Best Original Score - Motion Picture — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes Best Original Score - Motion Picture category in CineRoll's records: 351 films across 71 years, 71 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Sinners (2026); the earliest on record is Life with Father (1948).

The last three winners were Sinners (2026), Challengers (2025) and Oppenheimer (2024).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2026

Sinners(2025)
Ludwig Göransson
Winner
F1(2025)
Hans Zimmer
Frankenstein(2025)
Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet(2025)
Max Richter
One Battle After Another(2025)
Jonny Greenwood
Sirāt(2025)
Kangding Ray

2025

Challengers(2024)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Winner
Conclave(2024)
Volker Bertelmann
Dune: Part Two(2024)
Hans Zimmer
Emilia Pérez(2024)
Clément Ducol, Camille
The Brutalist(2024)
Daniel Blumberg
The Wild Robot(2024)
Kris Bowers

2024

Oppenheimer(2023)
Ludwig Göransson
Winner
Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)
Robbie Robertson
Poor Things(2023)
Jerskin Fendrix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023)
Daniel Pemberton
The Boy and the Heron(2023)
The Zone of Interest(2023)
Mica Levi

2023

Babylon(2022)
Justin Hurwitz
Winner
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio(2022)
Alexandre Desplat
The Banshees of Inisherin(2022)
The Fabelmans(2022)
Women Talking(2022)
Hildur Guðnadóttir

2022

Dune(2021)
Hans Zimmer
Winner
Encanto(2021)
Germaine Franco
Parallel Mothers(2021)
Alberto Iglesias
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun(2021)
Alexandre Desplat
The Power of the Dog(2021)

2021

Soul(2020)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste
Winner
Mank(2020)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
News of the World(2020)
James Newton Howard
Tenet(2020)
Ludwig Göransson
The Midnight Sky(2020)

2020

Joker(2019)
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Winner
1917(2019)
Thomas Newman
Little Women(2019)
Alexandre Desplat
Marriage Story(2019)
Randy Newman
Motherless Brooklyn(2019)
Daniel Pemberton

2019

First Man(2018)
Justin Hurwitz
Winner
A Quiet Place(2018)
Black Panther(2018)
Ludwig Göransson
Isle of Dogs(2018)
Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns(2018)
Marc Shaiman

2018

The Shape of Water(2017)
Alexandre Desplat
Winner
Dunkirk(2017)
Hans Zimmer
Phantom Thread(2017)
Jonny Greenwood
The Post(2017)
John Williams
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017)
Carter Burwell

2017

La La Land(2016)
Justin Hurwitz
Winner
Arrival(2016)
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Hidden Figures(2016)
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch
Lion(2016)
Dustin O’Halloran, Volker Bertelmann
Moonlight(2016)
Nicholas Britell

2016

The Hateful Eight(2015)
Ennio Morricone
Winner
Carol(2015)
Carter Burwell
Steve Jobs(2015)
Daniel Pemberton
The Danish Girl(2015)
Alexandre Desplat
The Revenant(2015)
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto

2015

The Theory of Everything(2014)
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Antonio Sanchez
Gone Girl(2014)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Interstellar(2014)
Hans Zimmer
The Imitation Game(2014)
Alexandre Desplat

2014

All Is Lost(2013)
Alex Ebert
Winner
12 Years a Slave(2013)
Hans Zimmer
Gravity(2013)
Steven Price
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013)
Alex Heffes
The Book Thief(2013)
John Williams

2013

Life of Pi(2012)
Mychael Danna
Winner
Anna Karenina(2012)
Dario Marianelli
Argo(2012)
Alexandre Desplat
Cloud Atlas(2012)
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Lincoln(2012)
John Williams

2012

The Artist(2011)
Ludovic Bource
Winner
Hugo(2011)
Howard Shore
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)
Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor
W.E.(2011)
Abel Korzeniowski
War Horse(2011)
John Williams

2011

The Social Network(2010)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Winner
127 Hours(2010)
A. R. Rahman
Alice in Wonderland(2010)
Danny Elfman
Inception(2010)
Hans Zimmer
The King's Speech(2010)
Alexandre Desplat

2010

Up(2009)
Michael Giacchino
Winner
A Single Man(2009)
Abel Korzeniowski
Avatar(2009)
James Horner
The Informant!(2009)
Marvin Hamlisch
Where the Wild Things Are(2009)
Karen O, Carter Burwell

2009

Slumdog Millionaire(2008)
A. R. Rahman
Winner
Changeling(2008)
Clint Eastwood
Defiance(2008)
James Newton Howard
Frost/Nixon(2008)
Hans Zimmer
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)
Alexandre Desplat

2008

Atonement(2007)
Dario Marianelli
Winner
Eastern Promises(2007)
Howard Shore
Grace Is Gone(2007)
Clint Eastwood
Into the Wild(2007)
Kaki King, Eddie Vedder, Michael Brook
The Kite Runner(2007)

2007

The Painted Veil(2006)
Alexandre Desplat
Winner
Babel(2006)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Nomad: The Warrior(2006)
Carlo Siliotto
The Da Vinci Code(2006)
Hans Zimmer
The Fountain(2006)
Clint Mansell

2006

Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
John Williams
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Gustavo Santaolalla
King Kong(2005)
Syriana(2005)
Alexandre Desplat
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Harry Gregson-Williams

2005

The Aviator(2004)
Howard Shore
Winner
Finding Neverland(2004)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Clint Eastwood
Sideways(2004)
Rolfe Kent
Spanglish(2004)
Hans Zimmer

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
Howard Shore
Winner
Big Fish(2003)
Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain(2003)
Gabriel Yared
Girl with a Pearl Earring(2003)
Alexandre Desplat
The Last Samurai(2003)
Hans Zimmer

2003

Frida(2002)
Elliot Goldenthal
Winner
25th Hour(2002)
Terence Blanchard
Far from Heaven(2002)
Elmer Bernstein
Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)
Peter Gabriel
The Hours(2002)
Philip Glass

2002

Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Craig Armstrong
Winner
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
James Horner
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
John Williams
Ali(2001)
Pieter Bourke
Mulholland Drive(2001)
Angelo Badalamenti
Pearl Harbor(2001)
Hans Zimmer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
Howard Shore
The Shipping News(2001)
Christopher Young

2001

Gladiator(2000)
Lisa Gerrard
Winner
Gladiator(2000)
Hans Zimmer
Winner
All the Pretty Horses(2000)
Larry Paxton
Chocolat(2000)
Rachel Portman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Tan Dun
Malèna(2000)
Ennio Morricone
Sunshine(1999)
Maurice Jarre

2000

The Legend of 1900(1998)
Ennio Morricone
Winner
American Beauty(1999)
Thomas Newman
Angela's Ashes(1999)
John Williams
Anna and the King(1999)
George Fenton
Eyes Wide Shut(1999)
Jocelyn Pook
The End of the Affair(1999)
Michael Nyman
The Insider(1999)
Pieter Bourke
The Straight Story(1999)
Angelo Badalamenti
The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)
Gabriel Yared

1999

The Truman Show(1998)
Burkhard Dallwitz, Philip Glass
Winner
A Bug's Life(1998)
Randy Newman
Mulan(1998)
Jerry Goldsmith
Saving Private Ryan(1998)
John Williams
The Prince of Egypt(1998)
Hans Zimmer

1998

Titanic(1997)
James Horner
Winner
Gattaca(1997)
Michael Nyman
Kundun(1997)
Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Jerry Goldsmith
Seven Years in Tibet(1997)
John Williams

1997

The English Patient(1996)
Gabriel Yared
Winner
Michael Collins(1996)
Elliot Goldenthal
Shine(1996)
David Hirschfelder
The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)
Alan Menken
The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996)
Marvin Hamlisch

1996

A Walk in the Clouds(1995)
Maurice Jarre
Winner
Braveheart(1995)
James Horner
Don Juan DeMarco(1994)
Michael Kamen
Pocahontas(1995)
Alan Menken
Sense and Sensibility(1995)
Patrick Doyle

1995

The Lion King(1994)
Hans Zimmer
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Alan Silvestri
Interview with the Vampire(1994)
Elliot Goldenthal
Legends of the Fall(1994)
James Horner
Nell(1994)
Mark Isham

1994

Heaven & Earth(1993)
Kitarô Kitarô
Winner
Schindler's List(1993)
John Williams
The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)
Danny Elfman
The Piano(1993)
Michael Nyman
Three Colours: Blue (Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu))(1993)
Zbigniew Preisner

1993

Aladdin(1992)
Alan Menken
Winner
1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992)
Vangelis Papathanassiou
Basic Instinct(1992)
Jerry Goldsmith
Chaplin(1992)
John Barry
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)
Randy Edelman, Trevor Jones

1992

Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Alan Menken
Winner
At Play in the Fields of the Lord(1991)
Zbigniew Preisner
Bugsy(1991)
Ennio Morricone
Dead Again(1991)
Patrick Doyle
For the Boys(1991)
Dave Grusin
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)
Michael Kamen

1991

The Sheltering Sky(1990)
Richard Horowitz, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Winner
Avalon(1990)
Randy Newman
Dances with Wolves(1990)
John Barry
Havana(1990)
Dave Grusin
The Godfather Part III(1990)
Carmine Coppola

1990

The Little Mermaid(1989)
Alan Menken
Winner
Born on the Fourth of July(1989)
John Williams
Casualties of War(1989)
Ennio Morricone
Glory(1989)
James Horner
The Fabulous Baker Boys(1989)
Dave Grusin

1989

Gorillas in the Mist(1988)
Maurice Jarre
Winner
Madame Sousatzka(1988)
Gerald Gouriet
The Accidental Tourist(1988)
John Williams
The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)
Peter Gabriel
The Milagro Beanfield War(1988)
Dave Grusin

1988

The Last Emperor(1987)
David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cong Su
Winner
Cry Freedom(1987)
George Fenton
Empire of the Sun(1987)
John Williams
The Glass Menagerie(1987)
Henry Mancini
The Untouchables(1987)
Ennio Morricone

1987

The Mission(1986)
Ennio Morricone
Winner
'Round Midnight(1986)
Herbie Hancock
Little Shop of Horrors(1986)
Miles Goodman
The Mosquito Coast(1986)
Maurice Jarre
Top Gun(1986)
Harold Faltermeyer

1986

Out of Africa(1985)
John Barry
Winner
The Color Purple(1985)
Quincy Jones
White Nights(1985)
Michel Colombier
Witness(1985)
Maurice Jarre
Year of the Dragon(1985)
David Mansfield

1985

A Passage to India(1984)
Maurice Jarre
Winner
Once Upon a Time in America(1984)
Ennio Morricone
Starman (John Carpenter's Starman)(1984)
Jack Nitzsche
The Killing Fields(1984)
Mike Oldfield
The River(1984)
John Williams

1984

Flashdance(1983)
Giorgio Moroder
Winner
Rumble Fish(1983)
Stewart Copeland
Scarface(1983)
Giorgio Moroder
Under Fire(1983)
Jerry Goldsmith
Yentl(1983)
Michel Legrand

1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)
John Williams
Winner
Blade Runner(1982)
Vangelis Papathanassiou
Cat People(1982)
Giorgio Moroder
Six Weeks(1982)
Dudley Moore
Victor/Victoria(1982)
Henry Mancini

1981

The Stunt Man(1980)
Dominic Frontiere
Winner
American Gigolo(1980)
Giorgio Moroder
Fame(1980)
Michael Gore
Somewhere in Time(1980)
John Barry
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)
John Williams
The Competition(1980)

1980

Apocalypse Now(1979)
Carmine Coppola
Winner
10(1979)
Henry Mancini
A Little Romance(1979)
Alien(1979)
Jerry Goldsmith
Star Trek: The Motion Picture(1979)
Jerry Goldsmith
The Amityville Horror(1979)
The Black Stallion(1979)

1979

Midnight Express(1978)
Giorgio Moroder
Winner
An Unmarried Woman(1978)
Superman(1978)
John Williams
The Children of Sanchez(1978)
Chuck Mangione
The Lord of the Rings(1978)
Leonard Rosenman

1978

Star Wars(1977)
Winner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)
John Williams
Pete's Dragon(1977)
Joel Hirschhorn
Saturday Night Fever(1977)
Barry Gibb
The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

1977

A Star Is Born(1976)
Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher
Winner
Bugsy Malone(1976)
Paul Williams
Rocky(1976)
Bill Conti
The Slipper and the Rose(1976)
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Voyage of the Damned(1976)
Lalo Schifrin

1976

Jaws(1975)
John Williams
Winner
Funny Lady(1975)
Fred Ebb, John Kander
The Man Who Would Be King(1975)
Maurice Jarre
The Other Side of the Mountain(1975)
Charles Fox
The Return of the Pink Panther(1975)
Henry Mancini

1975

The Little Prince(1974)
Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Jerry Goldsmith
Earthquake(1974)
John Williams
Phantom of the Paradise(1974)
Paul Williams
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Carmine Coppola

1974

Jonathan Livingston Seagull(1973)
Neil Diamond
Winner
Breezy(1973)
Michel Legrand
Cinderella Liberty(1973)
John Williams
O Lucky Man!(1973)
Alan Price
The Day of the Dolphin(1973)
Tom Sawyer(1973)
Richard M. Sherman

1973

The Godfather(1972)
Winner
Frenzy(1972)
Ron Goodwin
Lady Sings the Blues(1972)
Michel Legrand
The Getaway(1972)
Quincy Jones
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

1972

Shaft(1971)
Isaac Hayes
Winner
Le Mans(1971)
Michel Legrand
Mary, Queen of Scots(1971)
John Barry
Summer of '42(1971)
Michel Legrand
The Andromeda Strain(1971)
Gil Melle

1971

Love Story(1970)
Francis Lai
Winner
Airport(1970)
Alfred Newman
Cromwell(1970)
Frank Cordell
Scrooge(1970)
Leslie Bricusse
Wuthering Heights(1970)
Michel Legrand

1970

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)
Burt Bacharach
Winner
Anne of the Thousand Days(1969)
Georges Delerue
Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1969)
Leslie Bricusse
The Happy Ending(1969)
Michel Legrand
The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969)
Ernest Gold

1969

The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968)
Alex North
Winner
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Oliver!(1968)
Lionel Bart
Romeo and Juliet(1968)
Nino Rota
Rosemary's Baby(1968)
Christopher Komeda
The Lion in Winter(1968)
John Barry
The Thomas Crown Affair(1968)
Michel Legrand

1968

Camelot(1967)
Frederick Loewe
Winner
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Leslie Bricusse
Live for Life(1967)
Francis Lai
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Elmer Bernstein
Two for the Road(1967)
Henry Mancini

1967

Hawaii(1966)
Elmer Bernstein
Winner
A Man and a Woman(1966)
Francis Lai
Is Paris Burning?(1966)
Maurice Jarre
The Bible: In the Beginning...(1966)
Toshirô Mayuzumi
The Sand Pebbles(1966)
Jerry Goldsmith

1966

Doctor Zhivago(1965)
Maurice Jarre
Winner
Battle of the Bulge(1965)
Benjamin Frankel
The Great Race(1965)
Henry Mancini
The Sandpiper(1965)
Johnny Mandel
The Yellow Rolls-Royce(1964)
Riz Ortolani

1965

The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Winner
Becket(1964)
Laurence Rosenthal
Mary Poppins(1964)
Richard M. Sherman
Seven Days in May(1964)
Jerry Goldsmith
Zorba the Greek(1964)
Mikis Theodorakis

1963

To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
Elmer Bernstein
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Maurice Jarre
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
Bronislau Kaper
Taras Bulba(1962)
Franz Waxman
The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Meredith Willson

1962

The Guns of Navarone(1961)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Winner
El Cid(1961)
Miklos Rozsa
Fanny(1961)
Harold Rome
King of Kings(1961)
Miklos Rozsa
Summer and Smoke(1961)
Elmer Bernstein

1961

The Alamo(1960)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Winner
Exodus(1960)
Ernest Gold
Pepe(1960)
Johnny Green
Spartacus(1960)
Alex North
The World of Suzie Wong(1960)
George Duning

1960

On the Beach(1959)
Ernest Gold
Winner

1953

High Noon(1952)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Winner
Ivanhoe(1952)
Miklos Rozsa
The Quiet Man(1952)
Victor Young

1952

September Affair(1950)
Victor Young
Winner
The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951)
Bernard Herrmann
The Well(1951)
Dimitri Tiomkin

1951

A Life of Her Own(1950)
Bronislau Kaper
Destination Moon(1950)

1950

The Inspector General(1949)
Johnny Green
Winner
All the King's Men(1949)
George Duning

1949

The Red Shoes(1948)
Brian Easdale
Winner

1948

Life with Father(1947)
Max Steiner
Winner