| year
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Award winners
|
Movie
|
Further nominations
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| 1975
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Bernard Herrmann
|
Special award for the entire work
|
no further nominations
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| 1976
|
Miklós Rózsa
|
Special award for the entire work
|
no further nominations
|
| 1977
|
David Raksin
|
Special award for the entire work
|
no further nominations
|
| 1978
|
John Williams
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Star Wars
Close encounters of the third kind
|
no further nominations
|
| 1979
|
John Williams
|
Superman
|
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
|
| 1980
|
Miklós Rózsa
|
Escape to the future
|
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
|
| 1981
|
John Barry
|
A deadly dream
|
Pino Donaggio for Dressed to Kill
Béla Bartók for Shining
John Williams for The Empire Strikes Back
Maurice Jarre for The Strong Will
|
| 1982
|
John Williams
|
Hunter of the lost treasure
|
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
|
| 1983
|
John Williams
|
ET - The Alien
|
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
|
| 1984
|
James Horner
|
Project brainstorm
|
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
|
| 1985
|
Jerry Goldsmith
|
Gremlins - little monsters
|
Ralph Burns for The Muppets Conquer Manhattan
Giorgio Moroder & Klaus Doldinger for The Neverending Story
Michel Colombier for Purple Rain
Brad Fiedel for Terminator
|
| 1986
|
Bruce Broughton
|
The secret of the hidden temple
|
Alan Silvestri for Back to the Future
Maurice Jarre for The Bride
James Horner for Cocoon
Andrew Powell for The Day of the Falcon
|
| 1987
|
Alan Menken
|
Small shop full of horrors
|
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
|
| 1988
|
Alan Silvestri
|
Predator
|
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
|
| 1990
|
Christopher Young
|
Hellbound - Hellraiser II
|
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
|
| 1991
|
Alan Silvestri
|
Back to the Future III
|
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
|
| 1992
|
Loek Dikker
|
Body parts
|
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
|
| 1993
|
Angelo Badalamenti
|
Twin Peaks - The Movie
|
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
|
| 1994
|
Danny Elfman
|
Nightmare Before Christmas
|
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
|
| 1995
|
Howard Shore
|
Ed Wood
|
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
|
| 1996
|
John Ottman
|
The usual suspects
|
James Horner for Braveheart
Christopher Young for Copykill
Hans Zimmer for Crimson Tide
Danny Elfman for Dolores
Howard Shore for Seven
|
| 1997
|
Danny Elfman
|
Mars Attacks!
|
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
|
| 1998
|
Danny Elfman
|
Men in Black
|
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
|
| 1999
|
John Carpenter
|
John Carpenter's Vampires
|
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
|
| 2000
|
Danny Elfman
|
Sleepy Hollow
|
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
|
| 2001
|
James Horner
|
The Grinch
|
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
|
| 2002
|
John Williams
|
AI - Artificial Intelligence
|
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
|
| 2003
|
Danny Elfman
|
Spider-Man
|
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
|
| 2004
|
Howard Shore
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
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
|
| 2005
|
Alan Silvestri
|
Van Helsing
|
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
|
| 2006
|
John Williams
|
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
|
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
|
| 2007
|
John Ottman
|
Superman Returns
|
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
|
| 2008
|
Alan Menken
|
Cursed
|
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
|
| 2009
|
Hans Zimmer
James Newton Howard
|
The Dark Knight
|
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
|
| 2010
|
James Horner
|
Avatar - Departure for Pandora
|
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
|
| 2011
|
Hans Zimmer
|
Inception
|
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
|
| 2012
|
Michael Giacchino
|
Super 8
|
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
|
| 2013
|
Danny Elfman
|
Frankenweenie
|
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
|
| 2014
|
Haim Frank Ilfman
|
Big Bad Wolves
|
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
|
| 2015
|
Hans Zimmer
|
Interstellar
|
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
|
| 2016
|
John Williams
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
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
|
| 2017
|
Justin Hurwitz
|
La La Land
|
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
|
| 2018
|
Michael Giacchino
|
Coco - more alive than life!
|
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
|
| 2019
|
Marc Shaiman
|
Mary Poppins Returns
|
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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