BAFTA Award for Best Original Music facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BAFTA Award for Best Original Music |
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The 2023 recipient: Daniel Blumberg
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| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Currently held by | Daniel Blumberg for The Brutalist (2024) |
The BAFTA Award for Best Original Music is a special prize given to people who create amazing music for movies. It's like the Oscars, but for British films and filmmakers! This award has been given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) since 1968. Before 1980, it was known as the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music.
Many talented film composers have been honored with this award. One of the most famous is John Williams, who has won seven times and been nominated sixteen times! He's known for his music in movies like Star Wars and Jaws.
Another incredible composer, Ennio Morricone, won the award two years in a row, for The Mission (1987) and The Untouchables (1988). He has a perfect record, winning six times out of six nominations!
It's also cool to see new records being set. For example, Lady Gaga became the first woman to win this award in 2019 for A Star Is Born. The next year, Hildur Guðnadóttir was the first woman to win by herself for her work on Joker.
In the lists below, you'll see the names of the films and composers who were nominated. The winners are shown in bold with a gold background. The years listed are when the movies were released, not when the awards ceremony happened (which is usually the next year).
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What is the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music?
The BAFTA Award for Best Original Music celebrates the best original music written specifically for a film. This music, often called a film score, helps tell the story and makes the movie more exciting or emotional.
How are winners chosen?
A group of experts from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts decides who wins. They listen to the music from many films and pick the one they think is the most outstanding.
Who are the top composers in BAFTA history?
Some composers have received many nominations and wins for their incredible work.
Most nominated composers
- John Williams: 16 nominations
- Alexandre Desplat: 12 nominations
- Hans Zimmer: 10 nominations
- Richard Rodney Bennett: 7 nominations
- George Fenton: 6 nominations
- Ennio Morricone: 6 nominations
- Thomas Newman: 6 nominations
- Howard Shore: 6 nominations
Most awarded composers
- John Williams: 7 wins
- Ennio Morricone: 6 wins
- Alexandre Desplat: 3 wins
- Craig Armstrong: 2 wins
- Marius de Vries: 2 wins
- David Hirschfelder: 2 wins
- Maurice Jarre: 2 wins
- Thomas Newman: 2 wins
- Gustavo Santaolalla: 2 wins
- Gabriel Yared: 2 wins
Winners and nominees by year
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1960s BAFTA Music Winners
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
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(22nd) |
The Lion in Winter | John Barry |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | John Addison | |
| Live for Life | Francis Lai | |
| Romeo and Juliet | Nino Rota | |
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(23rd) |
Z | Mikis Theodorakis |
| Secret Ceremony | Richard Rodney Bennett | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Michel Legrand | |
| Women in Love | Georges Delerue | |
1970s BAFTA Music Winners
1980s BAFTA Music Winners
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
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| Best Original Film Music | ||
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(34th) |
The Empire Strikes Back | John Williams |
| Breaking Glass | Hazel O'Connor | |
| Fame | Michael Gore | |
| Flash Gordon | John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Howard Blake | |
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(35th) |
The French Lieutenant's Woman | Carl Davis |
| Arthur | Burt Bacharach | |
| Chariots of Fire | Vangelis | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | John Williams | |
| Best Score for a Film | ||
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(36th) |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | John Williams |
| Blade Runner | Vangelis | |
| Gandhi | George Fenton and Ravi Shankar | |
| Missing | Vangelis | |
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(37th) |
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Flashdance | Giorgio Moroder | |
| Local Hero | Mark Knopfler | |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | Jack Nitzsche | |
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(38th) |
Once Upon a Time in America | Ennio Morricone |
| Carmen | Paco de Lucía | |
| The Killing Fields | Mike Oldfield | |
| Paris, Texas | Ry Cooder | |
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(39th) |
Witness | Maurice Jarre |
| Beverly Hills Cop | Harold Faltermeyer | |
| The Emerald Forest | Brian Gascoigne and Junior Homrich | |
| A Passage to India | Maurice Jarre | |
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(40th) |
The Mission | Ennio Morricone |
| Out of Africa | John Barry | |
| A Room with a View | Richard Robbins | |
| Round Midnight | Herbie Hancock | |
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(41st) |
The Untouchables | Ennio Morricone |
| Cry Freedom | George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa | |
| Hope and Glory | Peter Martin | |
| Wish You Were Here | Stanley Myers | |
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(42nd) |
Empire of the Sun | John Williams |
| Bird | Lennie Niehaus | |
| The Last Emperor | Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su | |
| Moonstruck | Dick Hyman | |
| Best Original Film Score | ||
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(43rd) |
Dead Poets Society | Maurice Jarre |
| Dangerous Liaisons | George Fenton | |
| Mississippi Burning | Trevor Jones | |
| Working Girl | Carly Simon | |
1990s BAFTA Music Winners
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
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(44th) |
Cinema Paradiso | Andrea Morricone and Ennio Morricone |
| The Fabulous Baker Boys | Dave Grusin | |
| Memphis Belle | George Fenton | |
| Postcards from the Edge | Carly Simon | |
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(45th) |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Jean-Claude Petit |
| Dances with Wolves | John Barry | |
| The Silence of the Lambs | Howard Shore | |
| Thelma & Louise | Hans Zimmer | |
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(46th) |
Strictly Ballroom | David Hirschfelder |
| Beauty and the Beast | Howard Ashman and Alan Menken | |
| Hear My Song | John Altman | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Randy Edelman and Trevor Jones | |
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(47th) |
Schindler's List | John Williams |
| Aladdin | Alan Menken | |
| The Piano | Michael Nyman | |
| Sleepless in Seattle | Marc Shaiman | |
| Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | ||
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(48th) |
Backbeat | Don Was |
| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Guy Gross | |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | Richard Rodney Bennett | |
| The Lion King | Hans Zimmer | |
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(49th) |
Il Postino: The Postman | Luis Enríquez Bacalov |
| Braveheart | James Horner | |
| The Madness of King George | George Fenton | |
| Sense and Sensibility | Patrick Doyle | |
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(50th) |
The English Patient | Gabriel Yared |
| Brassed Off | Trevor Jones | |
| Evita | Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
| Shine | David Hirschfelder | |
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(51st) |
Romeo + Juliet | Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries |
| The Full Monty | Anne Dudley | |
| L.A. Confidential | Jerry Goldsmith | |
| Titanic | James Horner | |
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(52nd) |
Elizabeth | David Hirschfelder |
| Hilary and Jackie | Barrington Pheloung | |
| Saving Private Ryan | John Williams | |
| Shakespeare in Love | Stephen Warbeck | |
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(53rd) |
American Beauty | Thomas Newman |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Ry Cooder and Nick Gold | |
| The End of the Affair | Michael Nyman | |
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | Gabriel Yared | |
2000s BAFTA Music Winners
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
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(54th) |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Tan Dun |
| Almost Famous | Nancy Wilson | |
| Billy Elliot | Stephen Warbeck | |
| Gladiator | Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | T Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell | |
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(55th) |
Moulin Rouge! | Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries |
| Amélie | Yann Tiersen | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Howard Shore | |
| Mulholland Dr. | Angelo Badalamenti | |
| Shrek | Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell | |
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(56th) |
The Hours | Philip Glass |
| Catch Me If You Can | John Williams | |
| Chicago | Fred Ebb, Danny Elfman and John Kander | |
| Gangs of New York | Howard Shore | |
| The Pianist | Wojciech Kilar | |
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(57th) |
Cold Mountain | T Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring | Alexandre Desplat | |
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | RZA | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Howard Shore | |
| Lost in Translation | Brian Reitzell and Kevin Shields | |
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(58th) |
The Motorcycle Diaries | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| The Aviator | Howard Shore | |
| The Chorus | Bruno Coulais | |
| Finding Neverland | Jan A. P. Kaczmarek | |
| Ray | Craig Armstrong | |
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(59th) |
Memoirs of a Geisha | John Williams |
| Brokeback Mountain | Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| The Constant Gardener | Alberto Iglesias | |
| Mrs Henderson Presents | George Fenton | |
| Walk the Line | T Bone Burnett | |
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(60th) |
Babel | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Casino Royale | David Arnold | |
| Dreamgirls | Henry Krieger | |
| Happy Feet | John Powell | |
| The Queen | Alexandre Desplat | |
| Best Music | ||
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(61st) |
La Vie en Rose | Christopher Gunning |
| American Gangster | Marc Streitenfeld | |
| Atonement | Dario Marianelli | |
| The Kite Runner | Alberto Iglesias | |
| There Will Be Blood | Jonny Greenwood | |
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(62nd) |
Slumdog Millionaire | A. R. Rahman |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Alexandre Desplat | |
| The Dark Knight | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | |
| Mamma Mia! | Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus | |
| WALL-E | Thomas Newman | |
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(63rd) |
Up | Michael Giacchino |
| Avatar | James Horner | |
| Crazy Heart | T Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Alexandre Desplat | |
| ... & Rock & Roll | Chaz Jankel | |
2010s BAFTA Music Winners
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
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| Best Original Music | ||
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(64th) |
The King's Speech | Alexandre Desplat |
| 127 Hours | A. R. Rahman | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Danny Elfman | |
| How to Train Your Dragon | John Powell | |
| Inception | Hans Zimmer | |
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(65th) |
The Artist | Ludovic Bource |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | |
| Hugo | Howard Shore | |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Alberto Iglesias | |
| War Horse | John Williams | |
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(66th) |
Skyfall | Thomas Newman |
| Anna Karerina | Dario Marianelli | |
| Argo | Alexandre Desplat | |
| Life of Pi | Mychael Danna | |
| Lincoln | John Williams | |
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(67th) |
Gravity | Steven Price |
| 12 Years a Slave | Hans Zimmer | |
| The Book Thief | John Williams | |
| Captain Phillips | Henry Jackman | |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Thomas Newman | |
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(68th) |
The Grand Budapest Hotel | Alexandre Desplat |
| Birdman | Antonio Sánchez | |
| Interstellar | Hans Zimmer | |
| The Theory of Everything | Jóhann Jóhannsson | |
| Under the Skin | Mica Levi | |
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(69th) |
The Hateful Eight | Ennio Morricone |
| Bridge of Spies | Thomas Newman | |
| The Revenant | Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carsten Nicolai | |
| Sicario | Jóhann Jóhannsson | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | John Williams | |
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(70th) |
La La Land | Justin Hurwitz |
| Arrival | Jóhann Jóhannsson | |
| Jackie | Mica Levi | |
| Lion | Hauschka and Dustin O'Halloran | |
| Nocturnal Animals | Abel Korzeniowski | |
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(71st) |
The Shape of Water | Alexandre Desplat |
| Blade Runner 2049 | Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer | |
| Darkest Hour | Dario Marianelli | |
| Dunkirk | Hans Zimmer | |
| Phantom Thread | Jonny Greenwood | |
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(72nd) |
A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson |
| BlacKkKlansman | Terence Blanchard | |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | Nicholas Britell | |
| Isle of Dogs | Alexandre Desplat | |
| Mary Poppins Returns | Marc Shaiman | |
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(73rd) |
Joker | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| 1917 | Thomas Newman | |
| Jojo Rabbit | Michael Giacchino | |
| Little Women | Alexandre Desplat | |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | John Williams | |
2020s BAFTA Music Winners
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
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(74th) |
Soul | Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross |
| Minari | Emile Mosseri | |
| News of the World | James Newton Howard | |
| Promising Young Woman | Anthony Willis | |
| Mank | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | |
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(75th) |
Dune | Hans Zimmer |
| Being the Ricardos | Daniel Pemberton | |
| Don't Look Up | Nicholas Britell | |
| The French Dispatch | Alexandre Desplat | |
| The Power of the Dog | Jonny Greenwood | |
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(76th) |
All Quiet on the Western Front | Volker Bertelmann |
| Babylon | Justin Hurwitz | |
| The Banshees of Inisherin | Carter Burwell | |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | Son Lux | |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Alexandre Desplat | |
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(77th) |
Oppenheimer | Ludwig Göransson |
| Killers of the Flower Moon | Robbie Robertson | |
| Poor Things | Jerskin Fendrix | |
| Saltburn | Anthony Willis | |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Daniel Pemberton | |
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(78th) |
The Brutalist | Daniel Blumberg |
| Conclave | Volker Bertelmann | |
| Emilia Pérez | Clément Ducol, Camille | |
| Nosferatu | Robin Carolan | |
| The Wild Robot | Kris Bowers |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:BAFTA a la mejor música original para niños
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Cannes Soundtrack Award
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
- European Film Award for Best Composer
- 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
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