bakaleinikoff |
| Souls at Sea (1937) | Boris (head of department) Morros |
| Way Out West (1937) | Marvin (head of department) Hatley |
| 1937 | Winner | Anthony Adverse (1936) | Leo F. (head of department) Forbstein |
| Nominated | Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1936) |
| Garden of Allah, The (1936) | Max (head of department) Steiner (I) |
| General Died at Dawn, The (1936) | Boris Morros |
| Winterset (1936) | Nathaniel (head of department) Shilkret |
| 1936 | Winner | Informer, The (1935) | Max (head of departmment) Steiner (I) |
| Nominated | Captain Blood (1935) | Leo F. (head of department) Forbstein |
| Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) | Nat W. (head of departmment) Finston |
| Peter Ibbetson (1935) | Irvin (head of departmment) Talbot |
| 1935 | Winner | One Night of Love (1934) | Louis (head of department) Silvers (I) |
| Nominated | Gay Divorcee, The (1934) | Max (head of department) Steiner (I) |
| Lost Patrol, The (1934) |
