AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.
Previous winners[]
| Year | Film | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | ||
| 1975 | The Cars That Ate Paris | Bruce Smeaton |
| The Great Macarthy | ||
| 1977 | The Picture Show Man | Peter Best |
| 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 |
| 1980s | ||
| 1980 | Manganinnie | Peter Sculthorpe |
| ...Maybe This Time | Bruce Smeaton | |
| Stir | Cameron Allan | |
| The Chain Reaction | ||
| 1981 | Fatty Finn | Grahame Bond, 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, 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, Bruce Rowland |
| Annie's Coming Out | Simon Walker | |
| Razorback | Iva Davies | |
| Silver City | William Motzing | |
| 1985 | An Indecent Obsession | Peter Best, Billy Byers, Ray Cook, Chris Neal, Bruce Rowland |
| Bliss | Peter Best | |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | Tim Finn, William Motzing | |
| Frog Dreaming | Brian May | |
| 1986 | Young Einstein | Martin Armiger, 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, Morton Wilson | |
| Fever | Frank Strangio | |
| Incident at Raven's Gate | Roman Kronen, Graham Tardif | |
| 1989 | Dead Calm | Graeme Revell |
| Evil Angels | Bruce Smeaton | |
| Georgia | Paul Grabowsky | |
| Ghosts… of the Civil Dead | Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey | |
| 1990s | ||
| 1990 | The Big Steal | Chris Gough, Phil Judd |
| Sher Mountain Killings Mystery | Art Phillips | |
| Struck by Lightning | Paul Smyth | |
| Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Bruce Smeaton | |
| 1991 | Dingo | Miles Davis, 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, 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, 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 | |
| 2000s | ||
| 2000 | Bootmen | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Better Than Sex | David Hirschfelder | |
| Chopper | Mick Harvey | |
| 15 Amore | Carlo Giacco | |
| 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, 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, David Thrussell | |
| 2005 | The Proposition | Nick Cave, 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, 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, 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 | |
| 2010s | ||
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Antony Partos |
| Beneath Hill 60 | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| Bran Nue Dae | ||
| Bright Star | Mark Bradshaw | |
| AACTA Awards | ||
| 2011 (1st) |
The Hunter | Andrew Lancaster, Michael Lira, 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, Matteo Zingales |
| A Few Best Men | Guy Gross | |
| Mental | Michael Yezerski | |
| 33 Postcards | Antony Partos | |
| 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, 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, Dustin O’Halloran |
| Ali's Wedding (soundtrack) | 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, 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 | |
| 2020s | ||
| 2020 | 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 | June Again | Christopher Gordon |
| The Dry | Peter Raeburn | |
| Nitram | Jed Kurzel | |
| Penguin Bloom | Marcelo Zarvos | |
| Rams | Antony Partos | |
References[]
See also[]
- List of film music awards § Best score
Categories:
- AACTA Awards
- Film awards for best score