The Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (or BAFTA Award for Best Film Music) is an annual award given by British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 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 1986 and The Untouchables in 1987. Morricone also has the highest "perfect score", with six wins from six nominations.
Legend:
- + indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score
- ? indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score
- § indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score, but at the previous year's ceremony.
Video BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
1960s
1968: The Lion in Winter - John Barry +
- The Charge of the Light Brigade - John Addison
- Romeo and Juliet - Nino Rota
- Live for Life - Francis Lai
1969: Z - Mikis Theodorakis
- Secret Ceremony - Richard Rodney Bennett
- The Thomas Crown Affair - Michel Legrand ?
- Women in Love - Georges Delerue
Maps BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
1970s
1970: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Burt Bacharach §
- Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
- Figures in a Landscape - Richard Rodney Bennett
- The Railway Children - Johnny Douglas
1971: Summer of '42 - Michel Legrand +
- Little Big Man - John Hammond
- Shaft - Isaac Hayes ?
- Traffic - Charles Dumont
1972: The Godfather - Nino Rota
- Lady Caroline Lamb - Richard Rodney Bennett
- The Tragedy of Macbeth - Third Ear Band
- Young Winston - Alfred Ralston
1973: O Lucky Man! - Alan Price
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - Bob Dylan
- Sounder - Taj Mahal
- State of Siege - Mikis Theodorakis
1974: Murder on the Orient Express - Richard Rodney Bennett ?
- Happy New Year - Francis Lai
- Chinatown - Jerry Goldsmith ?
- Serpico - Mikis Theodorakis
- The Three Musketeers - Michel Legrand
1975: Jaws + and The Towering Inferno ? - John Williams
- The Godfather Part II - Nino Rota §
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three - David Shire
- The Wind and the Lion - Jerry Goldsmith ?
1976: Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann ?
- Bugsy Malone - Paul Williams ?
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Jack Nitzsche ?
- The Slipper and the Rose - Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
1977: A Bridge Too Far - John Addison
- Equus - Richard Rodney Bennett
- The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch ?
- A Star Is Born - Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Ascher, Rupert Holmes, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Donna Weiss ?
1978: Star Wars - John Williams §
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind - John Williams ?
- Julia - Georges Delerue ?
- Saturday Night Fever - Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb
1979: Days of Heaven - Ennio Morricone ?
- Alien - Jerry Goldsmith
- Apocalypse Now - Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola
- Yanks - Richard Rodney Bennett
1980s
1980: 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
1981: The French Lieutenant's Woman - Carl Davis
- Arthur - Burt Bacharach
- Chariots of Fire - Vangelis +
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams ?
1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - John Williams +
- Blade Runner - Vangelis
- Gandhi - George Fenton and Ravi Shankar ?
- Missing - Vangelis
1983: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Flashdance - Giorgio Moroder
- Local Hero - Mark Knopfler
- An Officer and a Gentleman - Jack Nitzsche ?
1984: Once Upon a Time in America - Ennio Morricone
- Carmen - Paco de Lucía
- The Killing Fields - Mike Oldfield
- Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder
1985: Witness - Maurice Jarre ?
- Beverly Hills Cop - Harold Faltermeyer
- The Emerald Forest - Brian Gascoigne and Junior Homrich
- A Passage to India - Maurice Jarre §
1986: The Mission - Ennio Morricone ?
- Out of Africa - John Barry §
- A Room with a View - Richard Robbins
- Round Midnight - Herbie Hancock +
1987: The Untouchables - Ennio Morricone ?
- Cry Freedom - George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa ?
- Hope and Glory - Peter Martin
- Wish You Were Here - Stanley Myers
1988: Empire of the Sun - John Williams ?
- Bird - Lennie Niehaus
- The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su §
- Moonstruck - Dick Hyman
1989: Dead Poets Society - Maurice Jarre
- Dangerous Liaisons - George Fenton ?
- Mississippi Burning - Trevor Jones
- Working Girl - Carly Simon
1990s
1990: Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) - Andrea and Ennio Morricone
- The Fabulous Baker Boys - Dave Grusin ?
- Memphis Belle - George Fenton
- Postcards from the Edge - Carly Simon
1991: Cyrano de Bergerac - Jean-Claude Petit
- Dances with Wolves - John Barry §
- The Silence of the Lambs - Howard Shore
- Thelma & Louise - Hans Zimmer
1992: 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
Best Score
1993: Schindler's List - John Williams +
- Aladdin - Alan Menken §
- The Piano - Michael Nyman
- Sleepless in Seattle - Marc Shaiman
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
1994: 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 +
1995: Braveheart - James Horner ?
- The Madness of King George - George Fenton
- Sense and Sensibility - Patrick Doyle ?
1996: The English Patient - Gabriel Yared +
- The Postman (Il postino) - Luis Enríquez Bacalov +
- Brassed Off - Trevor Jones
- Evita - Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Shine - David Hirschfelder ?
1997: Romeo + Juliet - Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius de Vries
- The Full Monty - Anne Dudley +
- L.A. Confidential - Jerry Goldsmith ?
- Titanic - James Horner +
1998: Elizabeth - David Hirschfelder ?
- Hilary and Jackie - Barrington Pheloung
- Saving Private Ryan - John Williams ?
- Shakespeare in Love - Stephen Warbeck +
1999: 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
2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) - 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
2001: Moulin Rouge! - Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries
- Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) - 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
2002: 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
2003: 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
2004: The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) - Gustavo Santaolalla
- The Aviator - Howard Shore
- The Chorus (Les choristes) - Bruno Coulais
- Finding Neverland - Jan A. P. Kaczmarek +
- Ray - Craig Armstrong
2005: 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
2006: Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla +
- Casino Royale - David Arnold
- Dreamgirls - Henry Krieger
- Happy Feet - John Powell
- The Queen - Alexandre Desplat ?
2007: La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Christopher Gunning
- American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
- Atonement - Dario Marianelli +
- The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias ?
- There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
2008: 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 ?
2009: Up - Michael Giacchino +
- Avatar - James Horner ?
- Crazy Heart - T Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton
- Fantastic Mr. Fox - Alexandre Desplat ?
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Chaz Jankel
2010s
2010: 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 ?
2011: 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 ?
2012: Skyfall - Thomas Newman ?
- Anna Karerina - Dario Marianelli ?
- Argo - Alexandre Desplat ?
- Life of Pi - Mychael Danna +
- Lincoln - John Williams ?
2013: Gravity - Steven Price +
- 12 Years a Slave - Hans Zimmer
- The Book Thief - John Williams ?
- Captain Phillips - Henry Jackman
- Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman ?
2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat +
- Birdman - Antonio Sánchez
- Interstellar - Hans Zimmer ?
- The Theory of Everything - Jóhann Jóhannsson ?
- Under the Skin - Mica Levi
2015: 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 ?
2016: La La Land - Justin Hurwitz +
- Arrival - Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Jackie - Mica Levi ?
- Lion - Hauschka and Dustin O'Halloran ?
- Nocturnal Animals - Abel Korzeniowski
2017: To be announced 18 February 2018
- Blade Runner 2049 - Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer
- Darkest Hour - Dario Marianelli
- Dunkirk - Hans Zimmer
- Phantom Thread - Jonny Greenwood
- The Shape of Water - Alexandre Desplat
See also
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
- Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
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