This is a list of winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, formerly known as the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, which is presented to film composers, given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 1968.
| BAFTA Award for Best Original Music | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Ludwig Göransson | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in film music |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Ludwig Göransson for Oppenheimer (2023) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
With seven wins out of sixteen nominations, John Williams is both the most nominated and most awarded in this category. Ennio Morricone is the only composer to win in consecutive years; for The Mission in 1987 and The Untouchables in 1988.[1] Morricone also has the highest perfect score and record, with six wins from six nominations. George Fenton and Howard Shore share the record of most nominations without a win (six each).
Only six composers—John Williams (in 1978; his double citation in 1975 counted as one nomination), Vangelis (in 1982), Maurice Jarre (in 1985), Hans Zimmer (in 2017), and the composing duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (in 2020)—have received two nominations in the same year. In 2019, Lady Gaga became the first woman ever to win this award for A Star Is Born. In 2020, Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first woman ever credited for a solo win in this category for Joker.[2] In 2022, Hans Zimmer won this award on his tenth nomination for Dune, setting the record for most nominations in this category before the first win.[3]
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
Winners and nominees
edit1960s
edit| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music | ||
1968
(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 | |
1969
(23rd) |
Z | Mikis Theodorakis |
| Secret Ceremony | Richard Rodney Bennett | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Michel Legrand | |
| Women in Love | Georges Delerue | |
1970s
edit1980s
edit1990s
edit2000s
edit2010s
edit2020s
editMultiple nominations and wins
editSee also
editNotes
edit- A1 : According to the BAFTA database, John Williams received one singular, joint, cumulative nomination for two different films.[30]
References
edit- ^ "BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards".
- ^ "'Joker' composer Hildur Guðnadóttir is first solo female to win Best Original Music BAFTA".
- ^ "Hans Zimmer wins a first-ever BAFTA for Dune".
- ^ "American Beauty shines at Baftas". BBC News. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Gladiator, Crouching Tiger do battle in Bafta nominations". The Guardian. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Gladiator conquers the Baftas". BBC News. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "'Lord of the Rings' dominates BAFTAs, wins best film award". The Irish Times. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (24 February 2003). "Top BAFTA Awards For "The Pianist"". Indiewire. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Rings rule at Bafta film awards". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Aviator flies off with Bafta for Best Film". The Scotsman. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (20 February 2006). ""Brokeback Mountain" Wins 4 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Picture". Indiewire. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Baftas 2007: The winners". BBC News. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (10 February 2008). "'Atonement' tops BAFTA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Turner, Mimi (8 February 2009). "'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 7 BAFTA nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ King, Susan (21 February 2010). "'Hurt Locker' wins big at BAFTA Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (14 February 2011). "Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (12 February 2012). "Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list - in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (11 February 2013). "Baftas 2013 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (8 February 2015). "Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Lodderhose, Diana (14 February 2016). "'The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom. "Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' scoops five as 'Moonlight', 'Nocturnal Animals' are shutout". Screendaily. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2018: Three Billboards wins top prizes". BBC. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (10 February 2019). "BAFTA Awards 2019: 'Roma' Wins Best Film as 'The Favourite' Takes Home the Most Prizes". Indiewire. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards". BBC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (12 April 2021). "Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Film | Original Score in 2022". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Film | Original Score in 2023". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 Jan 2023.
- ^ "Film | Original Score in 2024". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 18 Jan 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Asquith Award | Film Original Music in 1976". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links
edit- "Awards Database – The BAFTA Site". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved January 9, 2009.