Saturn Award for Best Music
Saturn Award for Best Music | |
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Awarded for | Best composition of an original score for a genre film of the year |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |
First awarded | 1975 |
Currently held by | John Williams for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2022/23) |
Website | www |
The Saturn Award for Best Music is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the category for the first time as a juried award at the 2nd Saturn Awards in 1975, but was later given out competitively beginning with the 6th Saturn Awards in 1979 onward.
John Williams holds the record for the most nominations and wins with twenty-three and nine, respectively, including a juried award for two different films in a single year at the 5th Saturn Awards in 1978.
Winners and nominees
1970s
Year | Composer | Film |
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1973 (2nd) | Bernard Herrmann (for his career) | |
1974/1975 (3rd) | Miklós Rózsa (for his career) | |
1976 (4th) | David Raksin (for his career) | |
1977 (5th) | John Williams (Juried) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
Star Wars | ||
1978 (6th) | John Williams | Superman |
Paul Giovanni | The Wicker Man | |
Jerry Goldsmith | The Boys from Brazil | |
Magic | ||
Dave Grusin | Heaven Can Wait | |
1979 (7th) | Miklós Rózsa | Time After Time |
John Barry | The Black Hole | |
Jerry Goldsmith | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | |
Ken Thorne | Arabian Adventure | |
Paul Williams | The Muppet Movie |
1980s
1990s
2000s
Year | Composer(s) | Film |
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2000 (27th) | James Horner | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Tan Dun and Yo-Yo Ma | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | |
Jerry Goldsmith | Hollow Man | |
James Newton Howard | Dinosaur | |
Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard | Gladiator | |
Hans Zimmer and John Powell | The Road to El Dorado | |
2001 (28th) | John Williams | A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
Angelo Badalamenti | Mulholland Drive | |
Joseph LoDuca | Brotherhood of the Wolf | |
John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams | Shrek | |
Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | |
Nancy Wilson | Vanilla Sky | |
2002 (29th) | Danny Elfman | Spider-Man |
Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek | One Hour Photo | |
Joe Hisaishi | Spirited Away | |
Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | |
John Williams | Minority Report | |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | ||
2003 (30th) | Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
Klaus Badelt | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | |
Danny Elfman | Hulk | |
Jerry Goldsmith | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | |
Thomas Newman | Finding Nemo | |
John Ottman | X2 | |
2004 (31st) | Alan Silvestri | Van Helsing |
Danny Elfman | Spider-Man 2 | |
Michael Giacchino | The Incredibles | |
Edward Shearmur | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | |
Alan Silvestri | The Polar Express | |
John Williams | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
2005 (32nd) | John Williams | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith |
Patrick Doyle | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
Danny Elfman | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | |
James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Batman Begins | |
John Ottman | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | |
John Williams | War of the Worlds | |
2006 (33rd) | John Ottman | Superman Returns |
David Arnold | Casino Royale | |
Douglas Pipes | Monster House | |
John Powell | X-Men: The Last Stand | |
Trevor Rabin | Flyboys | |
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | |
2007 (34th) | Alan Menken | Enchanted |
Tyler Bates | 300 | |
Jonny Greenwood | There Will Be Blood | |
Nicholas Hooper | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |
Mark Mancina | August Rush | |
John Powell | The Bourne Ultimatum | |
2008 (35th) | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | The Dark Knight |
Alexandre Desplat | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | |
Ramin Djawadi | Iron Man | |
Clint Eastwood | Changeling | |
John Ottman | Valkyrie | |
John Powell | Jumper | |
2009 (36th) | James Horner | Avatar |
Brian Eno | The Lovely Bones | |
Michael Giacchino | Up | |
Taro Iwashiro | Red Cliff | |
Christopher Young | Drag Me to Hell | |
Hans Zimmer | Sherlock Holmes |
2010s
Year | Composer(s) | Film |
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2010 (37th) | Hans Zimmer | Inception |
Clint Eastwood | Hereafter | |
Michael Giacchino | Let Me In | |
Gottfried Huppertz (posthumous) | The Complete Metropolis | |
John Powell | How to Train Your Dragon | |
Daft Punk | Tron: Legacy | |
2011 (38th) | Michael Giacchino | Super 8 |
Michael Giacchino | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | |
Howard Shore | Hugo | |
Alan Silvestri | Captain America: The First Avenger | |
John Williams | The Adventures of Tintin | |
War Horse | ||
2012 (39th) | Danny Elfman | Frankenweenie |
Mychael Danna | Life of Pi | |
Dario Marianelli | Anna Karenina | |
Thomas Newman | Skyfall | |
Howard Shore | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | |
Hans Zimmer | The Dark Knight Rises | |
2013 (40th) | Frank Ilfman | Big Bad Wolves |
Danny Elfman | Oz the Great and Powerful | |
Howard Shore | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | |
Brian Tyler | Iron Man 3 | |
Now You See Me | ||
John Williams | The Book Thief | |
2014 (41st) | Hans Zimmer | Interstellar |
Alexandre Desplat | Godzilla | |
Michael Giacchino | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | |
Henry Jackman | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | |
John Powell | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | |
Howard Shore | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | |
2015 (42nd) | John Williams | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
Tom Holkenborg | Mad Max: Fury Road | |
Jóhann Jóhannsson | Sicario | |
M. M. Keeravani | Baahubali: The Beginning | |
Ennio Morricone | The Hateful Eight | |
Fernando Velázquez | Crimson Peak | |
2016 (43rd) | Justin Hurwitz | La La Land |
Michael Giacchino | Doctor Strange | |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ||
James Newton Howard | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |
Thomas Newman | Passengers | |
John Williams | The BFG | |
2017 (44th) | Michael Giacchino | Coco |
Carter Burwell | Wonderstruck | |
John Debney and Joseph Trapanese | The Greatest Showman | |
Alexandre Desplat | The Shape of Water | |
Ludwig Göransson | Black Panther | |
John Williams | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | |
2018/2019 (45th) | Marc Shaiman | Mary Poppins Returns |
Danny Elfman | Dumbo | |
Bear McCreary | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | |
Alan Menken | Aladdin | |
Alan Silvestri | Avengers: Endgame | |
Ready Player One | ||
2019/2020 (46th) | John Williams | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
Ludwig Göransson | Tenet | |
Nathan Johnson | Knives Out | |
Jaeil Jung | Parasite | |
Thomas Newman | 1917 | |
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | Mank |
2020s
Year | Composer | Film |
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2021/2022 (50th) | Danny Elfman | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |
Michael Abels | Nope | |
Nicholas Britell | Cruella | |
Michael Giacchino | The Batman | |
Nathan Johnson | Nightmare Alley | |
Howard Shore | Crimes of the Future | |
Joel P. West | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | |
2022/2023 (51st) | John Williams | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |
Simon Franglen | Avatar: The Way of Water | |
Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt | Barbie | |
Daniel Pemberton | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | |
Alan Menken | The Little Mermaid | |
Marco Beltrami | Renfield |
Multiple nominations
- 23 nominations
- John Williams
- 17 nominations
- Jerry Goldsmith
- 16 nominations
- Danny Elfman
- 13 nominations
- Howard Shore
- Alan Silvestri
- 12 nominations
- Hans Zimmer
- 10 nominations
- Michael Giacchino
- 9 nominations
- James Horner
- 8 nominations
- John Powell
- 6 nominations
- Thomas Newman
- Christopher Young
- 6 nominations
- Alan Menken
- John Ottman
- 4 nominations
- John Carpenter
- James Newton Howard
- 3 nominations
- David Arnold
- Alexandre Desplat
- Maurice Jarre
- Marc Shaiman
- Ken Thorne
- 2 nominations
- Angelo Badalamenti
- John Barry
- Bruce Broughton
- Patrick Doyle
- Clint Eastwood
- Ludwig Göransson
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Reinhold Heil
- Nathan Johnson
- Johnny Klimek
- Michael Nyman
- Trevor Rabin
- J. Peter Robinson
- Brian Tyler
Multiple wins
- 9 wins
- John Williams
- 7 wins
- Danny Elfman
- 3 wins
- James Horner
- Alan Silvestri
- Hans Zimmer
- 2 wins
- Michael Giacchino
- Alan Menken
- John Ottman
- Miklós Rózsa
- Howard Shore
External links
- Official website
- IMDb: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 50th
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- Bernard Herrmann (1973)
- Miklós Rózsa (1974/75)
- David Raksin (1976)
- John Williams/John Williams (1977)
- John Williams (1978)
- Miklós Rózsa (1979)
- John Barry (1980)
- John Williams (1981)
- John Williams (1982)
- James Horner (1983)
- Jerry Goldsmith (1984)
- Bruce Broughton (1985)
- Alan Menken (1986)
- Alan Silvestri (1987)
- Christopher Young (1988)
- Alan Silvestri (1989/90)
- Loek Dikker (1991)
- Angelo Badalamenti (1992)
- Danny Elfman (1993)
- Howard Shore (1994)
- John Ottman (1995)
- Danny Elfman (1996)
- Danny Elfman (1997)
- John Carpenter (1998)
- Danny Elfman (1999)
- James Horner (2000)
- John Williams (2001)
- Danny Elfman (2002)
- Howard Shore (2003)
- Alan Silvestri (2004)
- John Williams (2005)
- John Ottman (2006)
- Alan Menken (2007)
- James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer (2008)
- James Horner (2009)
- Hans Zimmer (2010)
- Michael Giacchino (2011)
- Danny Elfman (2012)
- Frank Ilfman (2013)
- Hans Zimmer (2014)
- John Williams (2015)
- Justin Hurwitz (2016)
- Michael Giacchino (2017)
- Marc Shaiman (2018/19)
- John Williams (2019/20)
- Danny Elfman (2021/22)
- John Williams (2022/23)