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AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
Australian film award
Summary
Australian film award
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.
Winners and nominees
| Year | Film | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 90s1970s | ||
| 1975 | The Cars That Ate Paris / *The Great Macarthy* | Bruce Smeaton |
| 1977 | *The Picture Show Man* | Peter Best |
| Mad Dog Morgan | Patrick Flynn | |
| Oz | Ross Wilson | |
| Storm Boy | Michael Carlos | |
| 1978 | *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* | Bruce Smeaton |
| The Last Wave | Charles Wain | |
| The Mango Tree | Marc Wilkinson | |
| Newsfront | William Motzing | |
| 1979 | *Mad Max* | Brian May |
| In Search of Anna | John Martyn | |
| The Last of the Knucklemen | Bruce Smeaton | |
| The Night the Prowler | Cameron Allan | |
| 90s1980s | ||
| 1980 | *Manganinnie* | Peter Sculthorpe |
| The Chain Reaction | Andrew Thomas Wilson | |
| ...Maybe This Time | Bruce Smeaton | |
| Stir | Cameron Allan | |
| 1981 | *Fatty Finn* | Grahame Bond and Rory O'Donoghue |
| Grendel Grendel Grendel | Bruce Smeaton | |
| Roadgames | Brian May | |
| Wrong Side of the Road | Jordy Butler | |
| 1982 | *The Man from Snowy River* | Bruce Rowland |
| Mad Max 2 | Brian May | |
| Starstruck | Dennis James, Phil Judd, Bill Miller and Mark Moffatt | |
| We of the Never Never | Peter Best | |
| 1983 | *Phar Lap* | Bruce Rowland |
| Buddies | Chris Neal | |
| Careful, He Might Hear You | Ray Cook | |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | Maurice Jarre | |
| 1984 | *Street Hero* | Garth Porter and Bruce Rowland |
| Annie's Coming Out | Simon Walker | |
| Razorback | Iva Davies | |
| Silver City | William Motzing | |
| 1985 | *Rebel* | Peter Best, Billy Byers, Ray Cook, Chris Neal and Bruce Rowland |
| Bliss | Peter Best | |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | Tim Finn and William Motzing | |
| Frog Dreaming | Brian May | |
| 1986 | *Young Einstein* | Martin Armiger and William Motzing |
| Burke & Wills | Peter Sculthorpe | |
| For Love Alone | Nathan Waks | |
| The More Things Change... | Peter Best | |
| 1987 | *The Tale of Ruby Rose* | Paul Schutze |
| Echoes of Paradise | William Motzing | |
| Those Dear Departed | Phillip Scott | |
| The Umbrella Woman | Cameron Allan | |
| 1988 | *The Lighthorsemen* | Mario Millo |
| Daisy and Simon | Andrew Hagen and Morton Wilson | |
| Fever | Frank Strangio | |
| Incident at Raven's Gate | Roman Kronen and Graham Tardif | |
| 1989 | *Dead Calm* | Graeme Revell |
| Evil Angels | Bruce Smeaton | |
| Georgia | Paul Grabowsky | |
| Ghosts... of the Civil Dead | Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave and Mick Harvey | |
| 90s1990s | ||
| 1990 | *The Big Steal* | Phil Judd |
| Sher Mountain Killings Mystery | Art Phillips | |
| Struck by Lightning | Paul Smyth | |
| Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Bruce Smeaton | |
| 1991 | *Dingo* | Miles Davis and Michel Legrand |
| Aya | Roger Mason | |
| Stan and George's New Life | Michael Atkinson | |
| A Woman's Tale | Paul Grabowsky | |
| 1992 | *Romper Stomper* | John Clifford White |
| Black Robe | Georges Delerue | |
| The Last Days of Chez Nous | Paul Grabowsky | |
| Redheads | Felicity Foxx | |
| 1993 | *The Piano* | Michael Nyman |
| Flynn | Billy Childs and Anthony Marinelli | |
| Map of the Human Heart | Gabriel Yared | |
| On My Own | Franco Piersanti | |
| 1994 | *Traps* | Stephen Rae |
| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Guy Gross | |
| Exile | Paul Grabowsky | |
| Sirens | Rachel Portman | |
| 1995 | *Dad and Dave: On Our Selection* | Peter Best |
| Hotel Sorrento | Nerida Tyson-Chew | |
| Mushrooms | Paul Grabowsky | |
| Sanctuary | Christopher Gordon | |
| 1996 | *Shine* | David Hirschfelder |
| Children of the Revolution | Nigel Westlake | |
| Dead Heart | Stephen Rae | |
| Lilian's Story | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| 1997 | *Doing Time for Patsy Cline* | Peter Best |
| Idiot Box | Nick Launay and Tim Rogers | |
| Road to Nhill | Elizabeth Drake | |
| The Well | Stephen Rae | |
| 1998 | *Oscar and Lucinda* | Thomas Newman |
| The Boys | The Necks | |
| Head On | Ollie Olsen | |
| The Interview | David Hirschfelder | |
| 1999 | *In a Savage Land* | David Bridie |
| Praise | Dirty Three | |
| Soft Fruit | Antony Partos | |
| Two Hands | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| 90s2000s | ||
| 2000 | *Bootmen* | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| 15 Amore | Carlo Giacco | |
| Better Than Sex | David Hirschfelder | |
| Chopper | Mick Harvey | |
| 2001 | *La Spagnola* | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| The Bank | Alan John | |
| The Dish | Edmund Choi | |
| Lantana | Paul Kelly | |
| 2002 | *Rabbit-Proof Fence* | Peter Gabriel |
| Australian Rules | Mick Harvey | |
| Beneath Clouds | Ivan Sen and Alister Spence | |
| Walking on Water | Antony Partos | |
| 2003 | *Japanese Story* | Elizabeth Drake |
| Alexandra's Project | Graham Tardif | |
| Gettin' Square | 3KShort | |
| Travelling Light | Richard Vella | |
| 2004 | *Somersault* | Decoder Ring |
| The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | Graham Tardif | |
| One Perfect Day | David Hobson | |
| Thunderstruck | Frank Tetaz and David Thrussell | |
| 2005 | *The Proposition* | Nick Cave and Warren Ellis |
| Little Fish | Nathan Larson | |
| Three Dollars | Alan John | |
| Wolf Creek | Frank Tetaz | |
| 2006 | *Suburban Mayhem* | Mick Harvey |
| The Book of Revelation | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| Jindabyne | Paul Kelly and Dan Luscombe | |
| Macbeth | John Clifford White | |
| 2007 | *The Home Song Stories* | Antony Partos |
| Noise | Bryony Marks | |
| Razzle Dazzle | Roger Mason | |
| Romulus, My Father | Basil Hogios | |
| 2008 | *Unfinished Sky* | Antony Partos |
| The Black Balloon | Michael Yezerski | |
| The Square | Ben Lee and Frank Tetaz | |
| The Tender Hook | Chris Abrahams | |
| 2009 | *Mao's Last Dancer* | Christopher Gordon |
| Australia | David Hirschfelder | |
| Balibo | Lisa Gerrard | |
| Samson and Delilah | Warwick Thornton | |
| 90s2010s | ||
| 2010 | *Animal Kingdom* | Antony Partos |
| Beneath Hill 60 | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| Bran Nue Dae | ||
| Bright Star | Mark Bradshaw | |
| AACTAAACTA Awards | ||
| 2011 | ||
| (1st) | *The Hunter* | Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira and Matteo Zingales |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | David Hirschfelder | |
| Red Dog | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| Snowtown | Jed Kurzel | |
| 2012 | ||
| (2nd) | *Not Suitable for Children* | Jono Ma and Matteo Zingales |
| 33 Postcards | Antony Partos | |
| A Few Best Men | Guy Gross | |
| Mental | Michael Yezerski | |
| 2013 | ||
| (3rd) | *The Great Gatsby* | Craig Armstrong |
| Dead Europe | Jed Kurzel | |
| Drift | Michael Yezerski | |
| The Rocket | Caitlin Yeo | |
| 2014 | ||
| (4th) | *The Railway Man* | David Hirschfelder |
| Healing | David Hirschfelder | |
| Predestination | Peter Spierig | |
| The Rover | Antony Partos and Sam Petty | |
| 2015 | ||
| (5th) | *Mad Max: Fury Road* | Junkie XL |
| The Dressmaker | David Hirschfelder | |
| Paper Planes | Nigel Westlake | |
| Partisan | Oneohtrix Point Never | |
| 2016 | ||
| (6th) | *Tanna* | Antony Partos |
| Boys in the Trees | Darrin Verhagen | |
| Gods of Egypt | Marco Beltrami | |
| Teenage Kicks | David Barber | |
| 2017 | ||
| (7th) | *Lion* | Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O’Halloran |
| Ali's Wedding | Nigel Westlake & Sydney Symphony Orchestra | |
| Berlin Syndrome | Bryony Marks | |
| The Butterfly Tree | Caitlin Yeo | |
| 2018 | ||
| (8th) | *Ladies in Black* | Christopher Gordon |
| Mary Magdalene | Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson | |
| Peter Rabbit | Dominic Lewis | |
| Upgrade | Jed Palmer | |
| 2019 | ||
| (9th) | *Judy and Punch* | François Tétaz |
| Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan | Caitlin Yeo | |
| Hotel Mumbai | Volker Bertelmann | |
| Ride Like a Girl | David Hirschfelder | |
| 90s2020s | ||
| 2020 | ||
| (10th) | *Babyteeth* | Amanda Brown |
| Dirt Music | Craig Armstrong | |
| H is for Happiness | Nerida Tyson-Chew | |
| I Am Woman | Rafael May | |
| True History of the Kelly Gang | Jed Kurzel | |
| 2021 | ||
| (11th) | *June Again* | Christopher Gordon |
| The Dry | Peter Raeburn | |
| Nitram | Jed Kurzel | |
| Penguin Bloom | Marcelo Zarvos | |
| Rams | Antony Partos | |
| 2022 | ||
| (12th) | *Falling for Figaro* | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| The Drover's Wife | Salliana Seven Campbell | |
| Elvis | Elliott Wheeler | |
| A Stitch in Time | Angela Little | |
| Three Thousand Years of Longing | Tom Holkenborg | |
| 2023 | ||
| (13th) | *Talk to Me* | Cornel Wilczek |
| The Big Dog | Sam Weiss | |
| Blueback | Nigel Westlake | |
| Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism | Dmitri Golovko | |
| Suka | Me-Lee Hay | |
| 2024 | ||
| (14th) | *Better Man* | *Batu Sener* |
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Tom Holkenborg | |
| How to Make Gravy | Sam Dixon | |
| Late Night with the Devil | Roscoe James Irwin and Glenn Richards | |
| Memoir of a Snail | Elena Kats-Chernin |
References
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