Best Music: 2000s

UPDATE (12/10/12): I just realized that I forgot about Mihály Vig's beautiful score for Bela Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies. So, it's replaced Ennio Morricone's win for Malena in 2000. Sorry, but I HAD to fix that. 

 

Best Original Score:

2000: Werckmeister Harmonies (Mihály Vig)

Oscar winner: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Tan Dun)

Was this nominated?: No 

Best Music: 1990s

Best Original Score: 

1990: Edward Scissorhands (Danny Elfman)

Oscar winner: Dances with Wolves (John Barry)

Was this nominated?: No

Best Music: 1980s

Best Original Score:

1980: The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)

Oscar winner: Fame (Michael Gore)

Was this nominated?: Yes

Best Music: 1970s

Best Original Score:

1970: Love Story (Francis Lai)

Oscar winner: Love Story (Francis Lai)

Best Music: 1960s

Best Original Score:

1960: Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)

Oscar winner: Exodus (Ernest Gold)

Was this nominated?: No

Best Music: 1950s

Best Original Score:

1950: Sunset Blvd. (Franz Waxman)

Oscar winner: Sunset Blvd. (Franz Waxman)

Best Music: 1940s

Best Original Score:

1940: Rebecca (Franz Waxman)*

Oscar winner: Pinocchio (Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, and Ned Washington)

Was this nominated?: Yes

Best Music: 1930s

Note: The Academy didn't create the music categories until 1934.

Best Original Score:

1930: Under the Roofs of Paris (Raoul Moretti and Vincent Scotto)