British Academy Film Award for Best Original Music
British Academy Film Awards · 262 nominations across 58 ceremonies · 58 wins
79th BAFTA Film Awards · 2026
- Winner Sinners · Ludwig Göransson
- Nominee Hamnet · Max Richter
- Nominee Frankenstein · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Bugonia · Jerskin Fendrix
- Nominee One Battle After Another · Jonny Greenwood
78th BAFTA Film Awards · 2025
- Winner The Brutalist · Daniel Blumberg
- Nominee Conclave · Hauschka
- Nominee The Wild Robot · Kris Bowers
- Nominee Emilia Pérez · Camille, Clément Ducol
- Nominee Nosferatu
77th BAFTA Film Awards · 2024
- Winner Oppenheimer · Ludwig Göransson
- Nominee Saltburn
- Nominee Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · Daniel Pemberton
- Nominee Killers of the Flower Moon · Robbie Robertson
- Nominee Poor Things · Jerskin Fendrix
76th BAFTA Film Awards · 2023
- Winner All Quiet on the Western Front · Hauschka
- Nominee Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Nominee The Banshees of Inisherin · Carter Burwell
- Nominee Babylon · Justin Hurwitz
75th BAFTA Film Awards · 2022
- Winner Dune · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee Don't Look Up · Nicholas Britell
- Nominee The French Dispatch · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee The Power of the Dog · Jonny Greenwood
- Nominee Being the Ricardos · Daniel Pemberton
74th BAFTA Film Awards · 2021
- Winner Soul · Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Nominee Promising Young Woman
- Nominee News of the World · James Newton Howard
- Nominee Mank · Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Nominee Minari · Emile Mosseri
73rd BAFTA Film Awards · 2020
- Winner Joker · Hildur Guðnadóttir
- Nominee Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker · John Williams
- Nominee 1917 · Thomas Newman
- Nominee Jojo Rabbit · Michael Giacchino
- Nominee Little Women · Alexandre Desplat
72nd BAFTA Film Awards · 2019
- Winner A Star Is Born · Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Lukas Nelson
- Nominee BlacKkKlansman · Terence Blanchard
- Nominee Mary Poppins Returns · Marc Shaiman
- Nominee If Beale Street Could Talk · Nicholas Britell
- Nominee Isle of Dogs · Alexandre Desplat
71st BAFTA Film Awards · 2018
- Winner The Shape of Water · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Blade Runner 2049 · Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer
- Nominee Dunkirk · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee Phantom Thread · Jonny Greenwood
- Nominee Darkest Hour · Dario Marianelli
70th BAFTA Film Awards · 2017
- Winner La La Land · Justin Hurwitz
- Nominee Lion · Dustin O'Halloran, Hauschka
- Nominee Jackie · Mica Levi
- Nominee Arrival · Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Nominee Nocturnal Animals · Abel Korzeniowski
69th BAFTA Film Awards · 2016
- Winner The Hateful Eight · Ennio Morricone
- Nominee The Revenant · Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto
- Nominee Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens · John Williams
- Nominee Sicario · Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Nominee Bridge of Spies · Thomas Newman
68th BAFTA Film Awards · 2015
- Winner The Grand Budapest Hotel · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Interstellar · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee Birdman · Antonio Sánchez
- Nominee The Theory of Everything · Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Nominee Under the Skin · Mica Levi
67th BAFTA Film Awards · 2014
- Winner Gravity · Steven Price
- Nominee Captain Phillips · Henry Jackman
- Nominee 12 Years a Slave · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee The Book Thief · John Williams
- Nominee Saving Mr. Banks · Thomas Newman
66th BAFTA Film Awards · 2013
- Winner Skyfall · Thomas Newman
- Nominee Anna Karenina · Dario Marianelli
- Nominee Argo · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Lincoln · John Williams
- Nominee Life of Pi · Mychael Danna
65th BAFTA Film Awards · 2012
- Winner The Artist · Ludovic Bource
- Nominee Hugo · Howard Shore
- Nominee Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · Alberto Iglesias
- Nominee War Horse · John Williams
- Nominee The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
64th BAFTA Film Awards · 2011
- Winner The King's Speech · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee 127 Hours · A. R. Rahman
- Nominee Alice in Wonderland · Danny Elfman
- Nominee Inception · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee How to Train Your Dragon · John Powell
63rd BAFTA Film Awards · 2010
- Winner Up · Michael Giacchino
- Nominee Fantastic Mr. Fox · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Crazy Heart · T Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton
- Nominee Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll · Chaz Jankel
- Nominee Avatar · James Horner
62nd BAFTA Film Awards · 2009
- Winner Slumdog Millionaire · A. R. Rahman
- Nominee WALL-E · Thomas Newman
- Nominee The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee The Dark Knight · Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
- Nominee Mamma Mia! · Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
61st BAFTA Film Awards · 2008
- Winner La Vie en Rose · Christopher Gunning
- Nominee American Gangster · Marc Streitenfeld
- Nominee There Will Be Blood · Jonny Greenwood
- Nominee Atonement · Dario Marianelli
- Nominee The Kite Runner · Alberto Iglesias
60th BAFTA Film Awards · 2007
- Winner Babel · Gustavo Santaolalla
- Nominee Happy Feet · John Powell
- Nominee The Queen · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Casino Royale · David Arnold
- Nominee Dreamgirls · Henry Krieger
59th BAFTA Film Awards · 2006
- Winner Memoirs of a Geisha · John Williams
- Nominee Mrs Henderson Presents · George Fenton
- Nominee Walk the Line · T Bone Burnett
- Nominee The Constant Gardener · Alberto Iglesias
- Nominee Brokeback Mountain · Gustavo Santaolalla
58th BAFTA Film Awards · 2005
- Winner The Motorcycle Diaries · Gustavo Santaolalla
- Nominee The Chorus · Bruno Coulais
- Nominee Ray · Craig Armstrong
- Nominee The Aviator · Howard Shore
- Nominee Finding Neverland · Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
57th BAFTA Film Awards · 2004
- Winner Cold Mountain · Gabriel Yared, T Bone Burnett
- Nominee Kill Bill: Volume 1 · RZA
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Howard Shore
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Lost in Translation · Kevin Shields, Brian Reitzell
56th BAFTA Film Awards · 2003
- Winner The Hours · Philip Glass
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Robbie Robertson
- Nominee Chicago · Danny Elfman, John Kander, Fred Ebb
- Nominee Catch Me If You Can · John Williams
- Nominee The Pianist · Wojciech Kilar
55th BAFTA Film Awards · 2002
- Winner Moulin Rouge! · Craig Armstrong, Marius de Vries
- Nominee Shrek · Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · Howard Shore
- Nominee Amélie · Yann Tiersen
- Nominee Mulholland Drive · Angelo Badalamenti
54th BAFTA Film Awards · 2001
- Winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Tan Dun
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Stephen Warbeck
- Nominee Almost Famous · Nancy Wilson
- Nominee O Brother, Where Art Thou? · T Bone Burnett, Carter Burwell
- Nominee Gladiator · Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
53rd BAFTA Film Awards · 2000
- Winner American Beauty · Thomas Newman
- Nominee Buena Vista Social Club · Ry Cooder
- Nominee The Talented Mr. Ripley · Gabriel Yared
- Nominee The End of the Affair · Michael Nyman
52nd BAFTA Film Awards · 1999
- Winner Elizabeth · David Hirschfelder
- Nominee Saving Private Ryan · John Williams
- Nominee Shakespeare in Love · Stephen Warbeck
- Nominee Hilary and Jackie · Barrington Pheloung
51st BAFTA Film Awards · 1998
- Winner Romeo + Juliet · Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, Marius de Vries
- Nominee Titanic · James Horner
- Nominee L.A. Confidential · Jerry Goldsmith
- Nominee The Full Monty · Anne Dudley
50th BAFTA Film Awards · 1997
- Winner The English Patient · Gabriel Yared
- Nominee Evita · Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
- Nominee Shine · David Hirschfelder
- Nominee Brassed Off · Trevor Jones
49th BAFTA Film Awards · 1996
- Winner Il Postino: The Postman · Luis Bacalov
- Nominee Braveheart · James Horner
- Nominee The Madness of King George · George Fenton
- Nominee Sense and Sensibility · Patrick Doyle
48th BAFTA Film Awards · 1995
- Winner Backbeat · Don Was
- Nominee The Lion King · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert · Guy Gross
- Nominee Four Weddings and a Funeral · Richard Rodney Bennett
47th BAFTA Film Awards · 1994
- Winner Schindler's List · John Williams
- Nominee Aladdin · Alan Menken
- Nominee The Piano · Michael Nyman
- Nominee Sleepless in Seattle · Marc Shaiman
46th BAFTA Film Awards · 1993
- Winner Strictly Ballroom · David Hirschfelder
- Nominee Hear My Song · John Altman
- Nominee Rebecca's Daughters · Rachel Portman
- Nominee Beauty and the Beast · Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
- Nominee The Last of the Mohicans · Trevor Jones, Randy Edelman
45th BAFTA Film Awards · 1992
- Winner Cyrano de Bergerac · Jean-Claude Petit
- Nominee Thelma & Louise · Hans Zimmer
- Nominee The Silence of the Lambs · Howard Shore
- Nominee Dances with Wolves · John Barry
44th BAFTA Film Awards · 1991
- Winner Cinema Paradiso · Ennio Morricone, Andrea Morricone
- Nominee The Fabulous Baker Boys · Dave Grusin
- Nominee Memphis Belle · George Fenton
- Nominee Postcards from the Edge · Carly Simon
- Nominee Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit · Rachel Portman
43rd BAFTA Film Awards · 1990
- Winner Dead Poets Society · Maurice Jarre
- Nominee The Woman in Black · Rachel Portman
- Nominee Working Girl · Carly Simon
- Nominee Dangerous Liaisons · George Fenton
- Nominee Mississippi Burning · Trevor Jones
42nd BAFTA Film Awards · 1989
- Winner Empire of the Sun · John Williams
- Nominee Bird · Lennie Niehaus
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
- Nominee Moonstruck · Dick Hyman
41st BAFTA Film Awards · 1988
- Winner The Untouchables · Ennio Morricone
- Nominee Wish You Were Here · Stanley Myers
- Nominee Hope and Glory
- Nominee Cry Freedom · George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
40th BAFTA Film Awards · 1987
- Winner The Mission · Ennio Morricone
- Nominee A Room with a View · Richard Robbins
- Nominee Out of Africa · John Barry
- Nominee Round Midnight · Herbie Hancock
39th BAFTA Film Awards · 1986
- Winner Witness · Maurice Jarre
- Nominee A Passage to India · Maurice Jarre
- Nominee The Emerald Forest
- Nominee Beverly Hills Cop · Harold Faltermeyer
38th BAFTA Film Awards · 1985
- Winner Once Upon a Time in America · Ennio Morricone
- Nominee Carmen · Paco de Lucía
- Nominee The Killing Fields · Mike Oldfield
- Nominee Paris, Texas · Ry Cooder
37th BAFTA Film Awards · 1984
- Winner Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence · Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Nominee Local Hero · Mark Knopfler
- Nominee Flashdance · Giorgio Moroder
- Nominee An Officer and a Gentleman · Jack Nitzsche
36th BAFTA Film Awards · 1983
- Winner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · John Williams
- Nominee Missing · Vangelis
- Nominee Gandhi · Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
- Nominee Blade Runner · Vangelis
35th BAFTA Film Awards · 1982
- Winner The French Lieutenant's Woman · Carl Davis
- Nominee Chariots of Fire · Vangelis
- Nominee Raiders of the Lost Ark · John Williams
- Nominee Arthur · Burt Bacharach
34th BAFTA Film Awards · 1981
- Winner Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back · John Williams
- Nominee Fame · Michael Gore
- Nominee Breaking Glass · Hazel O'Connor
- Nominee Flash Gordon · Howard Blake
33rd BAFTA Film Awards · 1980
- Winner Days of Heaven · Ennio Morricone
- Nominee Yanks · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee Apocalypse Now · Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola
- Nominee Alien · Jerry Goldsmith
32nd BAFTA Film Awards · 1979
- Winner Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope · John Williams
- Nominee Julia · Georges Delerue
- Nominee Saturday Night Fever · Bee Gees
- Nominee Close Encounters of the Third Kind · John Williams
31st BAFTA Film Awards · 1978
- Winner A Bridge Too Far · John Addison
- Nominee Equus · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee The Spy Who Loved Me · Marvin Hamlisch
- Nominee A Star Is Born · Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand, Kenneth Ascher, Rupert Holmes, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Donna Weiss
30th BAFTA Film Awards · 1977
- Winner Taxi Driver · Bernard Herrmann
- Nominee The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella · Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Nominee One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · Jack Nitzsche
- Nominee Bugsy Malone · Paul Williams
29th BAFTA Film Awards · 1976
- Winner Jaws · John Williams
- Nominee The Godfather Part II · Nino Rota
- Nominee The Wind and the Lion · Jerry Goldsmith
- Nominee The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · David Shire
28th BAFTA Film Awards · 1975
- Winner Murder on the Orient Express · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee Happy New Year · Francis Lai
- Nominee Chinatown · Jerry Goldsmith
- Nominee Serpico · Mikis Theodorakis
- Nominee The Three Musketeers · Michel Legrand
27th BAFTA Film Awards · 1974
- Winner O Lucky Man! · Alan Price
- Nominee Sounder · The Taj Mahal Sextet
- Nominee State of Siege · Mikis Theodorakis
- Nominee Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid · Bob Dylan
26th BAFTA Film Awards · 1973
- Winner The Godfather · Nino Rota
- Nominee Macbeth
- Nominee Lady Caroline Lamb · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee Young Winston
25th BAFTA Film Awards · 1972
- Winner Summer of '42 · Michel Legrand
- Nominee Trafic · Charles Dumont
- Nominee Shaft · Isaac Hayes
- Nominee Little Big Man · John Hammond
24th BAFTA Film Awards · 1971
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Burt Bacharach
- Nominee Figures in a Landscape · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee The Railway Children · Johnny Douglas
- Nominee Alice's Restaurant · Arlo Guthrie
23rd BAFTA Film Awards · 1970
- Winner Z · Mikis Theodorakis
- Nominee Secret Ceremony · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee The Thomas Crown Affair · Michel Legrand
- Nominee Women in Love · Georges Delerue
22nd BAFTA Film Awards · 1969
- Winner The Lion in Winter · John Barry
- Nominee The Charge of the Light Brigade · John Addison
- Nominee Live for Life · Francis Lai
- Nominee Romeo and Juliet · Nino Rota