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5.4
5.7
1934 * MUSIC (Scoring): One Night of Love - Columbia Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (Thematic Music by Victor Schertzinger and Gus Kahn)
NOMINEES:
o The Gay Divorcee - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein)
o The Lost Patrol - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
NOMINEES:
o The Gay Divorcee - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein)
o The Lost Patrol - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
78
7.1
7.4
The Informer (1935)
1935 * MUSIC (Scoring): The Informer - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
NOMINEES:
o (Write-in candidate) Captain Blood - Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
o Mutiny on the Bounty - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
o Peter Ibbetson - Paramount Studio Music Department, Irvin Talbot, head of department (Score by Ernst Toch)
NOMINEES:
o (Write-in candidate) Captain Blood - Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
o Mutiny on the Bounty - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
o Peter Ibbetson - Paramount Studio Music Department, Irvin Talbot, head of department (Score by Ernst Toch)
30
7
0
1936 * MUSIC (Scoring): Anthony Adverse - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
NOMINEES:
o The Charge of the Light Brigade - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
o The Garden of Allah - Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
o The General Died at Dawn - Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by Werner Janssen)
o Winterset - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkret, head of department (Score by Nathaniel Shilkret)
NOMINEES:
o The Charge of the Light Brigade - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
o The Garden of Allah - Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
o The General Died at Dawn - Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by Werner Janssen)
o Winterset - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Nathaniel Shilkret, head of department (Score by Nathaniel Shilkret)
20
6.4
6.7
1937 * MUSIC (Scoring): One Hundred Men and a Girl -- Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department (no composer credit)
NOMINEES:
o The Hurricane - Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman)
o In Old Chicago - 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (no composer credit)
o The Life of Emile Zola - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
o Lost Horizon - Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
o Make a Wish - Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
o Maytime - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
o Portia on Trial - Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department (Score by Alberto Colombo)
o The Prisoner of Zenda - Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director (Score by Alfred Newman)
o Quality Street - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director (Score by Roy Webb)
o Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)
o Something to Sing About - Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
o Souls at Sea - Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
o Way Out West - Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department (Score by Marvin Hatley)
NOMINEES:
o The Hurricane - Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman)
o In Old Chicago - 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (no composer credit)
o The Life of Emile Zola - Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo F. Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
o Lost Horizon - Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
o Make a Wish - Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
o Maytime - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
o Portia on Trial - Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department (Score by Alberto Colombo)
o The Prisoner of Zenda - Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director (Score by Alfred Newman)
o Quality Street - RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director (Score by Roy Webb)
o Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)
o Something to Sing About - Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
o Souls at Sea - Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
o Way Out West - Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department (Score by Marvin Hatley)
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7.8
7.9
1938 * MUSIC (Original Score): The Adventures of Robin Hood - Erich Wolfgang Korngold
NOMINEES:
o Army Girl - Victor Young
o Block-Heads - Marvin Hatley
o Blockade - Werner Janssen
o Breaking the Ice - Victor Young
o The Cowboy and the Lady - Alfred Newman
o If I Were King - Richard Hageman
o Marie Antoinette - Herbert Stothart
o Pacific Liner - Russell Bennett
o Suez - Louis Silvers
o The Young in Heart - Franz Waxman
NOMINEES:
o Army Girl - Victor Young
o Block-Heads - Marvin Hatley
o Blockade - Werner Janssen
o Breaking the Ice - Victor Young
o The Cowboy and the Lady - Alfred Newman
o If I Were King - Richard Hageman
o Marie Antoinette - Herbert Stothart
o Pacific Liner - Russell Bennett
o Suez - Louis Silvers
o The Young in Heart - Franz Waxman
AFIoscar's rating:
3701
7.7
8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1939 * MUSIC (Original Score): The Wizard of Oz - Herbert Stothart
NOMINEES:
o Dark Victory - Max Steiner
o Eternally Yours - Werner Janssen
o Golden Boy - Victor Young
o Gone with the Wind - Max Steiner
o Gulliver's Travels - Victor Young
o The Man in the Iron Mask - Lud Gluskin, Lucien Moraweck
o Man of Conquest - Victor Young
o Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Nurse Edith Cavell - Anthony Collins
o Of Mice and Men - Aaron Copland
o The Rains Came - Alfred Newman
o Wuthering Heights - Alfred Newman
o Hunchback of Notre Dame - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
o Dark Victory - Max Steiner
o Eternally Yours - Werner Janssen
o Golden Boy - Victor Young
o Gone with the Wind - Max Steiner
o Gulliver's Travels - Victor Young
o The Man in the Iron Mask - Lud Gluskin, Lucien Moraweck
o Man of Conquest - Victor Young
o Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Nurse Edith Cavell - Anthony Collins
o Of Mice and Men - Aaron Copland
o The Rains Came - Alfred Newman
o Wuthering Heights - Alfred Newman
o Hunchback of Notre Dame - Alfred Newman
AFIoscar's rating:
3167
7
7.5
1940 * MUSIC (Original Score): Pinocchio - Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, Ned Washington
NOMINEES:
o Arizona - Victor Young
o The Dark Command - Victor Young
o The Fight for Life - Louis Gruenberg
o The Great Dictator - Meredith Willson
o The House of the Seven Gables - Frank Skinner
o The Howards of Virginia - Richard Hageman
o The Letter - Max Steiner
o The Long Voyage Home - Richard Hageman
o The Mark of Zorro - Alfred Newman
o My Favorite Wife - Roy Webb
o North West Mounted Police - Victor Young
o One Million B.C. - Werner Heymann
o Our Town - Aaron Copland
o Rebecca - Franz Waxman
o The Thief of Bagdad - Miklós Rózsa*
o Waterloo Bridge - Herbert Stothart
NOMINEES:
o Arizona - Victor Young
o The Dark Command - Victor Young
o The Fight for Life - Louis Gruenberg
o The Great Dictator - Meredith Willson
o The House of the Seven Gables - Frank Skinner
o The Howards of Virginia - Richard Hageman
o The Letter - Max Steiner
o The Long Voyage Home - Richard Hageman
o The Mark of Zorro - Alfred Newman
o My Favorite Wife - Roy Webb
o North West Mounted Police - Victor Young
o One Million B.C. - Werner Heymann
o Our Town - Aaron Copland
o Rebecca - Franz Waxman
o The Thief of Bagdad - Miklós Rózsa*
o Waterloo Bridge - Herbert Stothart
55
7.3
7.7
The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
1941 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic Picture): All That Money Can Buy - Bernard Herrmann
NOMINEES:
o Back Street - Frank Skinner
o Ball of Fire - Alfred Newman
o Cheers for Miss Bishop - Edward Ward
o Citizen Kane - Bernard Herrmann
o Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Franz Waxman
o Hold Back the Dawn - Victor Young
o How Green Was My Valley - Alfred Newman
o King of the Zombies - Edward Kay
o Ladies in Retirement - Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
o The Little Foxes - Meredith Willson
o Lydia - Miklós Rózsa
o Mercy Island - Cy Feuer, Walter Scharf
o Sergeant York - Max Steiner
o So Ends Our Night - Louis Gruenberg
o Sundown - Miklós Rózsa
o Suspicion - Franz Waxman
o Tanks a Million - Edward Ward
o That Uncertain Feeling - Werner Heymann
o This Woman Is Mine - Richard Hageman
NOMINEES:
o Back Street - Frank Skinner
o Ball of Fire - Alfred Newman
o Cheers for Miss Bishop - Edward Ward
o Citizen Kane - Bernard Herrmann
o Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Franz Waxman
o Hold Back the Dawn - Victor Young
o How Green Was My Valley - Alfred Newman
o King of the Zombies - Edward Kay
o Ladies in Retirement - Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
o The Little Foxes - Meredith Willson
o Lydia - Miklós Rózsa
o Mercy Island - Cy Feuer, Walter Scharf
o Sergeant York - Max Steiner
o So Ends Our Night - Louis Gruenberg
o Sundown - Miklós Rózsa
o Suspicion - Franz Waxman
o Tanks a Million - Edward Ward
o That Uncertain Feeling - Werner Heymann
o This Woman Is Mine - Richard Hageman
2945
6.9
7.2
Dumbo (1941)
1941 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Dumbo - Frank Churchill, Oliver Wallace
NOMINEES:
* All-American Co-Ed - Edward Ward
* Birth of the Blues - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Buck Privates - Charles Previn
* The Chocolate Soldier - Herbert Stothart, Bronislaw Kaper
* Ice-Capades - Cy Feuer
* The Strawberry Blonde - Heinz Roemheld
* Sun Valley Serenade - Emil Newman
* Sunny - Anthony Collins
* You'll Never Get Rich - Morris Stoloff
NOMINEES:
* All-American Co-Ed - Edward Ward
* Birth of the Blues - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Buck Privates - Charles Previn
* The Chocolate Soldier - Herbert Stothart, Bronislaw Kaper
* Ice-Capades - Cy Feuer
* The Strawberry Blonde - Heinz Roemheld
* Sun Valley Serenade - Emil Newman
* Sunny - Anthony Collins
* You'll Never Get Rich - Morris Stoloff
AFIoscar's rating:
240
7.8
7.9
Now, Voyager (1942)
1942 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Now, Voyager - Max Steiner
NOMINEES:
o Arabian Nights - Frank Skinner
o Bambi - Frank Churchill (posthumous nomination), Edward Plumb
o The Black Swan - Alfred Newman
o The Corsican Brothers - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Flying Tigers - Victor Young
o The Gold Rush - Max Terr
o I Married a Witch - Roy Webb
o Joan of Paris - Roy Webb
o Jungle Book - Miklós Rózsa
o Klondike Fury - Edward Kay
o The Pride of the Yankees - Leigh Harline
o Random Harvest - Herbert Stothart
o The Shanghai Gesture - Richard Hageman
o Silver Queen - Victor Young
o Take a Letter, Darling - Victor Young
o The Talk of the Town - Friedrich Hollaender, Morris Stoloff
o To Be or Not to Be - Werner Heymann
NOMINEES:
o Arabian Nights - Frank Skinner
o Bambi - Frank Churchill (posthumous nomination), Edward Plumb
o The Black Swan - Alfred Newman
o The Corsican Brothers - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Flying Tigers - Victor Young
o The Gold Rush - Max Terr
o I Married a Witch - Roy Webb
o Joan of Paris - Roy Webb
o Jungle Book - Miklós Rózsa
o Klondike Fury - Edward Kay
o The Pride of the Yankees - Leigh Harline
o Random Harvest - Herbert Stothart
o The Shanghai Gesture - Richard Hageman
o Silver Queen - Victor Young
o Take a Letter, Darling - Victor Young
o The Talk of the Town - Friedrich Hollaender, Morris Stoloff
o To Be or Not to Be - Werner Heymann
216
7.2
7.6
1942 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Yankee Doodle Dandy - Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld
NOMINEES:
* Flying with Music - Edward Ward
* For Me and My Gal - Roger Edens, Georgie Stoll
* Holiday Inn - Robert Emmett Dolan
* It Started with Eve - Hans Salter, Charles Previn
* Johnny Doughboy - Walter Scharf
* My Gal Sal - Alfred Newman
* You Were Never Lovelier - Leigh Harline
NOMINEES:
* Flying with Music - Edward Ward
* For Me and My Gal - Roger Edens, Georgie Stoll
* Holiday Inn - Robert Emmett Dolan
* It Started with Eve - Hans Salter, Charles Previn
* Johnny Doughboy - Walter Scharf
* My Gal Sal - Alfred Newman
* You Were Never Lovelier - Leigh Harline
103
7.6
7.6
The Song of Bernadette (1944)
1943 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): The Song of Bernadette - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
o The Amazing Mrs. Holliday - Frank Skinner, Hans J. Salter
o Casablanca - Max Steiner
o Commandos Strike at Dawn - Morris Stoloff, Louis Gruenberg
o The Fallen Sparrow - Roy Webb, C. Bakaleinikoff
o For Whom the Bell Tolls - Victor Young
o Hangmen Also Die - Hanns Eisler
o Hi Diddle Diddle - Phil Boutelje
o In Old Oklahoma - Walter Scharf
o Johnny Come Lately - Leigh Harline
o The Kansan - Gerard Carbonara
o Lady of Burlesque - Arthur Lange
o Madame Curie - Herbert Stothart
o The Moon and Sixpence - Dimitri Tiomkin
o The North Star - Aaron Copland
o Victory Through Air Power - Edward H. Plumb, Paul Smith, Oliver G. Wallace
NOMINEES:
o The Amazing Mrs. Holliday - Frank Skinner, Hans J. Salter
o Casablanca - Max Steiner
o Commandos Strike at Dawn - Morris Stoloff, Louis Gruenberg
o The Fallen Sparrow - Roy Webb, C. Bakaleinikoff
o For Whom the Bell Tolls - Victor Young
o Hangmen Also Die - Hanns Eisler
o Hi Diddle Diddle - Phil Boutelje
o In Old Oklahoma - Walter Scharf
o Johnny Come Lately - Leigh Harline
o The Kansan - Gerard Carbonara
o Lady of Burlesque - Arthur Lange
o Madame Curie - Herbert Stothart
o The Moon and Sixpence - Dimitri Tiomkin
o The North Star - Aaron Copland
o Victory Through Air Power - Edward H. Plumb, Paul Smith, Oliver G. Wallace
AFIoscar's rating:
11
6.8
6
This Is the Army (1943)
1943 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): This Is the Army - Ray Heindorf
NOMINEES:
* Coney Island - Alfred Newman
* Hit Parade of 1943 - Walter Scharf
* Phantom of the Opera - Edward Ward
* Saludos Amigos - Charles Wolcott, Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith
* The Sky's the Limit - Leigh Harline
* Something to Shout About - Morris Stoloff
* Stage Door Canteen - Frederic E. Rich
* Star Spangled Rhythm - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Thousands Cheer - Herbert Stothart
NOMINEES:
* Coney Island - Alfred Newman
* Hit Parade of 1943 - Walter Scharf
* Phantom of the Opera - Edward Ward
* Saludos Amigos - Charles Wolcott, Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith
* The Sky's the Limit - Leigh Harline
* Something to Shout About - Morris Stoloff
* Stage Door Canteen - Frederic E. Rich
* Star Spangled Rhythm - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Thousands Cheer - Herbert Stothart
54
7.7
7.5
1944 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Since You Went Away - Max Steiner
NOMINEES:
o Address Unknown - Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
o The Adventures of Mark Twain - Max Steiner
o The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Casanova Brown - Arthur Lange
o Christmas Holiday - H. J. Salter
o Double Indemnity - Miklós Rózsa
o The Fighting Seabees - Walter Scharf, Roy Webb
o The Hairy Ape - Edward Paul, Michel Michelet
o It Happened Tomorrow - Robert Stolz
o Jack London - Frederic Efrem Rich
o Kismet - Herbert Stothart
o None but the Lonely Heart - Hanns Eisler, C. Bakaleinikoff
o The Princess and the Pirate - David Rose
o Summer Storm - Karl Hajos
o Three Russian Girls - Franke Harling
o Up in Mabel's Room - Edward Paul
o Voice in the Wind - Michel Michelet
o Wilson - Alfred Newman
o Woman of the Town - Miklós Rózsa
NOMINEES:
o Address Unknown - Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
o The Adventures of Mark Twain - Max Steiner
o The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Casanova Brown - Arthur Lange
o Christmas Holiday - H. J. Salter
o Double Indemnity - Miklós Rózsa
o The Fighting Seabees - Walter Scharf, Roy Webb
o The Hairy Ape - Edward Paul, Michel Michelet
o It Happened Tomorrow - Robert Stolz
o Jack London - Frederic Efrem Rich
o Kismet - Herbert Stothart
o None but the Lonely Heart - Hanns Eisler, C. Bakaleinikoff
o The Princess and the Pirate - David Rose
o Summer Storm - Karl Hajos
o Three Russian Girls - Franke Harling
o Up in Mabel's Room - Edward Paul
o Voice in the Wind - Michel Michelet
o Wilson - Alfred Newman
o Woman of the Town - Miklós Rózsa
94
6.8
6.8
Cover Girl (1944)
1944 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Cover Girl - Morris Stoloff, Carmen Dragon
NOMINEES:
* Brazil - Walter Scharf
* Higher and Higher - C. Bakaleinikoff
* Hollywood Canteen - Ray Heindorf
* Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Alfred Newman
* Knickerbocker Holiday - Werner R. Heymann, Kurt Weill
* Lady in the Dark - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Lady, Let's Dance - Edward Kay
* Meet Me in St. Louis - Georgie Stoll
* The Merry Monahans - H. J. Salter
* Minstrel Man - Ferde Grofe, Leo Erdody
* Sensations of 1945 - Mahlon Merrick
* Song of the Open Road - Charles Previn
* Up in Arms - Ray Heindorf, Louis Forbes
NOMINEES:
* Brazil - Walter Scharf
* Higher and Higher - C. Bakaleinikoff
* Hollywood Canteen - Ray Heindorf
* Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Alfred Newman
* Knickerbocker Holiday - Werner R. Heymann, Kurt Weill
* Lady in the Dark - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Lady, Let's Dance - Edward Kay
* Meet Me in St. Louis - Georgie Stoll
* The Merry Monahans - H. J. Salter
* Minstrel Man - Ferde Grofe, Leo Erdody
* Sensations of 1945 - Mahlon Merrick
* Song of the Open Road - Charles Previn
* Up in Arms - Ray Heindorf, Louis Forbes
681
7.4
7.5
Spellbound (1945)
1945 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Spellbound - Miklós Rózsa
NOMINEES:
o The Bells of St. Mary's - Robert Emmett Dolan
o Brewster's Millions - Lou Forbes
o Captain Kidd - Werner Janssen
o The Enchanted Cottage - Roy Webb
o Flame of Barbary Coast - Morton Scott, Dale Butts
o G. I. Honeymoon - Edward J. Kay
o The Story of G.I. Joe - Louis Applebaum, Ann Ronell
o Guest in the House - Werner Janssen
o Guest Wife - Daniele Amfitheatrof
o The Keys of the Kingdom - Alfred Newman
o The Lost Weekend - Miklós Rózsa
o Love Letters - Victor Young
o The Man Who Walked Alone - Karl Hajos
o Objective, Burma! - Franz Waxman
o Paris--Underground - Alexander Tansman
o A Song to Remember - Miklós Rózsa, Morris Stoloff
o The Southerner - Werner Janssen
o This Love of Ours - H. J. Salter
o The Valley of Decision - Herbert Stothart
o The Woman in the Window - Arthur Lange, Hugo Friedhofer
NOMINEES:
o The Bells of St. Mary's - Robert Emmett Dolan
o Brewster's Millions - Lou Forbes
o Captain Kidd - Werner Janssen
o The Enchanted Cottage - Roy Webb
o Flame of Barbary Coast - Morton Scott, Dale Butts
o G. I. Honeymoon - Edward J. Kay
o The Story of G.I. Joe - Louis Applebaum, Ann Ronell
o Guest in the House - Werner Janssen
o Guest Wife - Daniele Amfitheatrof
o The Keys of the Kingdom - Alfred Newman
o The Lost Weekend - Miklós Rózsa
o Love Letters - Victor Young
o The Man Who Walked Alone - Karl Hajos
o Objective, Burma! - Franz Waxman
o Paris--Underground - Alexander Tansman
o A Song to Remember - Miklós Rózsa, Morris Stoloff
o The Southerner - Werner Janssen
o This Love of Ours - H. J. Salter
o The Valley of Decision - Herbert Stothart
o The Woman in the Window - Arthur Lange, Hugo Friedhofer
129
7.1
7.1
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
1945 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Anchors Aweigh - Georgie Stoll
NOMINEES:
* Belle of the Yukon - Arthur Lange
* Can't Help Singing - Jerome Kern (posthumous nomination), H. J. Salter
* Hitchhike to Happiness - Morton Scott
* Incendiary Blonde - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Rhapsody in Blue - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
* State Fair - Alfred Newman, Charles Henderson
* Sunbonnet Sue - Edward J. Kay
* The Three Caballeros - Charles Wolcott, Edward Plumb, Paul J. Smith
* Tonight and Every Night - Marlin Skiles, Morris Stoloff
* Why Girls Leave Home - Walter Greene
* Wonder Man - Ray Heindorf, Lou Forbes
NOMINEES:
* Belle of the Yukon - Arthur Lange
* Can't Help Singing - Jerome Kern (posthumous nomination), H. J. Salter
* Hitchhike to Happiness - Morton Scott
* Incendiary Blonde - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Rhapsody in Blue - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
* State Fair - Alfred Newman, Charles Henderson
* Sunbonnet Sue - Edward J. Kay
* The Three Caballeros - Charles Wolcott, Edward Plumb, Paul J. Smith
* Tonight and Every Night - Marlin Skiles, Morris Stoloff
* Why Girls Leave Home - Walter Greene
* Wonder Man - Ray Heindorf, Lou Forbes
AFIoscar's rating:
464
8
8.1
1946 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): The Best Years of Our Lives - Hugo Friedhofer
NOMINEES:
o Anna and the King of Siam - Bernard Herrmann
o Henry V - William Walton
o Humoresque - Franz Waxman
o The Killers - Miklós Rózsa
NOMINEES:
o Anna and the King of Siam - Bernard Herrmann
o Henry V - William Walton
o Humoresque - Franz Waxman
o The Killers - Miklós Rózsa
AFIoscar's rating:
25
7.6
7.4
The Jolson Story (1946)
1946 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): The Jolson Story - Morris Stoloff
NOMINEES:
* Blue Skies - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Centennial Summer - Alfred Newman
* The Harvey Girls - Lennie Hayton
* Night and Day - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
NOMINEES:
* Blue Skies - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Centennial Summer - Alfred Newman
* The Harvey Girls - Lennie Hayton
* Night and Day - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
48
6.4
7.1
A Double Life (1947)
1947 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): A Double Life - Miklós Rózsa
NOMINEES:
o The Bishop's Wife - Hugo Friedhofer
o Captain from Castile - Alfred Newman
o Forever Amber - David Raksin
o Life with Father - Max Steiner
NOMINEES:
o The Bishop's Wife - Hugo Friedhofer
o Captain from Castile - Alfred Newman
o Forever Amber - David Raksin
o Life with Father - Max Steiner
21
7.5
6.7
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
1947 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Mother Wore Tights - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
* Fiesta - Johnny Green
* My Wild Irish Rose - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
* Road to Rio - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Song of the South - Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith, Charles Wolcott
NOMINEES:
* Fiesta - Johnny Green
* My Wild Irish Rose - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
* Road to Rio - Robert Emmett Dolan
* Song of the South - Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith, Charles Wolcott
516
8.2
8.1
The Red Shoes (1948)
1948 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): The Red Shoes - Brian Easdale
NOMINEES:
o Hamlet - William Walton
o Joan of Arc - Hugo Friedhofer
o Johnny Belinda - Max Steiner
o The Snake Pit - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
o Hamlet - William Walton
o Joan of Arc - Hugo Friedhofer
o Johnny Belinda - Max Steiner
o The Snake Pit - Alfred Newman
AFIoscar's rating:
119
7.3
7.3
1948 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Easter Parade - Johnny Green, Roger Edens
NOMINEES:
* The Emperor Waltz - Victor Young
* The Pirate - Lennie Hayton
* Romance on the High Seas - Ray Heindorf
* When My Baby Smiles at Me - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
* The Emperor Waltz - Victor Young
* The Pirate - Lennie Hayton
* Romance on the High Seas - Ray Heindorf
* When My Baby Smiles at Me - Alfred Newman
227
8.1
8.1
1949 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): The Heiress - Aaron Copland
NOMINEES:
o Beyond the Forest - Max Steiner
o Champion - Dimitri Tiomkin
NOMINEES:
o Beyond the Forest - Max Steiner
o Champion - Dimitri Tiomkin
271
7.4
7.4
On the Town (1949)
1949 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): On the Town - Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton
NOMINEES:
* Jolson Sings Again - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
* Look for the Silver Lining - Ray Heindorf
NOMINEES:
* Jolson Sings Again - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
* Look for the Silver Lining - Ray Heindorf
1570
8.5
8.4
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
1950 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Sunset Boulevard - Franz Waxman
NOMINEES:
o All About Eve - Alfred Newman
o The Flame and the Arrow - Max Steiner
o No Sad Songs for Me - George Duning
o Samson and Delilah - Victor Young
NOMINEES:
o All About Eve - Alfred Newman
o The Flame and the Arrow - Max Steiner
o No Sad Songs for Me - George Duning
o Samson and Delilah - Victor Young
AFIoscar's rating:
75
6.7
6.9
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
1950 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Annie Get Your Gun - Adolph Deutsch, Roger Edens
NOMINEES:
* Cinderella - Oliver Wallace, Paul J. Smith
* I'll Get By - Lionel Newman
* Three Little Words - Andre Previn
* The West Point Story - Ray Heindorf
NOMINEES:
* Cinderella - Oliver Wallace, Paul J. Smith
* I'll Get By - Lionel Newman
* Three Little Words - Andre Previn
* The West Point Story - Ray Heindorf
341
7.8
7.8
A Place in the Sun (1951)
1951 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): A Place in the Sun - Franz Waxman
NOMINEES:
o David and Bathsheba - Alfred Newman
o Death of a Salesman - Alex North
o Quo Vadis - Miklós Rózsa
o A Streetcar Named Desire - Alex North
NOMINEES:
o David and Bathsheba - Alfred Newman
o Death of a Salesman - Alex North
o Quo Vadis - Miklós Rózsa
o A Streetcar Named Desire - Alex North
490
7.2
7.2
An American in Paris (1951)
1951 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): An American in Paris - Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin
NOMINEES:
* Alice in Wonderland - Oliver Wallace
* The Great Caruso - Peter Herman Adler, Johnny Green
* On the Riviera - Alfred Newman
* Show Boat - Adolph Deutsch, Conrad Salinger
NOMINEES:
* Alice in Wonderland - Oliver Wallace
* The Great Caruso - Peter Herman Adler, Johnny Green
* On the Riviera - Alfred Newman
* Show Boat - Adolph Deutsch, Conrad Salinger
760
7.9
8
High Noon (1952)
1952 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): High Noon - Dimitri Tiomkin
NOMINEES:
o Ivanhoe - Miklós Rózsa
o The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima - Max Steiner
o The Thief - Herschel Burke Gilbert
o Viva Zapata! - Alex North
NOMINEES:
o Ivanhoe - Miklós Rózsa
o The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima - Max Steiner
o The Thief - Herschel Burke Gilbert
o Viva Zapata! - Alex North
AFIoscar's rating:
21
7.4
7
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
1952 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): With a Song in My Heart - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
* Hans Christian Andersen - Walter Scharf
* The Jazz Singer - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
* The Medium - Gian-Carlo Menotti
* Singin' in the Rain - Lennie Hayton
NOMINEES:
* Hans Christian Andersen - Walter Scharf
* The Jazz Singer - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
* The Medium - Gian-Carlo Menotti
* Singin' in the Rain - Lennie Hayton
48
7.2
7.4
Lili (1953)
1953 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Lili - Bronislau Kaper
NOMINEES:
o Above and Beyond - Hugo Friedhofer
o From Here to Eternity - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
o Julius Caesar - Miklós Rózsa
o This is Cinerama - Louis Forbes
NOMINEES:
o Above and Beyond - Hugo Friedhofer
o From Here to Eternity - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
o Julius Caesar - Miklós Rózsa
o This is Cinerama - Louis Forbes
18
6.5
7
Call Me Madam (1953)
1953 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Call Me Madam - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
* The Band Wagon - Adolph Deutsch
* Calamity Jane - Ray Heindorf
* The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T - Friedrich Hollaender, Morris Stoloff
* Kiss Me, Kate - Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin
NOMINEES:
* The Band Wagon - Adolph Deutsch
* Calamity Jane - Ray Heindorf
* The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T - Friedrich Hollaender, Morris Stoloff
* Kiss Me, Kate - Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin
52
6.1
6.7
1954 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): The High and the Mighty - Dimitri Tiomkin
NOMINEES:
o The Caine Mutiny - Max Steiner
o Genevieve - Larry Adler (Front: Muir Mathieson)
o On the Waterfront - Leonard Bernstein
o The Silver Chalice - Franz Waxman
NOMINEES:
o The Caine Mutiny - Max Steiner
o Genevieve - Larry Adler (Front: Muir Mathieson)
o On the Waterfront - Leonard Bernstein
o The Silver Chalice - Franz Waxman
365
7.1
7.4
1954 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Adolph Deutsch, Saul Chaplin
NOMINEES:
* Carmen Jones - Herschel Burke Gilbert
* The Glenn Miller Story - Joseph Gershenson, Henry Mancini
* A Star Is Born - Ray Heindorf
* There's No Business Like Show Business - Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman
NOMINEES:
* Carmen Jones - Herschel Burke Gilbert
* The Glenn Miller Story - Joseph Gershenson, Henry Mancini
* A Star Is Born - Ray Heindorf
* There's No Business Like Show Business - Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman
84
5.6
6.5
1955 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing - Alfred Newman
NOMINEES:
o Battle Cry - Max Steiner
o The Man with the Golden Arm - Elmer Bernstein
o Picnic - George Duning
o The Rose Tattoo - Alex North
NOMINEES:
o Battle Cry - Max Steiner
o The Man with the Golden Arm - Elmer Bernstein
o Picnic - George Duning
o The Rose Tattoo - Alex North
163
6.9
7
Oklahoma! (1955) (1956)
1955 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Oklahoma! - Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Adolph Deutsch
NOMINEES:
* Daddy Long Legs - Alfred Newman
* Guys and Dolls - Jay Blackton, Cyril J. Mockridge
* It's Always Fair Weather - Andre Previn
* Love Me or Leave Me - Percy Faith, George Stoll
NOMINEES:
* Daddy Long Legs - Alfred Newman
* Guys and Dolls - Jay Blackton, Cyril J. Mockridge
* It's Always Fair Weather - Andre Previn
* Love Me or Leave Me - Percy Faith, George Stoll
362
6.5
6.7
1956 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Around the World in Eighty Days - Victor Young (posthumous award)
NOMINEES:
o Anastasia - Alfred Newman
o Between Heaven and Hell - Hugo Friedhofer
o Giant - Dimitri Tiomkin
o The Rainmaker - Alex North
NOMINEES:
o Anastasia - Alfred Newman
o Between Heaven and Hell - Hugo Friedhofer
o Giant - Dimitri Tiomkin
o The Rainmaker - Alex North
343
7.4
7.4
The King and I (1956)
1956 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): The King and I - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
NOMINEES:
* The Best Things in Life Are Free - Lionel Newman
* The Eddy Duchin Story - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
* High Society - Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin
* Meet Me in Las Vegas - George Stoll, Johnny Green
NOMINEES:
* The Best Things in Life Are Free - Lionel Newman
* The Eddy Duchin Story - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
* High Society - Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin
* Meet Me in Las Vegas - George Stoll, Johnny Green
1120
8.1
8.1
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
1957 * MUSIC (Score): The Bridge on the River Kwai - Malcolm Arnold
NOMINEES:
o An Affair to Remember - Hugo Friedhofer
o Boy on a Dolphin - Hugo Friedhofer
o Perri - Paul Smith
o Raintree County - Johnny Green
NOMINEES:
o An Affair to Remember - Hugo Friedhofer
o Boy on a Dolphin - Hugo Friedhofer
o Perri - Paul Smith
o Raintree County - Johnny Green
67
6.8
6.9
1958 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): The Old Man and the Sea - Dimitri Tiomkin
NOMINEES:
o The Big Country - Jerome Moross
o Separate Tables - David Raksin
o White Wilderness - Oliver Wallace
o The Young Lions - Hugo Friedhofer
NOMINEES:
o The Big Country - Jerome Moross
o Separate Tables - David Raksin
o White Wilderness - Oliver Wallace
o The Young Lions - Hugo Friedhofer
327
6.8
6.7
Gigi (1958)
1958 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Gigi - Andre Previn
NOMINEES:
* The Bolshoi Ballet - Yuri Faier, G. Rozhdestvensky
* Damn Yankees - Ray Heindorf
* Mardi Gras - Lionel Newman
* South Pacific - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
NOMINEES:
* The Bolshoi Ballet - Yuri Faier, G. Rozhdestvensky
* Damn Yankees - Ray Heindorf
* Mardi Gras - Lionel Newman
* South Pacific - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
1421
7.6
8.1
Ben-Hur (1959)
1959 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Ben-Hur - Miklós Rózsa
NOMINEES:
o The Diary of Anne Frank - Alfred Newman
o The Nun's Story - Franz Waxman
o On the Beach - Ernest Gold
o Pillow Talk - Frank DeVol
NOMINEES:
o The Diary of Anne Frank - Alfred Newman
o The Nun's Story - Franz Waxman
o On the Beach - Ernest Gold
o Pillow Talk - Frank DeVol
29
7.6
0
1959 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Porgy and Bess - Andre Previn, Ken Darby
NOMINEES:
* The Five Pennies - Leith Stevens
* Li'l Abner - Nelson Riddle, Joseph J. Lilley
* Say One for Me - Lionel Newman
* Sleeping Beauty - George Bruns
NOMINEES:
* The Five Pennies - Leith Stevens
* Li'l Abner - Nelson Riddle, Joseph J. Lilley
* Say One for Me - Lionel Newman
* Sleeping Beauty - George Bruns
107
6.3
6.7
1960 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Exodus - Ernest Gold
NOMINEES:
o The Alamo - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Elmer Gantry - Andre Previn
o The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
o Spartacus - Alex North
NOMINEES:
o The Alamo - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Elmer Gantry - Andre Previn
o The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
o Spartacus - Alex North
12
5.2
6
1960 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): Song without End (The Story of Franz Liszt) - Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman
NOMINEES:
* Bells Are Ringing - Andre Previn
* Can-Can - Nelson Riddle
* Let's Make Love - Lionel Newman, Earle H. Hagen
* Pepe - Johnny Green
NOMINEES:
* Bells Are Ringing - Andre Previn
* Can-Can - Nelson Riddle
* Let's Make Love - Lionel Newman, Earle H. Hagen
* Pepe - Johnny Green
2676
7.7
7.7
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
1961 * MUSIC (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture): Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancini
NOMINEES:
o El Cid - Miklós Rózsa
o Fanny - Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman
o The Guns of Navarone - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Summer and Smoke - Elmer Bernstein
NOMINEES:
o El Cid - Miklós Rózsa
o Fanny - Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman
o The Guns of Navarone - Dimitri Tiomkin
o Summer and Smoke - Elmer Bernstein
AFIoscar's rating:
1222
7.1
7.5
West Side Story (1961)
1961 * MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture): West Side Story - Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal
NOMINEES:
* Babes in Toyland - George Bruns
* Flower Drum Song (film) - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
* Khovanshchina - Dimitri Shostakovich
* Paris Blues - Duke Ellington
NOMINEES:
* Babes in Toyland - George Bruns
* Flower Drum Song (film) - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
* Khovanshchina - Dimitri Shostakovich
* Paris Blues - Duke Ellington
1596
8.2
8.3
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
1962 * MUSIC (Original Music Score): Lawrence of Arabia - Maurice Jarre
NOMINEES:
o Freud - Jerry Goldsmith
o Mutiny on the Bounty - Bronislau Kaper
o Taras Bulba - Franz Waxman
o To Kill a Mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein
NOMINEES:
o Freud - Jerry Goldsmith
o Mutiny on the Bounty - Bronislau Kaper
o Taras Bulba - Franz Waxman
o To Kill a Mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein
153
7.3
7.7
The Music Man (1962)
1962 * MUSIC (Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment): The Music Man - Ray Heindorf
NOMINEES:
* Billy Rose's Jumbo - George Stoll
* Gigot - Michel Magne
* Gypsy - Frank Perkins
* The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm - Leigh Harline
NOMINEES:
* Billy Rose's Jumbo - George Stoll
* Gigot - Michel Magne
* Gypsy - Frank Perkins
* The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm - Leigh Harline
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