The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards.
Winners and nominees
| Year
|
Film
|
Composer(s)
|
| 1970s
|
| 1975
|
The Cars That Ate Paris / The Great Macarthy
|
Bruce Smeaton
|
| 1977
|
The Picture Show Man
|
Peter Best
|
| Mad Dog Morgan
|
Patrick Flynn
|
| Oz
|
Ross Wilson
|
| Storm Boy
|
Michael Carlos
|
| 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
|
| In Search of Anna
|
John Martyn
|
| The Last of the Knucklemen
|
Bruce Smeaton
|
| The Night the Prowler
|
Cameron Allan
|
| 1980s
|
| 1980
|
Manganinnie
|
Peter Sculthorpe
|
| The Chain Reaction
|
Andrew Thomas Wilson
|
| ...Maybe This Time
|
Bruce Smeaton
|
| Stir
|
Cameron Allan
|
| 1981
|
Fatty Finn
|
Grahame Bond and 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 and 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 and Bruce Rowland
|
| Annie's Coming Out
|
Simon Walker
|
| Razorback
|
Iva Davies
|
| Silver City
|
William Motzing
|
| 1985
|
Rebel
|
Peter Best, Billy Byers, Ray Cook, Chris Neal and Bruce Rowland
|
| Bliss
|
Peter Best
|
| The Coca-Cola Kid
|
Tim Finn and William Motzing
|
| Frog Dreaming
|
Brian May
|
| 1986
|
Young Einstein
|
Martin Armiger and 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 and Morton Wilson
|
| Fever
|
Frank Strangio
|
| Incident at Raven's Gate
|
Roman Kronen and Graham Tardif
|
| 1989
|
Dead Calm
|
Graeme Revell
|
| Evil Angels
|
Bruce Smeaton
|
| Georgia
|
Paul Grabowsky
|
| Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
|
Blixa Bargeld, Nick Cave and Mick Harvey
|
| 1990s
|
| 1990
|
The Big Steal
|
Phil Judd
|
| Sher Mountain Killings Mystery
|
Art Phillips
|
| Struck by Lightning
|
Paul Smyth
|
| Wendy Cracked a Walnut
|
Bruce Smeaton
|
| 1991
|
Dingo
|
Miles Davis and 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 and 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 and 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
|
| 15 Amore
|
Carlo Giacco
|
| Better Than Sex
|
David Hirschfelder
|
| Chopper
|
Mick Harvey
|
| 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 and 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 and David Thrussell
|
| 2005
|
The Proposition
|
Nick Cave and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Matteo Zingales
|
| 33 Postcards
|
Antony Partos
|
| A Few Best Men
|
Guy Gross
|
| Mental
|
Michael Yezerski
|
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 and 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 and Dustin O’Halloran
|
| Ali's Wedding
|
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 and 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
(10th)
|
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
(11th)
|
June Again
|
Christopher Gordon
|
| The Dry
|
Peter Raeburn
|
| Nitram
|
Jed Kurzel
|
| Penguin Bloom
|
Marcelo Zarvos
|
| Rams
|
Antony Partos
|
2022
(12th)
|
Falling for Figaro
|
Cezary Skubiszewski
|
| The Drover's Wife
|
Salliana Seven Campbell
|
| Elvis
|
Elliott Wheeler
|
| A Stitch in Time
|
Angela Little
|
| Three Thousand Years of Longing
|
Tom Holkenborg
|
2023
(13th)
|
Talk to Me
|
Cornel Wilczek
|
| The Big Dog
|
Sam Weiss
|
| Blueback
|
Nigel Westlake
|
| Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism
|
Dmitri Golovko
|
| Suka
|
Me-Lee Hay
|
2024
(14th)
|
Better Man
|
Batu Sener
|
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
|
Tom Holkenborg
|
| How to Make Gravy
|
Sam Dixon
|
| Late Night with the Devil
|
Roscoe James Irwin and Glenn Richards
|
| Memoir of a Snail
|
Elena Kats-Chernin
|
See also
References
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Documentary
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| Retired awards | |
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| Ceremonies | | AFI Awards | |
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AACTA Awards
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