GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020)

winner

Joker

Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer; Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater, producers; Simon Goff, Daniel Kresco, Tim Machiafava, Antonio Pulli & Alex Vengeur, engineers/mixers (Hildur Guðnadóttir)

nominees

Becoming

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Kamasi Washington, composer

1917

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Thomas Newman, composer

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

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John Williams, composer

Ad Astra

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Max Richter, composer

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)

winner

Chernobyl

Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer; Sam Slater, producer; Francesco Donadello, Simon Goff & Antonio Pulli, engineers/mixers

nominees

Avengers: Endgame

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Alan Silvestri, composer

Game Of Thrones: Season 8

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Ramin Djawadi, composer

The Lion King

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Hans Zimmer, composer

Mary Poppins Returns

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Marc Shaiman, composer

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Black Panther

Ludwig Göransson, composer; Ludwig Göransson, producer; Chris Fogel, engineer/mixer

nominees

Blade Runner 2049

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Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers

Coco

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Michael Giacchino, composer

The Shape Of Water

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Alexandre Desplat, composer

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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John Williams, composer

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

La La Land

Justin Hurwitz, composer; Justin Hurwitz, producer; Nicholai Baxter, engineer/mixer (Justin Hurwitz)

nominees

Arrival

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Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer (Jóhann Jóhannsson)

Dunkirk

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)

Game Of Thrones: Season 7

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Ramin Djawadi, composer (Ramin Djawadi)

Hidden Figures

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Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers (Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams & Benjamin Wallfisch)

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

John Williams, composer; John Williams, producer; Shawn Murphy, engineer/mixer (John Williams)

nominees

Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight

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Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)

Label: Decca

The Revenant

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Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers (Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto)

Label: Milan Records

Stranger Things Volume 1

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Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers (Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein)

Label: Lakeshore Records

Stranger Things Volume 2

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Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers (Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein)

Label: Lakeshore Records

Bridge Of Spies

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Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)

Label: Hollywood Records

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Birdman

Antonio Sanchez, composer; Alejandro González Iñárritu & Antonio Sanchez, producers (Antonio Sanchez)

nominees

The Imitation Game

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Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

Label: Sony Classical

Interstellar

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)

Label: WaterTower Music

The Theory Of Everything

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Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer (Jóhann Jóhannsson)

Label: Back Lot Music

Whiplash

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Justin Hurwitz, composer (Justin Hurwitz)

Label: Varèse Sarabande

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alexandre Desplat, composer; Wes Anderson & Randall Poster, producers; Simon Rhodes, engineer/mixer (Alexandre Desplat)

nominees

Frozen

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Christophe Beck, composer (Christophe Beck)

Label: Walt Disney Records

Gone Girl

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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Label: Columbia Records

Gravity

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Steven Price, composer (Steven Price)

Label: WaterTower Music

Saving Mr. Banks

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Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)

Label: Walt Disney Records

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Skyfall

Thomas Newman, composer; Bill Bernstein & Thomas Newman, producers; Simon Rhodes, engineer/mixer (Thomas Newman)

nominees

Argo

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Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

Label: WaterTower Music

The Great Gatsby

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Craig Armstrong, composer (Craig Armstrong)

Label: WaterTower Music/Interscope

Life Of Pi

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Mychael Danna, composer (Mychael Danna)

Label: Sony Classical/Fox Music

Lincoln

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Sony Classical

Zero Dark Thirty

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Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

Label: Madison Gate Records

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers; Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, producers; Blumpy & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

nominees

The Dark Knight Rises

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)

Label: WaterTower Music

Hugo

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Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)

Label: Howe Records

Journey

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Austin Wintory, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Sony Computer Entertainment America

The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Sony Classical

The Artist

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Ludovic Bource, composer (Ludovic Bource)

Label: Sony Classical

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

The King's Speech

Alexandre Desplat, composer; Alexandre Desplat, producer (Alexandre Desplat)

nominees

Black Swan

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Clint Mansell, composer (Clint Mansell)

Label: Sony Classical/Fox Music

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

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Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

Label: WaterTower Music

The Shrine

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Ryan Shore, composer (Ryan Shore)

Label: Screamworks

Tron Legacy

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Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo), composers (Daft Punk)

Label: Walt Disney

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Toy Story 3

Randy Newman, composer; David Boucher, engineer/mixer (Randy Newman)

nominees

Inception

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)

Label: Reprise/WaterTower Music

Sherlock Holmes

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)

Label: WaterTower Music

Alice In Wonderland

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Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)

Label: Walt Disney Records

Avatar

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James Horner, composer (James Horner)

Label: Fox Music/Atlantic Records

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Up

Michael Giacchino, composer; Dan Wallin, engineer/mixer (Various Artists)

nominees

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)

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Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

Label: Concord Records

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

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Nicholas Hooper, composer (Nicholas Hooper)

Label: New Line Records

Milk

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Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Decca

Star Trek

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Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)

Label: Varèse Sarabande

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

The Dark Knight

James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers; Lorne Balfe, Alex Gibson, James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, producers (Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard)

nominees

There Will Be Blood

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Jonny Greenwood, composer (Jonny Greenwood)

Label: Nonesuch Records

Wall-E

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Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)

Label: Walt Disney Records/Pixar

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Concord Records

Iron Man

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Ramin Djawadi, composer (Ramin Djawadi)

Label: Lionsgate

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Ratatouille

Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)

nominees

Babel

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Gustavo Santaolalla, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Concord Records

Blood Diamond

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James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard)

Label: Varese Sarabande

The Departed

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Howard Shore, composer (Sharon Isbin, G.E. Smith, Larry Saltzman & Howard Shore)

Label: New Line Records

Happy Feet

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John Powell, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Warner Sunset/Atlantic

Pan's Labyrinth

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Javier Navarrete, composer (Javier Navarrete)

Label: Milan Records

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Memoirs Of A Geisha

John Williams, composer; Shawn Murphy, engineer/mixer (Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma & John Williams)

nominees

Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney Records

The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

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Harry Gregson-Williams, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney Records

The Da Vinci Code

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Decca

Munich

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John Williams, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Decca

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Ray

Craig Armstrong, composer; Craig Armstrong, David Donaldson & Taylor Hackford, producers; Geoff Foster, engineer/mixer (Various Artists)

nominees

The Aviator

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Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)

Label: Decca

The Incredibles

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Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney Records

Million Dollar Baby

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Clint Eastwood, composer (Clint Eastwood)

Label: Varèse Sarabande Records

Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith

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John Williams, composer (John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra And London Voices)

Label: Sony Classical /Sony Music Soundtrax

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King

Howard Shore, composer; Howard Shore, producer; John J. Kurlander, engineer/mixer (Howard Shore)

nominees

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

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John Williams, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic

Angels In America

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Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)

Label: Nonesuch

Big Fish

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Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Sony Classical/Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

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Jon Brion, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Hollywood

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers

Howard Shore, composer; Howard Shore, producer; Peter Cobbin, engineer/mixer (Howard Shore)

nominees

Catch Me If You Can

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: DreamWorks

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic Records

The Hours

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Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass)

Label: Nonesuch Records

Seabiscuit

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Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)

Label: Decca Records

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring

Howard Shore, composer; Howard Shore, producer; John J. Kurlander, engineer/mixer (Howard Shore)

nominees

Monsters, Inc.

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Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)

Label: Walt Disney

Spider-Man

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Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)

Label: Sony Music Soundtrax/Columbia

A Beautiful Mind

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James Horner, composer (James Horner)

Label: Decca

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Warner Sunset

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Tan Dun, composer; Steven Epstein & Tan Dun, producers (Tan Dun)

nominees

A. I. - Artificial Intelligence

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.

Chocolat

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Rachel Portman, composer (Rachel Portman)

Label: Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax

Men Of Honor

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Mark Isham, composer (Mark Isham)

Label: Motown/Fox Music/mcknight Entertainment

Planet Of The Apes

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Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)

Label: Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax/fox Music

Traffic

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Cliff Martinez, composer (Cliff Martinez)

Label: Tvt Soundtrax/Usa Films

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

American Beauty

Thomas Newman, composer; Bill Bernstein & Thomas Newman, producers (Thomas Newman)

nominees

The Cider House Rules (Album)

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Rachel Portman, composer (Rachel Portman)

Label: Sony Classical

Toy Story 2 (Album)

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Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)

Label: Walt Disney

Gladiator (Album)

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Lisa Gerrard & Hans Zimmer, composers (Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard)

Label: Decca

Magnolia (Album)

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Jon Brion, composer (Jon Brion)

Label: Reprise

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

A Bug's Life

Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)

nominees

Life Is Beautiful (La Vita È Bella) - M/P Score (Album)

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Nicola Piovani, composer (Nicola Piovani)

Label: Virgin America

Shakespeare In Love - M/P Score (Album)

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Stephen Warbeck, composer (Stephen Warbeck)

Label: Sony Classical

Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Sony Classical

The Red Violin - M/P Score (Album)

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John Corigliano, composer (John Corigliano)

Label: Sony Classical

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Saving Private Ryan

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

City Of Angels (Track)

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Gabriel Yared, composer (Gabriel Yared)

Track From: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
Label: Warner Sunset/Reprise

Rush Hour (Album)

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Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin)

Label: Aleph

Amistad

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Dreamworks

Bulworth

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Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)

Label: RCA Victor

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

The English Patient

Gabriel Yared, composer (Gabriel Yared)

nominees

Men In Black - Main Theme (Track)

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Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)

Track From: Men In Black - The Album (Various Artists)
Label: Columbia

Selena (Album)

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Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)

Label: Angel

Seven Years In Tibet

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Mandalay

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: MCA

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Independence Day

David Arnold, composer (David Arnold)

nominees

Get Shorty - Instrumental Tracks

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John Lurie, composer (John Lurie)

Label: Antilles/Verve

The Star Maker

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Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)

Label: Miramax/Hollywood

Unstrung Heroes

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Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)

Label: Hollywood

Defile And Lament (From A Time To Kill) (Track)

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Elliot Goldenthal, composer (Elliot Goldenthal)

Track From: A Time To Kill - Motion Picture Score
Label: Atlantic Classics

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

Crimson Tide

Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)

nominees

Batman Forever (Album)

–

Elliot Goldenthal, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Atlantic

Buggy Ride (Track)

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Wynton Marsalis, composer (Wynton Marsalis Septet)

Track From: Joe Cool's Blues
Label: Columbia

Ed Wood - Main Title

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Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)

Track From: Ed Wood
Label: Hollywood

The Cure - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)

Label: Grp

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Schindler's List

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

The Lion King (Album)

–

Hans Zimmer, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney

The Shawshank Redemption (Single)

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Thomas Newman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Epic Soundtrax

Wolf

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Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)

Label: Columbia/Sony Classical

Little Buddha (Album)

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer (Ryuichi Sakamoto, conductor)

Label: Milan

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

Aladdin

Alan Menken, composer (Various Artists)

nominees

A River Runs Through It (Album)

–

Mark Isham, composer (Mark Isham)

Label: Milan

Jurassic Park

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: MCA

The Age Of Innocence (Album)

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Elmer Bernstein, composer (Elmer Bernstein)

Label: Epic Soundtrax

The Firm (Album)

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Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)

Label: Mca/Grp

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Beauty And The Beast

Alan Menken, composer (Various Artists)

nominees

Hook

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John Williams, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Epic Soundtrax

Mambo Caliente (Track)

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Arturo Sandoval, composer (Arturo Sandoval)

Track From: The Mambo Kings
Label: Elektra

Rush (Album)

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Eric Clapton, composer (Eric Clapton)

Label: Reprise

Theme From Northern Exposure

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David Schwartz, composer (David Schwartz)

Track From: Northern Exposure Soundtrack Album

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Dances With Wolves

John Barry, composer (John Barry)

nominees

Avalon (Album)

–

Randy Newman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Reprise

Awakenings (Album)

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Randy Newman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Reprise

Edward Scissorhands (Album)

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Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Mca

Havana (Album)

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Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)

Label: Grp

Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves

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Michael Kamen, composer (Michael Kamen)

Label: Morgan Creek

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

Glory

James Horner, composer (James Horner & The Boys Choir of Harlem)

nominees

Dick Tracy Original Score (Album)

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Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)

Label: Sire/Wb

Driving Miss Daisy - End Titles (Track)

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Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer, cond.)

Track From: Driving Miss Daisy Original Soundtrack
Label: Varese Sarabande

Twin Peaks - Soundtrack

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Angelo Badalamenti, composer (Angelo Badalamenti)

Label: Warner Bros.

The Little Mermaid - Original Motion Picture (Album)

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Alan Menken, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)

winner

The Fabulous Baker Boys

Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)

nominees

Batman (Album)

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Danny Elfman, composer (Sinfonia of London Orchestra)

Label: Warner Bros.

Field Of Dreams (Album)

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James Horner, composer (James Horner)

Label: Novus

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Warner Bros.

Passion (Music From The Motion Picture "The Last Temptation Of Christ") (Album)

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Peter Gabriel, composer (Peter Gabriel)

Label: Geffen

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)

winner

The Last Emperor

David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Cong Su, composers (David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto)

nominees

Empire Of The Sun

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Warner Bros.

Fatal Attraction (Motion Picture) (Album)

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Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre)

Label: Gnp Crescendo

Tucker: The Man And His Dream (Album)

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Joe Jackson, composer (Various Artists)

Label: A&M

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Album)

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Alan Silvestri, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)

winner

The Untouchables

Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)

nominees

An American Tail (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)

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James Horner, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Mca

The Glass Menagerie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album) (Album)

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Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: Mca

The Princess Bride (Album)

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Mark Knopfler, composer (Mark Knopfler And Guy Fletcher)

Label: Warner Bros.

The Witches Of Eastwick

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John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Warner Bros.

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

Beverly Hills Cop

Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, Jon Gilutin, Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Dan Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard C. Theisen II & Allee Willis, composers (Various Artists)

nominees

A Passage To India (Album)

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Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre)

Label: Capitol

Back To The Future (Album)

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Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, John Colla, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis & Alan Silvestri, composers (Alan Silvestri)

Label: Mca

St. Elmo's Fire (Album)

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Jon Anderson, Peter Beckett, Dino Elefante, John Elefante, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Stephen A. Kipner, Richard Marx, John Parr, Billy Squier & Cynthia Weil, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Atlantic

Witness (Album)

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Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre)

Label: Varese Sarabande

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

Purple Rain

Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, John L. Nelson & Prince, composers (Prince & The Revolution)

nominees

Against All Odds (Album)

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(Various Artists)

Label: Atlantic

Footloose (Album)

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(Various Artists)

Label: Columbia

Ghostbusters (Album)

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(Various Artists)

Label: Arista

Yentl

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(Various Artists)

Label: Columbia

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)

winner

Flashdance

Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Douglas Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon, composers (Various Artists)

nominees

Gandhi (Album)

–

George Fenton & Ravi Shankar, composers (Various Artists)

Label: RCA

Star Wars - The Return Of The Jedi

–

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: RSO/Polygram

Stayin' Alive (Album)

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Vince Dicola, Joe "Bean" Esposito, Tommy Farragher, Bruce Stephen Foster, Roy Freeland, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Tom Marolda & Frank Stallone, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Rso/Polygram

Tootsie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)

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Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Dave Grusin, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Warner Bros.

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)

winner

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

On Golden Pond (Music And Orignal Dialogue From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album)

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Dave Grusin, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Mca

Ragtime (Music From The Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Randy Newman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Elektra

The French Lieutenant's Woman (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Album)

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Carl Davis, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Drg

Victor/Victoria (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Album)

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Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: MGM/Polygram

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)

winner

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

Endless Love (Album)

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Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie & Jonathan Tunick, composers (Diana Ross And Lionel Richie)

Label: Mercury/Polygram

The Elephant Man

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John Morris, composer (John Morris)

Label: 20th Century Fox

The Jazz Singer (Album)

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Gilbert Becaud, Richard Rodney Bennett, Neil Diamond, Alan Lindgren & Doug Rhone, composers (Neil Diamond, Gilbert Becaud, Alan Lindgren, Richard Bennett And Doug Rhone)

Label: Capitol

9 To 5 (Album)

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Charles Fox & Dolly Parton, composers (Dolly Parton)

Label: 20th Century Fox

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)

winner

The Empire Strikes Back

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

Fame (Album)

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Robert F. Colesberry, Anthony Evans, Lesley Gore, Michael Gore, Paul McCrane & Dean Pitchford, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Rso

One Trick Pony (Album)

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Paul Simon, composer (Paul Simon)

Label: Warner Bros.

Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Of Plants (Album)

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Stephanie Andrews, Michael Sembello, Stevie Wonder & Yvonne Wright, composers (Stevie Wonder)

Label: Tamla

Urban Cowboy (Album)

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Robby Campbell, Brian Collins, Dan Fogelberg, David Foster, Jerry Foster, Wayland Holyfield, Bob House, Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison, Bill Rice, Patti Russell, Boz Scaggs, Bob Seger, J.D. Souther, Joe Walsh & Johnny Wilson, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Full Moon/Asylum

22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1979)

winner

Superman

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

Alien

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Jerry Goldsmith, composer (Jerry Goldsmith)

Label: RCA

Apocalypse Now (Album)

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Carmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola, composers (Original Score)

Label: Elektra

Ice Castles (Album)

–

Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Parsons, Carole Bayer Sager & Eric Woolfson, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Arista

The Muppet Movie (Album)

–

Ken Ascher & Paul Williams, composers (The Muppets)

Label: Atlantic

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)

winner

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

Battlestar Galactica

–

Sue Collins, Glen Larson, Stu Phillips & John Tartaglia, composers (Original Score - Various Artists)

Label: Mca

Holocaust: The Story Of The Family Weiss (Album)

–

Morton Gould, composer (Morton Gould)

Label: RCA

Midnight Express

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Chris Bennett, David Castle, William Hayes, Giorgio Moroder & Oliver Stone, composers (Original Score - Various Artist)

Label: Casablanca

Revenge Of The Pink Panther (Album)

–

Leslie Bricusse & Henry Mancini, composers (Henry Mancini)

Label: United Artists

20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977)

winner

Star Wars

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

A Star Is Born (Album)

–

Ken Ascher, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Rupert Holmes, Kenny Loggins, Leon Russell, Barbra Streisand, Donna Weiss & Paul Williams, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Columbia

Rocky (Album)

–

Bill Conti, composer (Various Artists)

Label: United Artists

The Spy Who Loved Me (Album)

–

Marvin Hamlisch, composer (Various Artists)

Label: United Artists

You Light Up My Life (Album)

–

Joe Brooks, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Arista

19th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1976)

winner

Car Wash

Norman Whitfield, composer (Various Artists)

nominees

The Omen

–

Jerry Goldsmith, composer (Jerry Goldsmith)

Label: Tattco/RCA

3 Days Of The Condor (Album)

–

Dave Grusin, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Capitol

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

–

Jack Nitzsche, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Fantasy

Rich Man, Poor Man (Album)

–

Alex North, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Mca

Taxi Driver

–

Bernard Herrmann, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Arista

18th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1975)

winner

Jaws

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

nominees

Murder On The Orient Express (Album)

–

Richard Rodney Bennett, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Capitol

Nashville (Album)

–

Richard Baskin, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Henry Gibson & Richard Reicheg, composers (Various Artists)

Label: ABC

The Return Of The Pink Panther

–

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: RCA

The Wind And The Lion

–

Jerry Goldsmith, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Arista

17th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1974)

winner

The Way We Were

Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch, composers (Barbra Streisand)

nominees

Death Wish (Album)

–

Herbie Hancock, composer (Herbie Hancock)

Label: Columbia

QB VII

–

Jerry Goldsmith, composer (Jerry Goldsmith)

Label: ABC

Serpico - (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Mikis Theodorakis, composer (Mikis Theodorakis, conductor)

Label: Paramount

The Three Musketeers

–

Michel Legrand, composer (Michel Legrand)

Label: Bell

16th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1973)

winner

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Neil Diamond, composer (Neil Diamond)

nominees

Last Tango In Paris

–

Gato Barbieri, composer (Various Artists)

Label: United Artists

Live And Let Die (Album)

–

George Martin & Paul McCartney, composers (Paul McCartney And Wings)

Label: Apple/Capitol

Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (Album)

–

Bob Dylan, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Columbia

Sounder (Album)

–

Taj Mahal, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Columbia

15th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1972)

winner

The Godfather

Nino Rota, composer (Nino Rota)

nominees

$ (Dollars)

–

Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones)

Label: Reprise

Nicholas And Alexandra (Album)

–

Richard Rodney Bennett, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Bell

Superfly (Album)

–

(Curtis Mayfield)

Label: Curtom

The Garden Of The Finzi Continis (Album)

–

Manuel De Sica, composer (Various Artists)

Label: RCA

14th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1971)

winner

Shaft

Isaac Hayes, composer (Isaac Hayes)

nominees

Bless The Beasts And Children (Album)

–

Perry Botkin Jr. & Barry De Vorzon, composers (Various Artists)

Label: A&M

Friends (Album)

–

Elton John & Bernie Taupin, composers (Various Artists)

Label: Paramount

Love Story (Album)

–

Francis Lai, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Paramount

Ryan's Daughter (Album)

–

Maurice Jarre, composer (Various Artists)

Label: MGM

13th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1970)

winner

Let It Be

George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, composers (The Beatles)

nominees

MASH

–

Johnny Mandel, composer (Various)

Label: Columbia

The Sterile Cuckoo (Album)

–

Fred Karlin, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Paramount

Airport (Album)

–

Alfred Newman, composer (Alfred Newman)

Label: Decca

Darling Lili (Album)

–

Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, composers (Julie Andrews)

Label: RCA

12th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1969)

winner

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Burt Bacharach, composer (Burt Bacharach)

nominees

Mackenna's Gold (Album)

–

Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones)

Label: RCA

Me, Natalie

–

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: Columbia

The Lost Man (Album)

–

Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones)

Label: Uni

Yellow Submarine

–

George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin & Paul McCartney, composers (The Beatles)

Label: Capitol

11th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1968)

winner

The Graduate

Dave Grusin & Paul Simon, composers (Simon And Garfunkel)

nominees

The Odd Couple (Album)

–

Neal Hefti, composer (Neal Hefti)

Label: Dot

Valley Of The Dolls (Album)

–

Andre Previn, composer (Andre Previn)

Label: 20th Century

Bonnie And Clyde

–

Charles Strouse, composer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Label: Warner Bros./7 Arts

The Fox

–

Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin)

Label: Warner Bros./7 Arts

10th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1967)

winner

Mission: Impossible

Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin)

nominees

Casino Royale (Album)

–

Burt Bacharach, composer (Various Artists)

Label: RCA

Doctor Doolittle (Album)

–

Leslie Bricusse, composer (Various Artists)

Label: 20th Century

In The Heat Of The Night (Album)

–

Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones)

Label: United Artists

To Sir With Love (Album)

–

Don Black, Ron Grainer & Mark London, composers (Various Artists Including Lulu And The Mindbenders)

Label: Fontana

9th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1966)

winner

Dr. Zhivago

Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre)

nominees

Alfie - Original Music From The Score

–

Sonny Rollins, composer (Oliver Nelson)

Label: Impulse

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

–

Alex North, composer (Alex North)

Label: Warner Bros.

Arabesque (Motion Picture)

–

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: RCA

Born Free

–

John Barry, composer (John Barry)

Label: MGM

8th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1965)

winner

The Sandpiper

Johnny Mandel, composer (Robert Armbruster Orchestra)

nominees

Help! (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ken Thorne, composers (The Beatles)

Label: Capitol

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Television Show) (Album)

–

Jerry Goldsmith, Walter Scharf, Lalo Schifrin & Mort Stevens, composers (Various Artists)

Label: RCA

The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

–

Jacques Demy & Michel Legrand, composers (Jacques Demy)

Label: Philips

Zorba The Greek (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Mikis Theodorakis, composer (Various Artists)

Label: 20th Century

7th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1964)

winner

Mary Poppins

Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman, composers (Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke)

nominees

Goldfinger

–

John Barry, composer (John Barry)

Label: United Artists

Robin And The Seven Hoods (Motion Picture) (Single)

–

Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen, composers (Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.)

Label: Warner Bros.

The Pink Panther (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: RCA

A Hard Day's Night (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

John Lennon & Paul McCartney, composers (The Beatles)

Label: Capitol

6th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1963)

winner

Tom Jones

John Addison, composer (John Addison)

nominees

Cleopatra (Album)

–

Alex North, composer (Alex North, conductor)

Label: 20th Century Fox

Lawrence Of Arabia (Album)

–

Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre, conductor)

Label: Colpix

Mondo Cane (Album)

–

Nino Oliviero & Riz Ortolani, composers (Riz Ortoloni, conductor)

Label: United Artists

4th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1961)

winner

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

nominees

Checkmate

–

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Label: Columbia

La Dolce Vita (Motion Picture)

–

Nino Rota, composer (Nino Rota)

Label: RCA

Paris Blues (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, composers (Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington)

Label: United Artists

The Guns Of Navarone (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Dimitri Tiomkin, composer (Dimitri Tiomkin)

Label: Columbia

3rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1960)

winner

Exodus

Ernest Gold, composer (Ernest Gold)

nominees

Ben Hur (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Miklos Rozsa, composer (Miklos Rozsa)

Label: MGM

Mr. Lucky (TV) (Album)

–

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: RCA

The Apartment (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Adolph Deutch, composer (Various Artists)

Label: United Artists

The Untouchables (Television) (Album)

–

Nelson Riddle, composer (Nelson Riddle)

Label: Capitol

2nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1959)

winner

Anatomy Of A Murder

Duke Ellington, composer (Duke Ellington)

nominees

More Music From Peter Gunn (TV Show) (Album)

–

Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini)

Label: RCA

Pete Kelly's Blues (TV Show)

–

Dick Cathcart, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Warner Bros.

The Music From M Squad (TV Show) (Album)

–

Stanley Wilson, composer (Stanley Wilson)

Label: RCA

The Nun's Story (Motion Picture) (Album)

–

Franz Waxman, composer (Various Artists)

Label: Warner Bros.