year
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Award winners
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Movie
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Further nominations
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1975
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Bernard Herrmann
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Special award for the entire work
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no further nominations
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1976
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Miklós Rózsa
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Special award for the entire work
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no further nominations
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1977
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David Raksin
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Special award for the entire work
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no further nominations
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1978
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John Williams
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Star Wars Close encounters of the third kind
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no further nominations
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1979
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John Williams
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Superman
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Jerry Goldsmith for The Boys from Brazil Dave Grusin for Heaven Shall Wait Jerry Goldsmith for Magic - A Creepy Love Story Paul Giovanni for The Wicker Man
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1980
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Miklós Rózsa
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Escape to the future
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Ken Thorne for Under the Spell of the Caliph John Barry for The Black Hole Paul Williams for Muppet Movie Jerry Goldsmith for Star Trek: The Movie
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1981
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John Barry
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A deadly dream
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Pino Donaggio for Dressed to Kill Béla Bartók for Shining John Williams for The Empire Strikes Back Maurice Jarre for The Strong Will
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1982
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John Williams
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Hunter of the lost treasure
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Laurence Rosenthal for Clash of the Titans Colin Towns for Full Circle Jerry Goldsmith for Outland - Planet of the Damned Ken Thorne for Superman II - Alone Against All
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1983
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John Williams
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ET - The Alien
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Basil Poledouris for Conan the Barbarian Ken Thorne for The House of the Damned Jerry Goldsmith for Poltergeist David Whitaker for Talon against the Empire
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1984
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James Horner
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Project brainstorm
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Charles Bernstein for Entity - There is no escape from the invisible that haunts us James Horner for Krull John Williams for The Return of the Jedi James Horner for Evil Comes On Quiet
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1985
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Jerry Goldsmith
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Gremlins - little monsters
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Ralph Burns for The Muppets Conquer Manhattan Giorgio Moroder & Klaus Doldinger for The Neverending Story Michel Colombier for Purple Rain Brad Fiedel for Terminator
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1986
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Bruce Broughton
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The secret of the hidden temple
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Alan Silvestri for Back to the Future Maurice Jarre for The Bride James Horner for Cocoon Andrew Powell for The Day of the Falcon
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1987
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Alan Menken
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Small shop full of horrors
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James Horner for Feivel, the mouse wanderer John Carpenter for Big Trouble in Little China Howard Shore for The Fly Jerry Goldsmith for Link - The Butler
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1988
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Alan Silvestri
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Predator
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Christopher Young for Hellraiser Bruce Broughton for Monster Busters John Carpenter for The Princes of Darkness J. Peter Robinson for The Wild Zombies John Williams for The Witches of Eastwick
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1990
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Christopher Young
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Hellbound - Hellraiser II
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Danny Elfman for Beetlejuice Michael Hoenig for The Blob Howard Shore for The Lovebirds John Massari for Space Invaders John Carpenter & Alan Howarth for You Live Alan Silvestri for Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit
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1991
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Alan Silvestri
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Back to the Future III
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Alan Silvestri for Abyss Christopher Young for The Fly 2 Maurice Jarre for Ghost - Message from Sam Jerry Goldsmith for Gremlins 2 - The Return of the Little Monsters Jack Hues for The Nanny James Horner for Darling, I Shrunk the Children Simon Boswell for Santa sangre Jerry Goldsmith for Total Recall Stanley Myers for witches witches
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1992
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Loek Dikker
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Body parts
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Danny Elfman for Edward Scissorhands Steve Bartek for Prisoners Howard Shore for The Silence of the Lambs Jerry Goldsmith for The Enemy In My Bed Jerry Goldsmith for Warlock - Satan's Son
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1993
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Angelo Badalamenti
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Twin Peaks - The Movie
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Alan Menken for Aladdin Jerry Goldsmith for Basic Instinct Alan Menken for Beauty and the Beast Wojciech Kilar for Dracula Alan Silvestri for Death suits her well Hans Zimmer & Trevor Horn for Toys
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1994
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Danny Elfman
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Nightmare Before Christmas
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Marc Shaiman for The Addams Family in Crazy Tradition Mark Isham for Fire in the Sky Graeme Revell for Hard Target Marc Shaiman for 4 Heavenly Friends John Williams for Jurassic Park Christopher Young for Scary - Horror Trip Into Madness
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1995
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Howard Shore
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Ed Wood
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Alan Silvestri for Forrest Gump Elliot Goldenthal for Interview with a Vampire Patrick Doyle for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Jerry Goldsmith for Shadow and the Curse of Khan J. Peter Robinson for Freddy's New Nightmare
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1996
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John Ottman
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The usual suspects
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James Horner for Braveheart Christopher Young for Copykill Hans Zimmer for Crimson Tide Danny Elfman for Dolores Howard Shore for Seven
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1997
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Danny Elfman
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Mars Attacks!
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Randy Edelman for Dragonheart Danny Elfman for The Frighteners David Arnold for Independence Day Nick Glennie-Smith , Hans Zimmer & Harry Gregson-Williams for The Rock Jerry Goldsmith for Star Trek: The First Contact
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1998
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Danny Elfman
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Men in Black
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Alan Silvestri for Contact Joseph Vitarelli for All Unhealth Comes From Above John Powell for In the Body of the Enemy Michael Nyman for Gattaca David Arnold for James Bond 007 - Tomorrow Never Dies
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1999
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John Carpenter
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John Carpenter's Vampires
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George S. Clinton for Wild Things George Fenton for Forever and Forever Thomas Newman for Rendezvous with Joe Black Trevor Rabin for Armageddon Hans Zimmer for The Prince of Egypt
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2000
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Danny Elfman
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Sleepy Hollow
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Jerry Goldsmith for The Mummy David Newman for Galaxy Quest - A Planless Through Space Randy Newman for Toy Story 2 Thomas Newman for The Green Mile Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn for Ravenous - Eat or Die
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2001
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James Horner
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The Grinch
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James Newton Howard for Dinosaurs Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard for Gladiator Jerry Goldsmith for Hollow Man - Invisible Danger Hans Zimmer & John Powell for The Way to El Dorado Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma for Tiger and Dragon
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2002
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John Williams
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AI - Artificial Intelligence
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Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Angelo Badalamenti for Mulholland Drive - Street of Darkness Joseph LoDuca for Pact of Wolves John Powell & Harry Gregson-Williams for Shrek - The daring hero Nancy Wilson for Vanilla Sky
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2003
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Danny Elfman
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Spider-Man
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Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers John Williams for Minority Report Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek for One Hour Photo Joe Hisaishi for Spirited Away John Williams for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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2004
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Howard Shore
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Thomas Newman for Finding Nemo Danny Elfman for Hulk Jerry Goldsmith for Looney Tunes: Back in Action Klaus Badelt for Pirates of the Caribbean John Ottman for X-Men 2
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2005
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Alan Silvestri
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Van Helsing
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John Williams for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Michael Giacchino for The Incredibles Alan Silvestri for The Polar Express Ed Shearmur for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Danny Elfman for Spider-Man 2
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2006
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John Williams
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
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James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer for Batman Begins Danny Elfman for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Patrick Doyle for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire John Ottman for Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang John Williams for War of the Worlds
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2007
|
John Ottman
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Superman Returns
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David Arnold for James Bond 007: Casino Royale Trevor Rabin for Flyboys - Heroes of the Skies Douglas Pipes for Monster House Tom Tykwer , Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek for Perfume - The Story of a Murderer John Powell for X-Men: The Last Stand
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2008
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Alan Menken
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Cursed
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Tyler Bates for 300 Mark Mancina for The Sound of Heart John Powell for The Bourne Ultimatum Nicholas Hooper for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Jonny Greenwood for There Will Be Blood
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2009
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Hans Zimmer James Newton Howard
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The Dark Knight
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Clint Eastwood for The Stranger Son Ramin Djawadi for Iron Man John Powell for Jumper Alexandre Desplat for The Strange Case of Benjamin Button John Ottman for Operation Walküre - The Stauffenberg Assassination
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2010
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James Horner
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Avatar - Departure for Pandora
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Tarô Iwashiro for Red Cliff Christopher Young for Drag Me to Hell Hans Zimmer for Sherlock Holmes Brian Eno for In my Heaven Michael Giacchino for Above
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2011
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Hans Zimmer
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Inception
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John Powell for How To Train Your Dragon Michael Giacchino for Let Me In Clint Eastwood for Hereafter - Life After Daft Punk for Tron: Legacy Gottfried Huppertz for Metropolis
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2012
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Michael Giacchino
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Super 8
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John Williams for The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn Michael Giacchino for Mission: Impossible - Phantom Protocol John Williams for Companion Alan Silvestri for Captain America: The First Avenger Howard Shore for Hugo Cabret
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2013
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Danny Elfman
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Frankenweenie
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Mychael Danna for Life of Pi: Shipwreck with Tiger Dario Marianelli for Anna Karenina Thomas Newman for James Bond 007: Skyfall Howard Shore for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Hans Zimmer for The Dark Knight Rises
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2014
|
Haim Frank Ilfman
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Big Bad Wolves
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Danny Elfman for The Fantastic World of Oz Howard Shore for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Brian Tyler for Iron Man 3 Brian Tyler for The Unbelievable - Now You See Me John Williams for The Book Thief
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2015
|
Hans Zimmer
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Interstellar
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Henry Jackman for The Return of the First Avenger Michael Giacchino for Planet of the Apes: Revolution Alexandre Desplat for Godzilla Howard Shore for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon 2
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2016
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John Williams
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Jóhann Jóhannsson for Sicario Junkie XL for Mad Max: Fury Road M. M. Keeravani for Baahubali: The Beginning Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight Fernando Velázquez for Crimson Peak
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2017
|
Justin Hurwitz
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La La Land
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Michael Giacchino for Doctor Strange Michael Giacchino for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story James Newton Howard for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Thomas Newman for Passengers John Williams for BFG - Big Friendly Giant
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2018
|
Michael Giacchino
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Coco - more alive than life!
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Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther John Debney & Joseph Trapanese for Greatest Showman Alexandre Desplat for Shape of Water - The Whisper of Water John Williams for Star Wars: The Last Jedi Carter Burwell for Wonderstruck
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2019
|
Marc Shaiman
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Mary Poppins Returns
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Danny Elfman for Dumbo Bear McCreary for Godzilla II: King of the Monsters Alan Menken for Aladdin Alan Silvestri for Avengers: Endgame Alan Silvestri for Ready Player One
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