The Oscars
* Red text
denotes winners
1989
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY |
John Williams |
| FIELD OF DREAMS |
James Horner |
| INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE |
John Williams |
| THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS |
David Grusin |
| THE LITTLE MERMAID |
Alan Menken |
Original
Song |
CHANCES ARE - "After All" |
Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow |
| PARENTHOOD - "I Love To See You
Smile" |
Randy Newman |
| SHIRLEY VALENTINE - "The Girl Who
Used To Be Me" |
Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Marvin
Hamlisch |
| THE LITTLE MERMAID - "Kiss the
Girl" |
Howard Ashman, Alan Menken |
| THE LITTLE MERMAID -
"Under the Sea" |
Alan Menken, Howard
Ashman |
1988
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
DANGEROUS LIAISONS |
George Fenton |
| GORILLAS IN THE MIST |
Maurice Jarre |
| RAIN MAN |
Hans Zimmer |
| THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST |
John Williams |
| THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR |
Dave Grusin |
Original
Song |
BAGDAD CAFE - "Calling You" |
Bob Telson |
| BUSTER - "Two Hearts" |
Lamont Dozier, Phil Collins |
| WORKING GIRL - "Let
the River Run" |
Carly Simon |
1987
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
CRY FREEDOM |
Jonas Gwangwa, George Fenton |
| EMPIRE OF THE SUN |
John Williams |
| THE LAST EMPEROR |
Cong Su, Ryuichi
Sakamoto, David Byrne |
| THE UNTOUCHABLES |
Ennio Morricone |
| THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK |
John Williams |
Original
Song |
BEVERLY HILLS COP II -
"Shakedown" |
Bob Seger, Harold Faltermeyer,
Keith Forsey |
| CRY FREEDOM - "Cry Freedom" |
Jonas Gwangwa, George Fenton |
| DIRTY DANCING -
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" |
Donald Markowitz, Franke
Previte, John DeNicola |
| MANNEQUIN - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us
Now" |
Diane Warren, Albert Hammond |
| THE PRINCESS BRIDE - "Storybook
Love" |
Willy DeVille |
1986
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
'ROUND MIDNIGHT |
Herbie Hancock |
| ALIENS |
James Horner |
| HOOSIERS |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME |
Leonard Rosenman |
| THE MISSION |
Ennio Morricone |
Original
Song |
AN AMERICAN TAIL - "Somewhere Out
There" |
Barry Mann, James Horner, Cynthia Weil |
| LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - "Mean Green
Mother from Outer Space" |
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman |
| THAT'S LIFE - "Life in a Looking
Glass" |
Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse |
| THE KARATE KID PART II - "Glory of
Love" |
Diane Nini, Peter Cetera, David
Foster |
| TOP GUN - "Take My
Breath Away" |
Tom Whitlock, Giorgio
Moroder |
1985
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
AGNES OF GOD |
Georges Delerue |
| OUT OF AFRICA |
John Barry |
| SILVERADO |
Bruce Broughton |
| THE COLOR PURPLE |
Rod Temperton, Quincy Jones, Jeremy
Lubbock, Randy Kerber, Joel Rosenbaum, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Caiphus Semenya, Chris
Boardman, Andrae Crouch, Jorge Calandrelli, Fred Steiner |
| WITNESS |
Maurice Jarre |
Original
Song |
A CHORUS LINE - "Surprise,
Surprise" |
Edward Kleban, Marvin Hamlisch |
| BACK TO THE FUTURE - "The Power of
Love" |
Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis, Johnny Colla |
| THE COLOR PURPLE - "Miss Celie's
Blues (Sister)" |
Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Rod
Temperton |
| WHITE NIGHTS - "Say
You, Say Me" |
Lionel Richie |
| WHITE NIGHTS - "Separate Lives (Love
Theme from 'White Nights')" |
Stephen Bishop |
1984
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
A PASSAGE TO INDIA |
Maurice Jarre |
| INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM |
John Williams |
| THE NATURAL |
Randy Newman |
| THE RIVER |
John Williams |
| UNDER THE VOLCANO |
Alex North |
Original
Song Score |
PURPLE RAIN |
Prince |
| SONGWRITER |
Kris Kristofferson |
| THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN |
Jeff Moss |
Original
Song |
AGAINST ALL ODDS - "Against All Odds
(Take a Look at Me Now)" |
Phil Collins |
| FOOTLOOSE - "Let's Hear It for the
Boy" |
Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow |
| FOOTLOOSE - "Footloose" |
Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford |
| GHOSTBUSTERS - "Ghostbusters" |
Ray Parker, Jr. |
| THE WOMAN IN RED -
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" |
Stevie Wonder |
1983
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
CROSS CREEK |
Leonard Rosenman |
| RETURN OF THE JEDI |
John Williams |
| TERMS OF ENDEARMENT |
Michael Gore |
| THE RIGHT STUFF |
Bill Conti |
| UNDER FIRE |
Jerry Goldsmith |
Original
Song Score or Adaptation Score |
THE STING II |
Lalo Schifrin |
| TRADING PLACES |
Elmer Bernstein |
| YENTL |
Marilyn Bergman, Michel
Legrand, Alan Bergman |
Original
Song |
FLASHDANCE -
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" |
Keith Forsey, Irene Cara,
Giorgio Moroder |
| FLASHDANCE - "Maniac" |
Dennis Matkosky, Michael Sembello |
| TENDER MERCIES - "Over You" |
Austin Roberts, Bobby Hart |
| YENTL - "The Way He Makes Me
Feel" |
Michel Legrand, Marilyn Bergman, Alan
Bergman |
| YENTL - "Papa, Can You Hear
Me?" |
Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand, Alan
Bergman |
1982
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN |
Jack Nitzsche |
| E.T. THE
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL |
John Williams |
| GANDHI |
George Fenton, Ravi Shankar |
| POLTERGEIST |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| SOPHIE'S CHOICE |
Marvin Hamlisch |
Original
Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation
Score |
ANNIE |
Ralph Burns |
| ONE FROM THE HEART |
Tom Waits |
| VICTOR/VICTORIA |
Henry Mancini, Leslie
Bricusse |
Original
Song |
AN OFFICER AND A
GENTLEMAN - "Up Where We Belong" |
Will Jennings, Jack
Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| BEST FRIENDS - "How Do You Keep the
Music Playing?" |
Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Michel
Legrand |
| ROCKY III - "Eye of the Tiger" |
Frankie Sullivan III, Jim Peterik |
| TOOTSIE - "It Might Be You" |
Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin, Alan
Bergman |
| YES, GIORGIO - "If We Were In
Love" |
John Williams, Marilyn Bergman, Alan
Bergman |
1981
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
CHARIOTS OF FIRE |
Vangelis |
| DRAGONSLAYER |
Alex North |
| ON GOLDEN POND |
Dave Grusin |
| RAGTIME |
Randy Newman |
| RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK |
John Williams |
Original
Song |
ARTHUR - "Arthur's
Theme (Best That You Can Do)" |
Carole Bayer Sager, Peter
Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross |
| ENDLESS LOVE - "Endless Love" |
Lionel Richie |
| FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - "For Your Eyes
Only" |
Mick Leeson, Bill Conti |
| RAGTIME - "One More Hour" |
Randy Newman |
| THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER - "The First
Time It Happens" |
Joe Raposo |
1980
Award
|
Movie / Title
|
Composer(s) / Artist(s)
|
Original
Score |
ALTERED STATES |
John Corigliano |
| FAME |
Michael Gore |
| TESS |
Philippe Sarde |
| THE ELEPHANT MAN |
John Morris |
| THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK |
John Williams |
Original
Song |
FAME - "Fame" |
Michael Gore, Dean
Pitchford |
| FAME - "Out Here On My Own" |
Michael Gore, Lesley Gore |
| HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - "On the Road
Again" |
Willie Nelson |
| NINE TO FIVE - "Nine to Five" |
Dolly Parton |
| THE COMPETITION - "People
Alone" |
Lalo Schifrin, Wilbur Jennings |
 
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