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)

1931: City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)

1932: Vampyr (Wolfgang Zeller)

Note: Possible spoilers in clip

1933: King Kong (Max Steiner)

1934: The Lost Patrol (Max Steiner)

Oscar winner: One Night of Love (Louis Silvers,

Victor Schertzinger, Gus Kahn)

Was this nominated?: Yes

1935: The Bride of Frankenstein (Franz Waxman)

Oscar winner: The Informer (Max Steiner)

Was this nominated?: No

1936: Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin)

Oscar winner: Anthony Adverse (Leo Forbstein,

Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

Was this nominated?: No

1937: Lost Horizon (Dimitri Tiomkin)

Oscar winner: One Hundred Men and a Girl (Charles Previn)

Was this nominated?: Yes

1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

Oscar winner: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

1939: Gone with the Wind (Max Steiner)

Oscar winner: The Wizard of Oz (Herbert Stothart)

Was this nominated?: Yes

*1934-37 Oscar winners are from the Best Scoring category. 1938-39 Oscar winners are from the Best Original Score category.*

Best Original Song:

1930: "Falling in Love Again" - The Blue Angel

1931: "Toujours l'Amour in the Army" - The Smiling Lieutenant


1932: "Isn't It Romantic?" - Love Me Tonight

1933: "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" - Gold Diggers of 1933

1934: "The Continental" - The Gay Divorcee

Oscar winner: "The Continental" - The Gay Divorcee

1935: "Cheek to Cheek" - Top Hat

Oscar winner: "Lullaby of Broadway" - Gold Diggers of 1935

Was this nominated?: Yes

1936: "The Way You Look Tonight" - Swing Time

Oscar winner: "The Way You Look Tonight" - Swing Time

1937: "Heigh Ho" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Oscar winner: "Sweet Leilani" - Waikiki Wedding

Was this nominated?: No

1938: "Now It Can Be Told" - Alexander's Ragtime Band

Oscar winner: "Thanks for the Memory" - The Big Broadcast of 1938
Was this nominated?: Yes

1939: "Over the Rainbow" - The Wizard of Oz

Oscar winner: "Over the Rainbow" - The Wizard of Oz

Updated: 9/5/14