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See both lists after the cut.

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)