Academy Award Winners for Best Original Score
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Academy Award Winners for Best Original Score

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Academy Award Winners for Best Original Score

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91 picks in “Academy Award Winners for Best Original Score”, curated by The Cinephile on TheLysts.

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Academy Award Winners for Best Original Score — 10 items
NameFilm TitleDirector(s)Composer(s)Genre(s)Year of AwardCountry of OriginLanguageBrief Synopsis
31Mary PoppinsMary PoppinsRobert StevensonRichard M. Sherman, Robert B. ShermanComedy, Family, Fantasy1964USAEnglishA magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
32Doctor ZhivagoDoctor ZhivagoDavid LeanMaurice JarreDrama, Romance, War1965USA, ItalyEnglishThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during the Bolshevik Revolution.
33Born FreeBorn FreeJames HillJohn BarryAdventure, Biography, Drama1966UKEnglishThe true story of a couple who raise a lioness cub named Elsa and successfully release her into the wild.
34Thoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern MillieGeorge Roy HillElmer BernsteinComedy, Musical, Romance1967USAEnglishIn 1920s New York City, a young woman sets out to find a wealthy husband but gets caught up in misadventures.
35The Lion in WinterThe Lion in WinterAnthony HarveyJohn BarryBiography, Drama, History1968UKEnglishKing Henry II's family gathers for Christmas and engages in a battle of wits over the succession to the throne.
36Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidGeorge Roy HillBurt BacharachBiography, Crime, Drama1969USAEnglishTwo Western outlaws flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close, only to find themselves pursued by a relentless posse.
37Love StoryLove StoryArthur HillerFrancis LaiDrama, Romance1970USAEnglishA wealthy Harvard law student and a working-class music student fall in love, despite their differing backgrounds and the disapproval of his family.
38Summer of '42Summer of '42Robert MulliganMichel LegrandDrama, Romance1971USAEnglishA coming-of-age story about a teenage boy who has an affair with a woman whose husband is away at war.
39LimelightLimelightCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry RussellComedy, Drama, Music1972USAEnglishA fading comedian and a despondent ballerina form a supportive relationship that revitalizes both their lives.
40The Way We WereThe Way We WereSydney PollackMarvin HamlischDrama, Romance1973USAEnglishTwo disparate individuals, a politically active woman and a carefree writer, fall in and out of love over decades.
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