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Best Original Score

31 films·7 winners·1939–2026

The Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Listed by ceremony year · gold “Won” marks the winner

2026
SinnersWon

Sinners

2025

2020
JokerWon

Joker

2019

2018
The Shape of WaterWon

The Shape of Water

2017

2014
GravityWon

Gravity

2013

2013
Argo

Argo

2012

2007
Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth

2006

2005
The Village

The Village

2004

2000
The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

1995
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994

1993
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

1992

1991
Ghost

Ghost

1990

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

1988
The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

1987

1987
Aliens

Aliens

1986

1985
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

1983
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialWon

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982

1981
Altered States

Altered States

1980

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980

1980
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

1979

1979
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

1977
The OmenWon

The Omen

1976

Obsession

Obsession

1976

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976

1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

1941
One Million B.C.

One Million B.C.

1940

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

1940
The Wizard of OzWon

The Wizard of Oz

1939

1939
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

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