thumb|Den britiske komponist John Barry har modtaget Oscar for bedste musik fem gange Oscar for bedste musik (på engelsk Academy Award for Original Music Score) er en oscar-statuette, der gives til den komponist der har begået den bedste originale underlægningsmusik til en film fra det forløbne år.
Årstallene i nedenstående liste angiver derfor tidspunktet for filmens biografpremiere (i Californien) og dermed året før selve Oscaruddelingen.
2010'erne 2019 - Hildur Guðnadóttir - Joker 2018 - Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther 2017 - Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water 2016 – Justin Hurwitz for La La Land 2015 – Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight 2014 – Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel 2013 – Steven Price for Gravity 2012 – Mychael Danna for Life of Pi 2011 – Ludovic Bource for The Artist 2010 – Trent Reznor og Atticus Ross for The Social Network
2000'erne 2009 – Michael Giacchino for Op 2008 – A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire 2007 – Dario Marianelli for Atonement 2006 – Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel 2005 – Gustavo Santaolalla for Brokeback Mountain 2004 – Jan Kaczmarek for Finding Neverland 2003 – Howard Shore for Ringenes Herre - Kongen vender tilbage 2002 – Elliot Goldenthal for Frida 2001 – Howard Shore for Ringenes Herre - Eventyret om Ringen 2000 – Tan Dun for Tiger på spring, drage i skjul
1990'erne 1999 – John Corigliano for Den Røde Violin 1998 (Opdelt) Drama – Nicola Piovani for Livet er smukt Komedie eller musical – Stephen Warbeck for Shakespeare in Love 1997 (Opdelt) Drama – James Horner for Titanic Komedie eller musical – Anne Dudley for Det' bare mænd 1996 (Opdelt) Drama – Gabriel Yared for Den engelske patient Komedie eller musical – Rachel Portman for Emma 1995 (Opdelt) Drama – Luis Enríquez Bacalov for Il Postino Komedie eller musical – Alan Menken for Pocahontas 1994 – Hans Zimmer for Løvernes Konge 1993 – John Williams for Schindlers liste 1992 – Alan Menken for Aladdin 1991 – Alan Menken for Skønheden og Udyret 1990 – John Barry for Danser med ulve
1980'erne 1989 – Alan Menken for Den Lille Havfrue 1988 – David Grusin for The Milagro Beanfield War 1987 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su for Den sidste kejser 1986 – Herbie Hancock for Round Midnight 1985 – John Barry for Mit Afrika 1984 (Opdelt) Originalt – Maurice Jarre for A Passage to India Sangbaseret – Prince for Purple Rain 1983 (Opdelt) Originalt – Bill Conti forThe Right Stuff Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman for Yentl 1982 (Opdelt) Originalt – John Williams for E.T. Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini for Victor/Victoria 1981 – Vangelis for Viljen til sejr 1980 – Michael Gore for Fame
1970'erne 1979 (Opdelt) Originalt – Georges Delerue for A Little Romance Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Ralph Burns for All That Jazz 1978 (Opdelt) Originalt – Giorgio Moroder for Midnight Express Adapteret – Joe Renzetti for The Buddy Holly Story 1977 (Opdelt) Originalt – John Williams for Star Wars Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Jonathan Tunick for A Little Night Music 1976 (Opdelt) Originalt – Jerry Goldsmith for Tegnet Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Leonard Rosenman for Bound for Glory 1975 (Opdelt) Originalt – John Williams for Dødens gab Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Leonard Rosenman for Barry Lyndon 1974 (Opdelt) Originalt – Nino Rota og Carmine Coppola for The Godfather: Part II Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Nelson Riddle for Den store Gatsby 1973 (Opdelt) Originalt – Marvin Hamlisch for The Way We Were Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Marvin Hamlisch for Sidste stik 1972 (Opdelt) Originalt – Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch og Larry Russell for Rampelys Sangbaseret eller adapteret – Ralph Burns for Cabaret 1971 (Opdelt) Originalt – Michel Legrand for Summer of '42 Sangbaseret eller adapteret – John Williams for Spillemand på en tagryg 1970 (Opdelt) Originalt – Francis Lai for Love Story Sangbaseret eller adapteret – The Beatles for Let It Be
1960'erne 1969 (Opdelt) Originalt – Burt Bacharach for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Musical eller adapteret – Lennie Hayton og Lionel Newman for Hello, Dolly! 1968 (Opdelt Originalt – John Barry for The Lion in Winter Musical eller adapteret – John Green for Oliver! 1967 (Opdelt) Originalt – Elmer Bernstein for Thoroughly Modern Millie Adapteret – Alfred Newman og Ken Darby for Camelot 1966 (Opdelt) Originalt – John Barry for Born Free Adapteret – Ken Thorne for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1965 (Opdelt) Originalt – Maurice Jarre for Doktor Zhivago Adapteret – Irwin Kostal for The Sound of Music 1964 (Opdelt) Originalt – Richard M. Sherman og Robert B. Sherman for Mary Poppins Adapteret – Andre Previn for My Fair Lady 1963 (Opdelt) Originalt – John Addison for Tom Jones Adapteret – Andre Previn for Irma la Douce 1962 (Opdelt) Originalt – Maurice Jarre for Lawrence of Arabia Adapteret – Ray Heindorf for The Music Man 1961 (Opdelt) Drama eller komedie – Henry Mancini for Breakfast at Tiffany's Musical – Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin og Irwin Kostal for West Side Story 1960 (Opdelt) Drama eller komedie – Ernest Gold for Exodus Musical – Morris Stoloff og Harry Sukman for Song Without End
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