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Best Original Score Nominees of the 21st Century

How many movies can you name that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score since 2000?
Years provided are the years the movies were released, not the year the ceremony took place.
Name the films, not the individuals that won.
Nominated composer(s) are provided to assist
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2024
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann
Conclave
Clément Ducol and Camille
Emilia Pérez
John Powell
and Stephen Schwartz
Wicked
Kris Bowers
The Wild Robot
 
 
2023
Ludwig Göransson
Oppenheimer
Laura Karpman
American Fiction
John Williams
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Robbie Robertson
Killers of the Flower Moon
Jerskin Fendrix
Poor Things
 
 
2022
Volker Bertelmann
All Quiet on the Western Front
Justin Hurwitz
Babylon
Carter Burwell
The Banshees of Inisherin
Son Lux
Everything Everywhere All at Once
John Williams
The Fabelmans
 
 
2021
Hans Zimmer
Dune
Nicholas Britell
Don't Look Up
Germaine Franco
Encanto
Alberto Iglesias
Parallel Mothers
Jonny Greenwood
The Power of the Dog
 
 
2020
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
& Jon Batiste
Soul
Terence Blanchard
Da 5 Bloods
Trent Reznor
and Atticus Ross
Mank
Emile Mosseri
Minari
James Newton Howard
News of the World
 
 
2019
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Joker
Alexandre Desplat
Little Women
Randy Newman
Marriage Story
Thomas Newman
1917
John Williams
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
 
 
2018
Ludwig Göransson
Black Panther
Terence Blanchard
BlacKkKlansman
Nicholas Britell
If Beale Street Could Talk
Alexandre Desplat
Isle of Dogs
Marc Shaiman
Mary Poppins Returns
 
 
2017
Alexandre Desplat
The Shape of Water
Hans Zimmer
Dunkirk
Jonny Greenwood
Phantom Thread
John Williams
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Carter Burwell
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
 
 
2016
Justin Hurwitz
La La Land
Mica Levi
Jackie
Dustin O'Halloran
and Volker Bertelmann
Lion
Nicholas Britell
Moonlight
Thomas Newman
Passengers
2015
Ennio Morricone
The Hateful Eight
Thomas Newman
Bridge of Spies
Carter Burwell
Carol
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Sicario
John Williams
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 
 
2014
Alexandre Desplat
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat
The Imitation Game
Hans Zimmer
Interstellar
Gary Yershon
Mr. Turner
Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Theory of Everything
 
 
2013
Stephen Price
Gravity
John Williams
The Book Thief
Will Butler
and Owen Pallett
Her
Alexandre Desplat
Philomena
Thomas Newman
Saving Mr. Banks
 
 
2012
Mychael Danna
Life of Pi
Dario Marianelli
Anna Karenina
Alexandre Desplat
Argo
John Williams
Lincoln
Thomas Newman
Skyfall
 
 
2011
Ludovic Bource
The Artist
John Williams
The Adventures of Tintin
Howard Shore
Hugo
Alberto Iglesias
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams
War Horse
 
 
2010
Trent Reznor
and Atticus Ross
The Social Network
A. R. Rahman
127 Hours
John Powell
How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer
Inception
Alexandre Desplat
The King's Speech
 
 
2009
Michael Giacchino
Up
James Horner
Avatar
Alexandre Desplat
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Marco Beltrami
and Buck Sanders
The Hurt Locker
Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes
 
 
2008
A. R. Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire
Alexandre Desplat
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Newton Howard
Defiance
Danny Elfman
Milk
Thomas Newman
WALL-E
2007
Dario Marianelli
Atonement
Marco Beltrami
3:10 to Yuma
Alberto Iglesias
The Kite Runner
James Newton Howard
Michael Clayton
Michael Giacchino
Ratatouille
 
 
2006
Gustavo Santaolalla
Babel
Thomas Newman
The Good German
Philip Glass
Notes on a Scandal
Javier Navarrete
Pan's Labyrinth
Alexandre Desplat
The Queen
 
 
2005
Gustavo Santaolalla
Brokeback Mountain
Alberto Iglesias
The Constant Gardener
John Williams
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Dario Marianelli
Pride & Prejudice
 
 
2004
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Finding Neverland
John Williams
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Thomas Newman
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
John Debney
The Passion of the Christ
James Newton Howard
The Village
 
 
2003
Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Danny Elfman
Big Fish
Gabriel Yared
Cold Mountain
Thomas Newman
Finding Nemo
James Horner
House of Sand and Fog
 
 
2002
Elliot Goldenthal
Frida
John Williams
Catch Me If You Can
Elmer Bernstein
Far from Heaven
Philip Glass
The Hours
Thomas Newman
Road to Perdition
 
 
2001
Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
John Williams
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
James Horner
A Beautiful Mind
John Williams
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Randy Newman
Monsters, Inc.
 
 
2000
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Rachel Portman
Chocolat
Hans Zimmer
Gladiator
Ennio Morricone
Malèna
John Williams
The Patriot
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