Best Music: 1960s

Best Original Score:

1960: Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)

Oscar winner: Exodus (Ernest Gold)

Was this nominated?: No

1961: La Dolce Vita (Nino Rota)

Oscar winner: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Henry Mancini)

Was this nominated?: No

1962: Lawrence of Arabia (Maurice Jarre)

Oscar winner: Lawrence of Arabia (Maurice Jarre)

1963: The Great Escape (Elmer Bernstein)

Oscar winner: Tom Jones (John Addison)

Was this nominated?: No

1964: Mary Poppins (Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)

Oscar winner: Mary Poppins (Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)

1965: Doctor Zhivago (Maurice Jarre)

Oscar winner: Doctor Zhivago (Maurice Jarre)

1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Alex North)

Oscar winner: Born Free (John Barry)

Was this nominated?: Yes

1967: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Ennio Morricone)

Oscar winner: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Elmer Bernstein)

Was this nominated?: No

1968: Bullitt (Lalo Schifrin)

Oscar winner: The Lion in Winter (John Barry)

Was this nominated?: No

1969: Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone)

Oscar winner: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Burt Bacharach)

Was this nominated?: No

Best Original Song:

1960: "The Green Leaves of Summer" - The Alamo

Oscar winner: "Never on Sunday" - Never on Sunday

Was this nominated?: Yes

1961: "Moon River" - Breakfast at Tiffany's

Oscar winner: "Moon River" - Breakfast at Tiffany's

1962: "Le Tourbillon" - Jules and Jim

Oscar winner: "Days of Wine and Roses" - Days of Wine and Roses

Was this nominated?: No

1963: "Love with the Proper Stranger" - Love with the Proper Stranger

Oscar winner: "Call Me Irresponsible" - Papa's Delicate Condition

Was this nominated?: No

1964: "A Hard Day's Night" - A Hard Day's Night

Oscar winner: "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - Mary Poppins

Was this nominated?: No

1965: "I Will Wait For You" - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Oscar winner: "The Shadow of Your Smile" - The Sandpiper

Was this nominated?: Yes

1966: "Tu M'as Trop Menti" - Masculin Féminin

Oscar winner: "Born Free" - Born Free

Was this nominated?: No

1967: "Mrs. Robinson" - The Graduate

Oscar winner: "Talk to the Animals" - Doctor Dolittle

Was this nominated?: No

1968: "The Windmills of Your Mind" - The Thomas Crown Affair

Oscar winner: "The Windmills of Your Mind" - The Thomas Crown Affair

1969: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Oscar winner: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Updated: 4/3/14