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 score, film composers, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts 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 (1986 film), The Mission'' in 1987 and ''The Untouchables (film), The Untouchables'' in 1988. Morricone also has the highest perfect score and record, with six wins from six nominations. George Fenton and Howard Shore share the record of most nominations without a win (six each). Only six composers, John Williams (in 1975 and 1978), Vangelis (in 1982), Maurice Jarre (in 1985), Hans Zimmer (in 2017), and the composing duo Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (in 2020), have received two nominations in the same year. In 2019, Lady Gaga became the first woman ever to win this award for ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born''. In 2020, Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first woman ever credited for a solo win in this award for ''Joker (2019 film), Joker''.
In 2022, after 10 nominations, Hans Zimmer finally won this award (for ''Dune (2021 film), 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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See also
* Academy Award for Best Original Score
* Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
* Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
* Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
* Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
References
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{{BAFTA Film Awards Chron
British Academy Film Awards
Best Original Music BAFTA Award winners,
Film music awards