This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, formerly known as the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, which is presented to film composers, given out by the

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since 1968. With seven wins out of seventeen nominations, John Williams is both the most nominated and most awarded in this category. Ennio Morricone is the only composer to win in consecutive years; for '' The Mission'' in 1987 and ''

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'' in 1988. Morricone also has the highest perfect score and record, with six wins from six nominations.

George Fenton George Richard Ian Howe (born 19 October 1949), known professionally as George Fenton, is an English composer. Best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, he has received five Academy Award nominations, several Ivor No ...

and Howard Shore share the record of most nominations without a win (six each). Only six composers, John Williams (in 1975 and 1978),

Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...

(in 1982),

Maurice Jarre Maurice-Alexis Jarre (; 13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) allmusic Biography/ref> was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations wit ...

(in 1985),

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars and four Grammys, and has been nominated for two Emmys and a Tony. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living G ...

(in 2017), and the composing duo

Trent Reznor Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He serves as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, wh ...

Atticus Ross Atticus Matthew Cowper Ross (born 16 January 1968) is an English musician, record producer, composer, and audio engineer. Along with Trent Reznor, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for '' The Social Network'' in 2010. In 2013, th ...

(in 2020), have received two nominations in the same year. In 2019,

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

became the first woman ever to win this award for '' A Star Is Born''. In 2020,

Hildur Guðnadóttir Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and ...

became the first woman ever credited for a solo win in this award for '' Joker''. In 2022, after 10 nominations,

finally won this award (for '' Dune''); setting the record for most nominations before first award.

Winners and nominees

1960s

; Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music

1970s

1980s

; Best Original Film Music ; Best Score for a Film ; Best Original Film Score

1990s

; Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music

2000s

; Best Music

2010s

; Best Original Music

2020s

Multiple nominations and wins

Multiple nominations

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Multiple wins

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References

External links

* {{BAFTA Film Awards Chron British Academy Film Awards Film music awards